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About Security Update 2005-001 for Mac OS X This document describes Security Update 2005-001, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads. For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website. For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How To Use The Apple Product Security PGP Key." Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for...

Steve Jobs is so enigmatic. A couple weeks ago at MacWorld, he introduced the 2.9 lb. Mac Mini and the reaction was so great it was like he had re-invented the PC. Readers are all excited by the little box and have been asking me for my take on it. Like everyone else, I had to scratch my head a bit and ponder what this thing is really for. I know, I know, it is for all those PC drivers who bought an iPod and are now supposed to trash their Windows PC for a Mac Mini. Yeah, but what's...

For years, people have criticized Macs for being more expensive than Windows PCs. Although at one time that was the case, those of us in the know realized a couple years ago that when you look at comparably equipped Macs and brand-name Windows PCs—that is, once you add the hardware features and software to a Windows PC that come stock on a Mac—the differences in price are much smaller, if they exist at all. This aspect of “price comparisons” has been lost on many tech pundits and analysts (as is the fact that Macs generally come with an excellent software...

2005: Apple's 1984? Leader ZDNet UK January 18, 2005, 13:50 GMT With the iPod selling in the tens of millions and the Mac mini exciting the interest of millions more, Apple may be poised on the edge of true populism. The launch of the Mac mini could also reignite the old hostilities between Apple chief Steve Jobs and his old nemesis Bill Gates. If ever there was a computer aimed squarely at replacing Microsoft on the desktop, it's this one. Newly minted Mac converts don't have to move any furniture or even rearrange their desks to make Apple part of...

24 June 2004Mac OS X security myth exposedAnd thousands of other products and OSes given security rundown. By Matthew Broersma, Techworld Windows is more secure than you think, and Mac OS X is worse than you ever imagined. That is according to statistics published for the first time this week by Danish security firm Secunia. The stats, based on a database of security advisories for more than 3,500 products during 2003 and 2004 sheds light on the real security of enterprise applications and operating systems, according to the firm. Each product is broken down into pie charts demonstrating how...

Web site leaked inside details on new products Cambridge, Mass. -- Nicholas Ciarelli was not even old enough to shave when he started getting under Apple Computer Inc.'s skin. As a 13-year-old middle-schooler, the New Woodstock, N.Y., native built a Web site in 1998 and began publishing insider news and rumors about Apple, using the alias Nick dePlume. Three years later, Ciarelli's Think Secret site was first to report that the company would introduce a G4 version of the PowerBook laptop series. The product was released soon thereafter, boosting Think Secret's reputation among Apple fans, generating millions of page views...

HREE years ago, liquid-crystal-display computer monitors were mostly sleek, expensive novelty items. Now, of course, every cash register and home computer package comes with one.But the changes in the world of flat-panel displays go beyond affordability. The panels' physical advantages (smaller footprints, lighter weight and lower power consumption) have been matched by technical advances that make them a better choice than traditional monitors for many of the most demanding computer users. Advertisement Roy S. Berns, a scientist who studies color reproduction and theory at the Munsell Color Science Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology, said he would not have...

Apple Macs: Objects of devotion By Stephen Evans BBC North America business correspondent It's tempting to think that Steve Jobs is some sort of religious leader rather than the chief executive of a rather successful computer company. And you could be forgiven for thinking that his Apple products are objects of religious devotion rather than mere pieces of plastic enclosing silicon chips. The Cult of Mac does have some rational basis. There seems little doubt that the products are very good. Its strong attractions are usability and good looks (though not usually price until this week's announcement of a...

Apple's dead, it'll never make it.....etc...

Think different.  Here's to the crazy ones.    The misfits.     The rebels.      The troublemakers.       The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules.    And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,   disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.     Because they change things. They invent.    They imagine.     They heal.  They explore.     They create.    They inspire.       They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else...

For all us Windows fans who felt Macs were just too pricey, now there is good news. Apple has released the "mini Mac" for $499. While the $499 model doesn't come with a keyboard or mouse, standard USB keyboards and mice (including two button wheel mice) will work with the unit. See http://www.apple.com/macmini/ for more details.

