Apple Releases Security Update 2008-002 v1.0

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

(Via 123 Mac Mini.) Apple has released Security Update 2008-002 v1.0 for Tiger (PPC and Universal) and Leopard via Mac OS X's Software Update utility and on the Web.

Mozilla Releases FireFox 3 Beta 4

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

(Via The Mac Observer.) The Mozilla Project announced on Monday the release of FireFox 3 Beta 4. The new version has over 900 big fixes over Beta 3 and adds several improvements

Now Over 50,000 Mac Open Source Projects

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

(Via MacTech Forge.) MacForge.net: Now Over 50,000 Mac Open Source Projects - Mac open source index has grown substantially - MacForge continues to present open source that runs on the Mac March 11, 2008 -- WESTLAKE [...]

Convert Windows’ PowerISO .daa file archives in OS X

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

(Via Max OSX Hints.) I have trawled Google for hours looking for this problem. I was trying to unpackage a .daa disk image created in PowerISO on Windows. I didn't want to pay for the PowerISO application for Windows (and my file was over 300MB, which is the limit for ...

News: Apple releases iPod shuffle software 1.0.4

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

(Via iLounge.) Apple has released software version 1.0.4 for the second-generation iPod shuffle. According to Apple, the update offers enhanced support for 2GB models, contains bug fixes, and supersedes all previous versions. iPod shuffle software version 1.0.4 is available now through the update feature in iTunes. ...

NetNewsWire

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

(Via CNet Downloads.) 03/10/08 - Keep up with current events via RSS news feeds based on your criteria.

iPhone apps coming soon: 25 we hope to see

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

(Via Macworld.) Apple’s long-awaited development kit for third-party iPhone software will be the focus of a special event at the company’s headquarters this week. Once software makers get their hands on development guidelines for iPhone software, here are 25 apps we hope they’ll create

Dockdrop 1.0

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.) Filed under: Freeware, Internet Tools Dockdrop isn't necessarily something new to Mac OS X, but it's a simple and a cool application none-the-less. Dockdrop allows you to drop files on top of it and perform an action. You can use the following protocols to send files: FTP, ...

Security: VLC Media Player 0.8.6e

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

(Via MacInTouch.) The cross-platform multimedia player addresses security vulnerabilities in the Web interface, Subtitle demuxer, Real RTSP demuxer, SDL_image library and MP4 demuxer.

Trace Your Family Roots with GRAMPS [Featured Linux Download]

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

(Via Lifehacker.) Linux only: Dig into your genealogy with GRAMPS, a free software package that offers an array of tools to build and store your family history. GRAMPS gives you a lot of choices as to how you'll build your tree, from standard database entries to multimedia diagrams, and offers a ...