Actually, it’s not as dramatic as the headline suggests. I’m still primarily a Mac user and my only Windows usage is in a virtual machine. I do very little in Windows (outside of my day job). There’s a couple Windows apps I like – AnyDVD and Windows Live Writer – and I also use it when I need IE. While I did install Vista on my iMac awhile back I never bothered to move over to Vista and actually start using it. This past weekend I fired up Vista, applied [...] Read the rest »
Microsoft Security Updates for July 2008
Microsoft has released four security bulletins for July 2008, two of which are for desktops. MS08-038 addresses a vulnerability in Windows Explorer and is for Windows Vista and carries an “important” rating. The update includes the original Vista, Vista SP1 and Vista x64. MS08-037 addresses a vulnerability in DNS and is for Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 & SP3, and Windows XP x64 original release & SP2. it’s rated as “important”. [Updated: This patch is part of a coordinated, multi-vendor DNS patch.] These patches, and the others, also affect [...] Read the rest »
Goodbye .Mac, Hello MobileMe
Apple’s .Mac brand is in it’s final days and will be re-branded MobileMe to coincide with the iPhone 3G launch. While this is mostly a branding change for existing .mac users, there is one feature that is already lost. Bookmarks are no longer available via the web, although they will still sync between Macs. At one time I used this but stopped long ago. The lack of an outcry tells me no one else used it either. MobileMe also requires OS X 10.4.11 or better (Apple recommends Leopard of course). [...] Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #32: Bits & Pieces
It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post so I figured this is a good time to bring back the trail log. There’s nothing major, just a few odds and ends. I just started using Evernote and so far I’m really liking it. Evernote is a web based information organizer that also has desktop clients for Windows, OS X, and Windows Mobile. (Other phone clients are listed as coming soon.) I’ve only been using it a couple of days but so far I really like it. The local [...] Read the rest »