Apple says it will launch a new 'Mac Mini' computer. It will cost between $499 and $599 according to Reuters. More soon.

Preliminary info from MacWorld Expo - Jobs introduces Mac mini. New member of Mac family including a slot-load Combo optical drive, FireWire, ethernet, USB 2.o, both DVI/VGA output. It plays DVDs, burn CDs, and is very quiet and tiny. Its height is half the size of an iPod mini. Jobs calls it "BYODKM" -- Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, Mouse. Will come in two models: 1.25GHz 256MB/40GB for $499. A second model with a 1.4GHz, more memory and larger hard drive will sell for $599. Mac mini will ship on January 22. Ships in a box smaller than the regular...

Apple fans will learn what the future holds for the firm on Tuesday when boss Steve Jobs unveils his vision for 2005. Speculation is always rife ahead of Jobs' annual speech at MacWorld, in San Francisco, but recent legal action to prevent leaks has fuelled expectations. Several unconfirmed reports speculate that Apple is on the verge of releasing a sub-$500 (£266) Macintosh. In January, Apple sued a website after it published what it said were specifications for the new computer. A sub-$500 Mac? It sounds too good to be true. Leander Kahney, Wired.com There have also been reports - for...

I am posting this as a vanity because it doesn’t quite fit other categories. Apple still has a link to tsunami relief contributions (via Red Cross) on their home page. Another way they are helping is by facilitating access to tsunami pictures. Several FReeper threads about the tsunami have included or linked to DigitalGlobe’s “Before and After" satellite pictures which can also be found at: http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/9.html As much as some FReepers hate Apple, the following link may also be of interest: http://homepage.mac.com/demark/goodnews.html .Mac Security warned the poster that the satellite images on his .Mac HomePage are very popular and are...

About a month ago, I compared the cost for Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) desktop, server and laptop products to their nearest Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) equivalents (see Macs Are More Expensive, Right?) and discovered that Macs generally cost less than comparable PC products. That was a bit of surprise, but the truly astonishing thing that came out of the comparison was that Dell's product line extends marginally below Apple's at the low end, but has nothing to stack up against Apple's 17-inch Powerbook, X-Serve/X-RAID combination, or Cinema displays at the high end. Bottom line: when you upgrade the PCs enough to allow...

NeoOffice/J is a fully-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice/J has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as MicrosoftTM Office. Released as free, open-source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL), NeoOffice/J is fully functional and stable enough for everyday use. The software is actively developed, so improvements and small updates are made available on a regular basis. December 21, 2004: NeoOffice/J 1.1 Beta is released. With this release,...

December 28, 2004 - With iPod-savvy Windows users clearly in its sights, Apple is expected to announce a bare bones, G4-based iMac without a display at Mac Expo on January 11 that will retail for $499, highly reliable sources have confirmed to Think Secret. The new Mac, code-named Q88, will be part of the iMac family and is expected to sport a PowerPC G4 processor at a speed around 1.25GHz. The new Mac is said to be incredibly small and will be housed in a flat enclosure with a height similar to the 1.73 inches of Apple's Xserve. Its...

In 2005, IBM plans to bring a significant feature from higher-end servers to the next generation of its PowerPC 970 processor line used in Apple Computer machines and Big Blue's own blade servers. The next-generation chip will have technology that lets it run multiple operating systems simultaneously, said Karl Freund, vice president of IBM eServer pSeries. Doing so allows a computer to handle more jobs at the same time and to be used more efficiently. The technology, called partitioning, relies on a concept called virtualization that breaks the hard link between an operating system and the underlying hardware. Partitioning is...

About Mac OS X Update Mac OS X is the world’s most advanced operating system, blending the power and stability of UNIX with the legendary simplicity and ease-of-use of the Macintosh. Mac OS X version 10.3 “Panther” contains over 150 new features and provides significant enhancements to its modern, UNIX-based foundation. What’s New in this Version The 10.3.7 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther” and is recommended for all users. Key enhancements include: - improved AFP support for saving documents with long file names - improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA...