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Tuesday, June 4, 2002 |
If you use IE under Windows, beware....again
Security Flaw Found in Explorer. REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- A security flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser could allow a hacker to take control of a remote computer if its user clicks a link to an outdated Internet protocol, a computer security firm says. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology]
11:31:15 PM 
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iCab updated to Preview 2.8
iCab Preview 2.8 is an update to the lightweight and speedy OS X and Classic Web browser from Germany. This new version includes a new cookie manager, a new filter manager, Java support under OS X and more. [Release notes and iCab news]
I am downloading the new version with high hopes for a great Java implementation...we will soon see.
5:38:58 PM
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OS X 10.1.5 arrives
This evening Apple has rolled out the anticipated free update to OS X 10.1.5, a 22.4 megabyte download and installation that offers the following fixes and enhancements, according to the information offered through the Software Update panel in System Preferences:
Update 10.1.5 delivers enhancements which improve the reliability of Mac OS X applications, improved networking, security, support for PC Card serial communication devices as well as expanded peripheral device support. Specific improvements include:
Peripheral Device Support
- Expanded support for new Canon digital cameras.
- Improved support for Nikon FireWire cameras.
- Expanded support for SmartDisk, EZQuest and LaCie disc recording devices.
- Improved support for MO drives.
Application Improvements
- Increased stability of Mail and Sherlock.
- Emails are properly retained when rebuilding the Draft mailbox.
- Support for 2D and QuickTime hardware acceleration for Rage Pro.
- Updated Carbon applications can use Quartz anti-aliasing technology for high quality text display.
Networking and Security
- Improves networking via AFP when accessing multi-level directories on Windows NT file servers.
- Significant improvement to file searching on local and remote volumes.
- Includes a generic PC Card driver to support a variety of PC Card modems.
- Mail accounts go offline to indicate that SSL encryption settings are not supported by mail server.
- Includes the Security Update April 2002.
WebDAV
- More efficient iDisk mounting and file navigation.
- Added support for connecting to iDisk using default DNS settings of AirPort.
- Support for mounting a WebDAV volume from a non-standard http port.
Asian Language
- Significant updates to the Korean Input Method, especially important when using AppleWorks.
- Internet Connect and AirPort applications updated with Chinese and Korean localized
I have downloaded and installed the update and I see no problems so far. What are you seeing? Send me your comments by using the Comment link...
5:28:58 PM
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Virtual workspace application Space.app updated to 0.8
Space.app 0.8 is a freeware program that allows users to set up virtual workspaces under OS X, much as Linux and Unix users are familiar with as part of the user interface under those OSes. This is the first update to Space.app since April 2001.
3:29:15 PM
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CNET takes a look at QuickTime 6
Apple backs MPEG-4 despite fee dispute. The company previews QuickTime 6 with the next-generation compression technology, declining to wait for final terms of a controversial licensing plan. [CNET News.com]
I am holding off installing QuickTime 6 Public Preview on my OS X machine because it is such a short-lived public beta that will expire in October and I have no desire to mess around with this particular beta software right yet. My advice: Hold off installing this update until things shake out for a few days...
3:12:25 PM
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Dave Winer teases new Radio Outliner capabilities
Dave Winer writes about his vision of a new tool he calls My Weblog Outliner that will help make the outlining capabilities of Radio 8 even more useful. I can't get it fast enough. I have stopped using Radio's outliner very much once the Instant Outliner functions stopped working.
I still find the outliner useful for maintaining what I call living documents, like my ongoing OS X Applications Ranked By Category.
3:08:17 PM
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Why are books like this even being published?
I notice today that the Macinstein Web site offer a press release for a new book called Handpicked Software for Mac OS X, a book that looks at the best commercial, shareware and freeware software for OS X. What I wonder is why in the hell any publisher would put out a printed book like this that covers a topic where it is out of date before it even goes to print. Have we learned nothing from the last few years? Why not create a PDF-based book or a password protected Web site where people could subscribe to read actual up-to-date information about OS X software, rather than dated materials about software that has surely changed since the book went to the printer?
I also have this same beef with technology magazines. With the exception of some hardware reviews, most magazines are out of date by the time they arrive at the magazine stand. And rather than focussing on the things that are timeless, like tips and in-depth articles that cannot be duplicated so easily online by Weblogs and other more timely news sources, the media in many of its forms continues to act like the Internet and the age of instant information doesn't exist...
9:40:53 AM
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Carbon Copy Cloner updated
Carbon Copy Cloner v1.2.2. - Carbon Copy Cloner is a cloning utility developed with AppleScript Studio with the purpose of providing assistance in backing up or moving a Mac OS X installation from one partition to another. Version changes: Added "Authenticate" to the File menu. Now sets the target disk to be the startup disk when finished. Fixed a permissions problem that affected items copied to the root level of the target disk. [AppleScript Info]
9:31:02 AM
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Wanna buy an eMac?
Apple eMac graduates to retail sales. The company starts selling a new version of the system--originally a version of the iMac for the education market--to anyone who wants one. Also on tap: a quicker QuickTime. [CNET News.com]
9:28:30 AM
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Apple releases QuickTime 6 Public Preview
QuickTime 6 Public Preview. - Apple Computer has released a public preview of QuickTime 6. New features include MPEG-4 File Format (.mp4), MPEG-4 Video, AAC Audio, Instant-On, Skip Protection, Updated User Interface and more. [AppleScript Info]
The QuickTime 6 Public Preview is a 10 Mb download and it will function until October 2002. The preview is also supposed to offer improved AppleScript capabilities.
Broadcasters will want to check out QuickTime Broadcaster Public Preview.
8:48:48 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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