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Microsoft Releases Updates for Mac Office (01.09.2006)

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.3 Update

This update contains several improvements to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. In addition, this update includes all of the improvements released in all previous Office 2004 updates.

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Microsoft Office v. X for Mac 10.1.9 Update

This update contains several improvements to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. In addition, this update includes all of the improvements released in all previous Office v. X updates.

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Apple Releases iChat Update 1.0

On the fourth day of 2007 Apple releases the first update to Mac OS X. That’s 5 days before Steve Jobs’ Keynote at MacWorld San Francisco 2007. While it seems there’s nothing extra-ordinary on the update, one could only wonder if there’s some kind of significance with Apple’s upcoming releases to be announced at MacWorld.

From Apple Support Downloads:

iChat Update 1.0
This update renews the .Mac certificate required by iChat for encrypting text, audio and video conferences.

iChat Update 1.0 (PPC) – 2.3MB
iChat Update 1.0 (Unicversal) – 3.9MB

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Linksys WRT54G V1.1, WPA, and Airport Extreme Incompatibility

There were times when I was not able to connect my PowerBook G4 and MacBook Pro to certain WPA-enabled Wireless Access Point. I would guess that there’s some kind incompatibility of the WPA implementation between the Access Point and Airport Extreme driver.

The equipments:

  • Linksys WRT54G V1.1 with firmware version 4.30.5, WPA-TKIP enabled
  • 15″ PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, Radeon Mobility 9700, 1440×960, Mac OS X 10.4.8 with all the latest updates (12.19.2006)
  • 15″ MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz, Radeon X1600, Mac OS X 10.4.8 with all the latest updates (12.19.2006)
  • 15″ MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz, Radeon X1600, Boot Camp 1.1.2 beta, Windows XP with SP2

Both the PowerBook G4 and the MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.4.8) were unable to connect to the Wireless Access Point when WPA is enabled. Both Macs could connect Wireless Access Point without any problems when the wireless encryption was turned off.

I booted up Windows XP on the MacBook Pro, and had no problems connecting to Wireless Access Point with or without the wireless encryption.

I didn’t have the problem when connecting to Linksys WRT54G V3 or higher.

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Related:
MacBook Pro and DLink DWL-514 Incompatibility

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MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo @ Amazon.com

Macbook Core 2 Duo @ Amazon.com

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