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[2 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 128 views]

Although neither the Delicious Monster website nor blog have any hint that an update’s been posted, a fresh version of the popular media cataloging software is available. I know it’s out there because MacUpdate says so (and I downloaded a copy).
Anyway, Delicious Library 2.5 is available and comes to market …

Music, movies, TV, Software »

[28 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 645 views]

Do you prefer Hulu or Boxee? Well, the former is definitely better known and regularly generates headlines across the blogsphere. However, with the release of Boxee’s latest pre-release code there’s a new reason give it another look.
What’s all of the hubbub with Boxee Beta 0.9.22? Well, in addition to “many …

Mac, Software »

[27 Aug 2010 | One Comment | 188 views]

There is Firefox and then there’s the labor of love that is Camino. Based on the same Gecko rending and JavaScript engines Mozilla’s better known web client, this particular Mac-only browser is leaner, features an amped up Mac-native user interface and integrated Flash protection.
CaminoBrowser.org has released Camino 2.0.4 (release notes), …

Mac, Software »

[27 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 7 views]

PowerPC processors were the beating heart of Apple’s Macintosh computers from 1994 until 2006, when the company switched to Intel chips. The last two PPC Macs under my care, a pair of Mac minis, were sold on eBay earlier this year. That said, the folks at Mozilla are considering leaving …

Mac, Software »

[26 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 12 views]

Adobe has released yet another out-of-cycle patch for yet another critical vulnerability. And, yes, it’s yet another memory corruption vulnerability that could put bad people in control of your Mac. There is, of course, no mention of whether or not the associated exploit has been seen in the wild.
Adobe has …

Mac, Software »

[25 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 13 views]

Mozilla’s been stepping out the new features with each new preview and this latest beta release is no exception. Whereas beta 2 put tabs on top and beta 3 boosted JavaScript, the world’s favorite open source browser delivers Firefox Sync integration and Panorama, a new tab management feature, with this …

Mac, Software »

[24 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 11 views]

It’s a Tuesday and these things often happen on Tuesdays. Apple’s pushed security updates, covering a lucky 13 vulnerabilities, for the two most recent versions of their operating systems with separate downloads available for clients and servers — the lightest weighing in 80-plus megabytes (Snow Leopard client) and the beefiest …

Games, Mac, Software »

[23 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 309 views]

Reports about the huge performance improvements, especially on “older” Macs running ATI GPUs, that Apple’s recent Snow Leopard Graphics Update brings to gaming continue to roll in. A top flight game developer quotes truly impressive frame rate gains and fresh data from Mac hardware guru Rob Art backs up that.
Apple’s …

Mac, Software »

[20 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 25 views]

The high-profile, ongoing ebb and flow battle between Adobe and cyber criminals continues apace with the release of yet another Acrobat Reader security patch. Acrobat Reader 9.3.4 and Acrobat Reader 8.2.4 Updates (release note) come to market with a single purpose: address a range of “vulnerabilities [that] could cause the …

Mac, Software »

[20 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 834 views]

It took less than a week for the mothership to turn out another developer seed. Interestingly, though not a sure sign that development is wrapping up and with Snow Leopard Graphics Update out of the way, this seed has “no known issues” and Apple can now focus getting the next …