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Firefox 2.0.0.12 Released

Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.12 which they are calling a security and stability update. The update patches ten known vulnerabilities three of which are listed as critical. The three critical vulnerabilities patched are:

MFSA 2008-06 Web browsing history and forward navigation stealing
MFSA 2008-03 Privilege escalation, XSS, Remote Code Execution
MFSA 2008-01 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption [...]

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Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh

Microsoft released a “refresh” to the Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate. I’ve been running the original release candidate in a VMware virtual machine on my MacBook. They released the update back on January 11th but I didn’t get around to starting the upgrade for another week. The update isn’t automatic, even with the original [...]

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC 1 Installed on VMware Fusion

Against my better judgement I decided to installed Windows Vista SP1 RC1 on my VMware Fusion instance of Vista Ultimate. I say against my better judgement because I might have to uninstall before installing the final release as has been the case with earlier betas and release candidates from Microsoft. Also, according the Microsoft [...]

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Apple iPhoto 7.1.1 Update Released

Apple has released iPhoto 7.1.1. It was a 10.8 MB download for me through software update and it’s a 9.3MB standalone download. Apple’s back to its terse release notes and just says “This update supports compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.”
I installed the update [...]

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OS X 10.5.1 Released

It’s been less than a month and Apple has released OS X 10.5.1, it’s first update to Leopard. There’s over two dozen fixes listed in the release notes. Most fixes include either security, stability or reliability in the description. It’s available through Apple Software Update or as a 110MB standalone download. It was a 39.8MB [...]

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Apple Updates iTunes & Quicktime

Apple released updates to iTunes and QuickTime for both OS X and Windows. The updates are available through Apple Software Update or as standalone downloads.
The iTunes 7.5 update contains:
…the ability to activate iPhone wherever service is offered and support for Phase, a new interactive music game designed exclusively for iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, [...]

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