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Panther, Tiger Leopard: Apple’s OS X on iMac, PowerBook, iBook, MacBook, PowerMac and more.

Apple issues Halloween Security Update: OS X 10.4.3

The SANS Internet Storm Center notes that Apple has issued their monthly security update, a whopping 97 megabytes that, according the the Apple site, includes:

– AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS and FTP network and file services
– AirPort and Bluetooth wireless access
– Core Graphics, Core Audio, Core Image, and RAW camera support
– disc recording when creating and burning media
– .Mac sync services
– Spotlight indexing and searching
– Dashboard widgets: Dictionary, Flight Tracker, Stickies, and Unit Converter
– Address Book, AppleScript, Automator, Dictionary, Font Book, iCal, iSync, Mail, and Safari applications
– Disk Utility, Keychain Access, Migration Assistant, and Software Update
– compatibility with third party applications and devices
– previous standalone security updates

Get patching!

Computerworld iBook 14" review: adequate should not be an Apple adjective

Computerworld News posts Apple’s new 14-in. iBook; Mostly iLike. “Faster and more feature-laden, the newest iteration of Apple’s popular iBook line offers a lot for the casual user, says Computerworld.com’s Ken Mingis. But a brighter screen and better keyboard wouldn’t hurt.”

Ken nails the two big flaws – the LCD and keyboard: “But when I buy an Apple product — any Apple product — I don’t want adequate. I want superb.”

OTOH, if you have a Mac G5 and run (rare) 64-bit apps, hold off on patching…

OSNews reports Latest OS X Update Breaks 64-bit Support. “The most recent Mac OS X security update from Apple Computer includes a glitch that prevents users from running 64-bit applications on the company’s new Tiger operating system, AppleInsider has confirmed.” 64-bit apps are still rare in the Apple world, limited mainly to console or background tasks, according to the linked AppleInsider article.

Dan Gillmor: Mac and AT&T break-up, 20 years old this month

Dan Gillmor’s eJournal: How the Mac and AT&T Breakup Ultimately Converged. “They were seemingly unconnected events, two decades ago this month: the launch of the Apple Macintosh computer and the formal breakup of communications giant AT&T. As it turned out, they were Big Bangs in universes that have ended up converging — computing and communications — and their impact still reverberates today.”

If Apple ceased to exist, the technology world would be poorer in ways that mere money can’t measure… Sadly, in a way, the same can no longer be said for AT&T.

The anniversary of the Mac might be best observed on January 24, the date of the incredible ‘1984’ Super Bowl commercial, described and viewable here.

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