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OS X 10.10.2 Update

OS X Update 10.10.2

Apple releases OS X 10.10.2 Update build 14C109.

About the update

  • This update includes the following improvements:
  • Resolves an issue that might cause Wi-Fi to disconnect
  • Resolves an issue that might cause web pages to load slowly
  • Fixes an issue that could cause Spotlight to load remote email content when this preference is disabled in Mail
  • Improves audio and video sync when using Bluetooth headphones
  • Adds the ability to browse iCloud Drive in Time Machine
  • Improves VoiceOver speech performance
  • Resolves an issue that could cause VoiceOver to echo characters when entering text on a web page
  • Addresses an issue that could cause the input method to switch languages unexpectedly
  • Improves stability and security in Safari

Enterprise content

For enterprise customers, this update:

  • Improves performance for browsing DFS shares in the Finder
  • Fixes an issue where certain Calendar invitations could be displayed at the incorrect time
  • Fixes an issue for Microsoft Exchange accounts where the organizer of a meeting might not be notified when someone accepts an invitation using Calendar
  • Addresses an issue where Safari could continually prompt for credentials when accessing a site protected by NTLM authentication
  • Adds the ability to set “Out of Office” reply dates for Microsoft Exchange accounts in Mail

Security Content

This update is said to include fix against “Thunderstrike” (via iMore).

One thing I noticed with the pre-release build, the computer was no longer incremented. The last time it happened my MacBook Pro was named “Deus ex Macintosh (13)”.

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Apple Issues Patch for Critical NTP Vulnerability

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Apple issues OS X NTP Security Update for Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite.

OS X NTP Security Update
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Available for: OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5, OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.1

Impact: A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code

Description: Several issues existed in ntpd that would have allowed an attacker to trigger buffer overflows. These issues were addressed through improved error checking.

To verify the ntpd version, type the following command in Terminal: what /usr/sbin/ntpd. This update includes the following versions:

Mountain Lion: ntp-77.1.1
Mavericks: ntp-88.1.1
Yosemite: ntp-92.5.1

CVE-ID

CVE-2014-9295 : Stephen Roettger of the Google Security Team

From ICS-CERT:

Google Security Team researchers Neel Mehta and Stephen Roettger have coordinated multiple vulnerabilities with CERT/CC concerning the Network Time Protocol (NTP). As NTP is widely used within operational Industrial Control Systems deployments, NCCIC/ICS-CERT is providing this information for US Critical Infrastructure asset owners and operators for awareness and to identify mitigations for affected devices. ICS-CERT may release updates as additional information becomes available.

These vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely. Exploits that target these vulnerabilities are publicly available.

Products using NTP service prior to NTP-4.2.8 are affected. No specific vendor is specified because this is an open source protocol.

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Google Chrome Crashes in OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta

Google Chrome Crases in OS X 10.10.2 beta build 14C68k

From Chromium Project:

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Open Chrome.
2. Attempt to interact with the browser in any way.

What is the expected behavior?
Browser should work.

What went wrong?
The browser crashes completely on every start attempt.

After further investigation, it seems the crash happens when built-in Trackpad or Magic Trackpad is used to interact with Google Chrome on any Macs running OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 build 14C68k.

Further discussion:

#9 Mike.Had…@gmail.com
-[NSTouch _initWithPreviousTouch:newPhase:position:isResting:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance

isResting Available in OS X v10.6 through OS X v10.9

ie deprecated in 10.10 Yosemite and looks like removed in 10.10.2

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/AppKit/Reference/NSTouch_Class/index.html

We’ll see if this issue would be resolved in the next build of OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 seed.

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Pixelmator 3.3

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Pixelmator 3.3

Pixelmator 3.3 is released.

What’s New in Version 3.3

  • Redesigned Interface: A new look and feel inspired by OS X Yosemite.
  • OS X Yosemite Support: Complete OS X Yosemite new features and technology support.
  • Handoff Support: Instantly switch between Pixelmator on your Mac and iPad.
  • iCloud Drive Support: Safely store and access your images on all devices.
  • Pixelmator for iPad: Fully compatible to work seamlessly with Pixelmator for iPad.
  • Repair Tool Extension: Quickly fix images outside Pixelmator in apps like Mail or TextEdit.

Pixelmator 3.3 What's New

Pixelmator Repair Tool works really well. I have been using it to touch up a lot of photos since the feature was first introduced in Pixelmator.

There are a few features that Pixelmator team can add in the future releases. Something like Adobe Photoshop’s Content Aware Fill.

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Editor’s note: It seems our web host, which shall remain nameless, was having issues.

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Apple Seeds OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 and iOS 8.1.1

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Apple seeds OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 build 14B17

Focus area:

  • Wi-Fi
  • Exchange accounts in Mail
  • Notification Center

I have heard a lot of complaints regarding Exchange support in OS X Yosemite Mail app. This issue was introduced in OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 1 and still not fixed in OS X Yosemite  public release.

iOS 8.1.1 build 12B432

According to MacRumors, iOS 8.1.1 includes bug fixes, increased stability and performance improvements for iPad 2 and iPhone 4s.