MS Office 2008 SP2: The Upgrade Tango
Or, “When Things Fall Apart.” And boy can things fall apart when you install the SP2/12.2.0 upgrade to Office for Mac 2008. To begin with, unless you absolutely have to upgrade, it is definitely a good idea to wait. There are some serious issues here, which Microsoft will hopefully address… Continue Reading »
Run the Spore Creature Creator in Mac OS X v10.4.11
For those of you who want Spore, but are still running Tiger, we’ve got the fix for you. With some simple .plist editing, you can be on your way to making strange looking aliens in no time! Read on for the fix. Continue Reading »
Security Update 2008-002 Released
Apple today released Security Update 2008-002 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.2. The update addresses more than 40 known bugs. AppKit, X11, CUPS, and Foundation are the most addressed in the update. Password problems that might show your passwords to other local users were addresses in the areas of… Continue Reading »
Apple to release 10.4.12, yes that’s Tiger
Almost all of us have switched over to Leopard, and Tiger may be getting its last update, 10.4.12. MacEnstein reported that “[They] have it on good authority.” Tiger was released two years ago, and very few are on this OS any more. I doubt this means that Apple will be… Continue Reading »
Microsoft employee finds Vista more secure than Tiger
Microsoft employee Jeff Jones has released his findings from a comparison of Vista, XP, OS X Tiger, and RedHat Linux. “Windows Vista One Year Vulnerability Report” by “Jeffrey R Jones, Security Guy (and Microsoft Director)” already has an inconclusive feel about it as soon as that title page is splashed… Continue Reading »
Apple releases Security Update 2007-009 (again)
Déjà vu? You are probably wondering what’s going on here. Apple just released a Security Update a couple days ago. Why are they rereleasing it as Security Update 2007-009 1.1? On the surface, this update contains apparently no new features or bug fixes. Actually, the list of changes is exactly… Continue Reading »
Boatload of fixes coming in Mac OS X 10.4.11
According to rumor site AppleInsider, the next iteration of Tiger is supposed to solve a whole lot of issues. Known as Mac OS X 10.4.11 build 8S2151 (Intel) and build 8S151 (Power PC), the update will address more than three dozen bugs. Apparently, the Intel build is currently hindered with… Continue Reading »
Leopard-ize your Tiger
As Leopard’s release comes closer and closer, everyone’s trying to find new ways to emulate the new OS’ features on Tiger. We’ve already seen how to modify your UI to look like Leopard, but what about the actual Leopard features? Using current, pre-existing apps, you can move some of Leopard’s… Continue Reading »
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