Dragon Dictation app has just been updated to address privacy issues. Contact name upload is now made optional. The app should be available for download soon.
UPDATE: The app is finally available for download.
Microsoft Security Essentials Fails! Marks Firefox Uninstaller as Trojan.
Apparently Microsoft still doesn’t like Mozilla Firefox. Microsoft Security Essentials marks Mozila Firefox uninstaller as Trojan.
Description: This program is dangerous and executes commands from an attacker.
Recommendation: Remove this software immediately.
Microsoft Security Essentials detected programs that may compromise your privacy or damage your computer. You can still access the files that these programs use without removing them (not recommended). To access these files, select the ‘Allow’ action and click ‘Apply actions’. If this option is not available, log on as administrator or ask the local administrator for help.
Category: Trojan
Get more information about this item online.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?name=Trojan%3aWin32%2fComame&threatid=2147624660
What is really going on there?
AirPort Client Update 2009-002 and Google Chrome.
Apple releases AirPort Client Update 2009-002
This update is recommended for all Macintosh computers running Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 and includes fixes for the following:
- Inability to turn AirPort on or off in some cases after upgrading from Mac OS X Leopard
- An occasional loss of network connection when using Wake on Demand
- Inability to create a computer-to-computer network, or share the Internet connection on some MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini computers
Apple also releases EFI and Superdrive Firmware update for select Macs.
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Google Chrome for Linux and Max are finally released.
Apple Updates Java for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard.
2009.12.03
Apple Updates Java for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard.
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 | 78 MB
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6. Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 supersedes the previous Java for Mac OS X 10.6.Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 | 122 MB
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for J2SE 5.0 and Java SE 6.
The updates available through Software Update and Apple Support Downloads page.
Google Public DNS
Google has just launched a public DNS similar to OpenDNS as alternative to the ISP DNS.
Google DNS: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
Why does DNS matter?
The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s phone book: every time you visit a website, your computer performs a DNS lookup. Complex pages often require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading, so your computer may be performing hundreds of lookups a day.
http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/
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OpenDNS: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220
VirtualBox 3.1.0 is Released.
VirtualBox 3.1.0 is released on November 30th, 2009.
VirtualBox is an Open Source Virtual Machine Host for x86 hardware just like Parallel Desktop and VMware. Available for Linux, Mac OS X, OpenSolaris, Solaris and Windows.
New features in VirtualBox 3.1.0:
- Teleportation (aka live migration); migrate a live VM session from one host to another.
- VM states can now be restored from arbitrary snapshots instead of only the last one, and new snapshots can be taken from other snapshots as well.
- 2D video acceleration for Windows guests; use the host video hardware for overlay stretching and color conversion.
- More flexible storage attachments: CD/DVD drives can be attached to an arbitrary IDE controller, and there can be more than one such drive.
- The network attachment type can be changed while a VM is running.
- Complete rewrite of experimental USB support for OpenSolaris hosts making use of the latest USB enhancements in Solaris Nevada 124 and higher.
- Significant performance improvements for PAE and AMD64 guests (VT-x and AMD-V only; normal (non-nested) paging).
- Experimental support for EFI.
- Support for paravirtualized network adapters.
Download VirtualBox 3.1.0 from VirtualBox.org.
Google Wave on the iPhone.
Google Wave does work on the iPhone, but it comes with a browser requirement warning.
