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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
 

 

OS X
News
  • "Macs at risk from 'super dangerous' Java zero-day: Expert confirms Metasploit attack code works on OS X" Computerworld 8:44 AM
  • "Java Zero-Day Attack Could Hit Enterprises Hard: In-the-wild exploit targets unpatched Java 7 vulnerability affecting Windows, OS X, and Linux. Security experts advise disabling Java in browsers." InformationWeek 10:00 AM
  • "Disable Java NOW, users told, as 0-day exploit hits web" The Register 7:27 PM
  • "Mountain Lion 10.8.1 does little to improve battery life: But 10.8.2 will add Facebook integration" Macworld UK 8:51 AM
  • "PC and non-Apple browser users shut out of Apple One to One training: Apple is insisting that users of its One to One service install Safari and use a Mac or an iPad to register." Macworld UK 8:50 AM
  • "Watchdogs Howl Over AT&T's FaceTime Policy" MacNewsWorld 9:03 AM
  • "Tapbots pulls Tweetbot for Mac alpha, blames Twitter's API changes" NDTV Gadgets 8:40 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Troubleshooting power-up issues for Mac systems: If your Mac does not sound the boot chimes and load OS X when powered on, then there is likely a hardware fault at play." CNET Reviews 2:36 PM
  • "Newly-Discovered Java 7 Security Vulnerability Poses Risks to Macs" MacRumors 3:01 PM
  • "Here's one small improvement in Mountain Lion that makes a huge difference when sorting pictures (or any files)" MacInTouch 1:48 PM
  • "Using 10.8.1 on a new MacBook Pro, about 50% of the time, when I drag-and-drop an item (doc, picture, PDF, whatever) from inside a folder on the Desktop to the Desktop itself, it pops up into the upper left corner of the screen." MacInTouch 1:47 PM
  • "Mail sounds seem to be broken in Mountain Lion. Both for incoming and outgoing. Have the exact same experience with 12 machines." MacInTouch 1:48 PM
  • "This is no big deal, but sometimes there is no 'Whoosh' when I send Mail - until, that is, I next plug in an external speaker. Then it will play all the accumulated Whooshes. Never happened under Lion." MacInTouch 1:47 PM
  • "Is anyone else bothered that you no longer can individually control how many Applications, Documents, and Servers you can see in 'Recent Items?'" MacInTouch 1:49 PM
  • "I'm confirming back that the Apple Thunderbolt-to-Firewire adapter works well with a TC Electronic Impact Firewire 400 audio interface." MacInTouch 1:45 PM
  • "Several times in the past few months I have rented a movie with my Apple TV 2. I get a message saying the movie is ready to play. Then I get an error saying my Apple TV is not authorized to play the movie I just rented." MacInTouch 1:46 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Use Your Mac And A Free Ringtone Maker To Create Free Ringtones For Your Phone" McSolo 7:57 AM
  • "TextWrangler 4.0 Review" Mac|Life 2:07 PM
  • "Yet Another Way To Bring Unlimited Music To Your Mac (and spend money by the month)" Mac 360 7:57 AM
  • "An Idea Whose Time Has Come: A Full Screen iTunes Front End With Lyrics" TeraTalks 7:56 AM
  • "The Problem And The Solution For Capturing Web Page Images On Your Mac" NoodleMac 7:56 AM
  • "2 Easy Ways To Remove Apps From Your Mac (and all their leftover files)" BohemianBoomer 4:28 PM
  • "How To Use A Cheap Mac App That Lets You Type Faster Than You Can Really Type" Mac 360 7:56 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Samsung Is Copying Apple's Dock In Their Win 8 Machines Too: Will They Ever Learn?" Gizmodo 2:08 PM
  • "OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard at 3: The Best Classic Version of OS X?" Low End Mac 1:32 PM
  • "Mac Security: New Java Driveby Appears, Protect Yourself" Tapscape 9:25 AM
  • "A rare Apple failure but why did Ping go pop?" TechRepublic 8:54 AM
  • "It's A Cold Day In Twitter World" AppleBitch 8:09 AM
  • "The Life Of A Mac User When Siri Comes To OS X (your Mac as friend, confidant, overlord)" Mac 360 7:57 AM
Press Releases
  • "New Solution for ConceptDraw MINDMAP Adds Compatibility with MS Word" prMac 11:09 AM
  • "MacHighway Moves to Number 1 Mac-Centric Web Host" prMac 11:07 AM
  • "Adobe Updates Illustrator, Creative Cloud With Exclusive New Features" eWeek 12:08 PM
  • "Adobe Updates Creative Cloud With Exclusive Illustrator Features" Mac|Life 8:26 AM
  • "Zygoat announces First Assistant post-production tool for Mac" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "Farming in the shadows of the Pyramides" prMac 8:03 AM