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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update

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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.6 update along with Security Update 2008-008 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 on Monday morning.

The 10.5.6 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3194.
For detailed information on security updates, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

The updates can be obtained through Software Updates or Apple Support Downloads page.

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Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 is in, Shiretoko is out

Release date: December 8th, 2008

Mozilla.org has officially dropped “Shiretoko” as name for Firefox 3.1 Beta 2.

See the new Robot here.

The good folks at Mozilla.org has just released Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 2. Don’t worry because Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 is still free (seriously, has anyone paid for Firefox upgrade/updates?)

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Mozilla Firefox is available for Linux Mac and Windows.

New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include:

  • This beta is now available in 54 languages – get your local version and let us know if it looks right.
  • A new Private Browsing Mode that allows you to browse without Firefox storing any traces of where you’ve been – perfect for online holiday shopping!
  • New functions that make it easy to remove the history of your past few hours of browsing, or remove all traces of a website.
  • New support for web worker threads.
  • The new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine is now on by default for web content.
  • Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
  • Removed the new tab-switching & preview behavior based on feedback from Beta 1 users
  • Support for new web technologies such as the <video> and <audio> elements, the W3C Geolocation API, JavaScript query selectors, CSS 2.1 and 3 properties, SVG transforms and offline applications.

Get Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 from:

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The Apple and Anti-Virus “Debacle”

This one is a laughable non-story news. I bet Paul Thurrott was jumping up and down when the news was out. Even the MacBreak Weekly crew missed the whole non-story.

“Oh noes, Apple now recommends Anti-Virus for teh Mac OS Ten!”

“Wait a minuet, they took the article down.”

Seriously, I am pretty sure that starting Thanksgiving day, it would be a slow news end of the year for technology.

Apple bundled Virex Anti-Virus with .Mac subscriptions on the first half of this decade. As a matter of fact, Apple stopped bundling Virex back in 2005.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/vrx3.html

This is not really news.

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Apple USB Power Adapter In-Store Exchange Process

Apple announced the Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange on September 19th, 2008. There are two ways to get the replacement USB Power Adapter. The first is to request the exchange through the web, and the replacement will be sent through te mail. The second is to exchange the adapter at Apple Retail Store.

  • No appointment is necessary to do an in-store exchange.
  • Bring your iPhone 3G or at least the serial number.
  • Ask Apple Retail Store Concierge to direct you for the exchange, or
  • Walk up to the cashier and ask about the exchange.

The new Ultracompact USB Power Adapter will have a green dot.

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Mac OS X: Security Update 2008-007

Apple releases Security Update 2008-007 for Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 and Leopard 10.5.5 today.

10/09/2008
Security Update 2008-007 is recommended for all servers and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update.

Security Update 2008-007 Server (Universal) – 199MB | (PPC) – 123MB
Security Update 2008-007 Client (PPC) – 70MB | (Intel) 161MB
Security Update 2008-007 Server (Leopard) – 125MB
Security Update 2008-007 Client (Leopard) – 31.5MB

Security Update 2008-007 is available through Software Update and Apple – Support – Downloads page.

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Mac OS X 10.5.5 is Released Ahead of New Mac Refresh

“Good news everyone!”

Apple just releases Mac OS X 10.5.5 along with Security Update 2008-006 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 today. The updates provide numbers of fixes to the Operating Systems.

As we have reported before, Apple is planning to ship new Macs around the time Mac OS X 10.5.5 is released. Some Mac sites also reported that new MacBooks are being shipped from the assembly factories today. The informations we received seems to be in concert with their informations, even though there is no specific date mentioned. With the release of Mac OS X 10.5.5, we can expect the first Mac refresh coming really soon.

09/15/2008

Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update – 316MB
Mac OS X 10.5.5 Combo Update – 601MB
The 10.5.5 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.

Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 – 341MB
Mac OS X Server Combo 10.5.5 – 729MB
The 10.5.5 update is recommended for all servers currently running Leopard Server. This update includes general operating system fixes.

Security Update 2008-006 Client (Intel) – 157MB | (PPC) – 67.68MB
Security Update 2008-006 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X.

Security Update 2008-006 Server (Universal) – 118MB | (PPC) – 118MB
Security Update 2008-006 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X.

WebObjects Update 5.4.3 for Mac OS X 10.5 – 158.47MB
WebObjects 5.4.3 is an update release for the version of WebObjects included in the Mac OS X Leopard tools.

Watch for new product(s) at the Apple Store Online Tuesday morning (Pacific Time).

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