Apple on- put it directly to your forehead Apple megapatch plugs 45 security holes

Apple megapatch plugs 45 security holes
Apple issued a security update for its Mac OS X to plug 45 security holes, including several zero-day ...


The megapatch is the seventh Apple security patch release in three months. It deals with vulnerabilities in Apple's own software, as well as third-party components such as Adobe Systems' Flash Player, OpenSSH and MySQL. Sixteen of the vulnerabilities addressed by the update were previously released as part of two high-profile bug-hunting campaigns.
The vulnerabilities pose varying risks to Macs. Several of the flaws could be exploited to gain full control over a Mac running the vulnerable component, according to Apple's advisory
See all stories on this topic. Other holes are limited and could only be exploited to crash a Mac or used by somebody who already has access to a machine to elevate privileges, for example.
One focus of the patch is to fix eight vulnerabilities in the way Mac OS X handles disk images, files that when opened appear as a drive within the Macintosh Finder

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Top 5 MP3 Players flash and HD based

Believe it or not, I still have not bought an iPod of any kind or another mp3 player. I don't need to hear "my songs" all the time. I listen to them sometimes when I get on my Imac rounddome computer. I don't have a zillion songs I like, I might have less then 500 from my cds and ones that I have downloaded from itunes store.

Top 5 MP3 Players (Flash-Based)

These are the top flash-based MP3 players today, but ratings and rankings can change quickly due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.

By Eric Butterfield

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Top 5 MP3 Players (Hard Drive-Based)

These are the top hard drive-based MP3 players today, but ratings and rankings can change quickly due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.

http://tech.msn.com/products/Top5HardriveAudioPlayers.aspx

Apple MacIntosh news to share

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My two favorites quotes
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As you probably already know, I’ma big fan of ‘all things Apple’, like fruits, trees, orchards, Apple Macintosh, and many others… And both favorite quotations of mine are somehow connected to this passion. ...
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Andy Hertzfeld at Google New York
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Andy Hertzfeld, one of the main designers of the original Apple Macintosh computer and now a Google software engineer, addresses over 200 people at Google’s New York office on March 15th. The video is 1:15 hrs in length. Video is here. ...
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Get your Mac some iGlasses
By CJ
If you use an iSight camera, you should really buy this application. It only costs $8 and all updates are free. I wish Apple would build this functionality into Leopard. This truly is insanely great software. Asides, iSight, Macintosh ...
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