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Mac OS X: Security Updates 2007-002, Daylight Saving Time Update, and then some

Apple releases flurry of updates today to address the recent changes in Daylight Saving Time in U.S. and Canada. The updates are available through Software Update and Apple Support Downloads.
Security Update 2007-002 (for Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.8) – Universal 6.6MB | PPC 3.8MB
This update is recommended for all users and improves the security of the CoreServices, iChat, and UserNotificationCenter components.

Security Update 2007-002 (for Mac OS X Panther 10.3.9) – 1.4MB
This update is recommended for all users and improves the security of the iChat and UserNotificationCenter components.

Java for Mac OS X 10.3 Update 5 – 38MB
This update adds support for the latest Daylight Saving Time (DST) and time zone information as of January 8, 2007 and addresses a problem where some Java applications fail to launch.

Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 5 – 83MB
This update adds support for the latest Daylight Saving Time (DST) and time zone information as of January 8, 2007 and delivers improved reliability and compatibility for Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 and Java 1.4.

Daylight Saving Time Update (Tiger) – 8.6MB
Daylight Saving Time Update (Panther) – 4.3MB
This update addresses recent changes in the way Daylight Saving Time will be observed in the U.S. and Canada beginning in March 2007 and includes the latest time zone information for the rest of the world.
WebObjects 5.3.3 – 41MB
This installer updates WebObjects 5.3 systems to observe the Daylight Saving Time (DST) and 2007 time zone changes as of January 8, 2007.

Final Cut Pro 5.1.3 – 42MB
Final Cut Pro 5.1.3 provides important bug fixes. This update is recommended for all Final Cut Pro 5.1, 5.1.1, and 5.1.2 customers.

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Joe Rogan Takes His Act to The Improv

Joe Rogan (Fear Factor and News Radio) revealed that he’s banned from performing at The Comedy Store. Following the “Joe Rogan vs. Carlos Mencia” saga, Rogan was asked by The Comedy Store management to “take a break” from performing there.  Shortly after the news, Rogan contacted The Hollywood Improv and got himself booked for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday show.

Joe Rogan has been vocal in “exposing” Carlos Mencia for stealing other Comics’ jokes. Both Mencia and Rogan finally duked it out in front of live audience at  The Comedy Store on February 10th, 2006. Rogan was backed by other Comics in confronting Mencia for stealing others’ jokes. The was uploaded on Rogan’s site along with YouTube, MySpace and other sites. Mencia quickly demanded YouTube to take down the videos citing that the videos were violating his copyright. The video is still available on Joe Rogan’s own site.

Joe Rogan’s schedule at The Hollywood Improv:

  • Thursday 02.15.2007 10:00pm
  • Friday 02.16.2007 08:30pm
  • Saturday 02.17.2007 10:00pm

Hollywood Improv
8162 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 651-2583

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Microsoft Update Tuesday (02.13.2006)

It’s that time of the month again, if you’re using Windows OS and Microsoft Office.

Lots of updates for Windows and Microsoft Office.

If you’re running Microsoft Office vX and 2004 for Macs, you might want to download the updates too.

I’ll clean up this post later.

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Slayer Wins Grammy

Okay, this is literally a yesterday news.

Slayer wins Grammy Awards for their song “Eyes of The Insane”. It’s not the best song off “Christ Illusion” but it’s SLAYER!!!!!!!

iTune Store has the 49th Grammy Awards page, but Slayer is nowhere to be found there. Slayer’s “Christ Illusion” is available for purchase at iTunes Store, but it’s not on that list?

http://newmusic.itunes.com/redir/1119786/WINNERS/33156d8000faf1766c000463163124d0

Slayer – Christ Illusion @Amazon.com

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Dream Theater: “Systematic Chaos” and Roadrunner Records

Dream Theater has signed with Roadrunner Records.
http://dreamtheater.net/news_dreamtheater.php#roadrunner
http://roadrunnerrecords.com/news/story.aspx?newsitemID=14998

Dream Theater and Megadeth now share two things in common, Gigantour 2005 and Roadrunner Records.

Dream Theater previously signed to Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Rodrunner Records was recently acquired by Warner Music Group. Effectively, Dream Theater changing record label without ever leaving Warner Music Group.
http://www.wmg.com/news/article/?id=8a0af81210571b6e01106f1d6da60923

Dream Theater’s ninth album titled “Systematic Chaos” is due in June.

Recent Dream Theater releases:

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Reno 911! – Movie Premiere and Carlos Alazraqui

Reno 911!: Miami The Movie Premiere will be held at Mann’s Chinese Theater on February 15th at 7:30 pm. The red carpet event will be atended by the main cast members. According to Carlos Alazraqui (Deputy James Oswaldo Garcia), the cast members will be arriving as their respective characters to the premiere.

I sat down with Carlos Alazraqui at The Hollywood Improv on Wednesday Night shortly after his stand-up performance. We talked about Reno 911! movie, his projects, and some other stuff. I will be posting the video after I finished editing it and showing it to Carlos. Check back for the exclusive official video podcast of Carlos Alazraqui at 37prime!

Carlos Alazraqui plays a janitor named “Julio” on NBC’s “Las Vegas” scheduled to air on February 23rd; the same night Reno 911! movie opens in theatres.

Carlos Alazraqui and Cedric Yarbrough (Deputy S. Jones) just finished working on a short-short film soon to appear somewhere, maybe on the internet.

Reno 911! is scheduled to shoot the fifth season sometimes in March 2007. More info to follow.

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Steve Jobs’ “Thought on Music”

Steve Jobs, the founder and CEO of Apple Inc. has posted an open letter at Apple site talking about music industry, digital distributions and DRM. Jobs explores the possibilities of the future of music industry on the digital forefront. They are:

  1. Digital music distributions stay the way it is today. Each company keeps their own DRM system to their likings.
  2. Apple licences FairPlay to other companies for digital distributions.
  3. DRM-Free digital distributions.

Jobs points out that overwhelming majority of music sold are DRM-free in the form of Compact Disc. All portable digital music players can play all the DRM-free music. DRMs have not worked the way the big record label wanted it.

Read it more at Apple Hot News:
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/

Recently Apple iTunes Store and FairPlay DRM have been deemed as illegal in Norway, France and Germany. It is only a matter of time for other countryies to follow suit. Steve Jobs is directly addressing this issue and show the willingness of Apple to abolish DRM from iTunes Store should the record companies agree to do so.

I want the music I purchased to be DRM-Free!