Decrease in Youth Activity Blamed on New-Fangled Smartphones
The technologically-challenged are sure to be overjoyed with the findings of a newly released report, entitled “Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-year-olds,” published by the Kaiser Family Foundation….
Read the rest of this Geek Shui Living post on the uber-technical website, MWD.com: http://bit.ly/5ryFrY
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.2 Security Update: What did it actually fix with regard to security?
On January 19, 2010, Apple released update 10.6.2 for Mac OS X. According to the official Apple website, the updates include fixes for the Mac OS X (Version 10.6), the Apple Mail application, and integrated MobileMe software. Though the write-up from Apple states fixes that improve “…stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac”, it is interesting to note that the update was released as Security Update 2010-001. Though labeled as a Security Update, the detailed list of fixes does spread across the operating system, as a whole, as well as a wide range of integrated applications.
Notably absent from the list, though, is any specific use of the word security or any connotation of an update that even relates to security. Is this an intentional omission of specific security vulnerabilities that existed, to reduce the perception that a Mac can actually be just as vulnerable as a Windows computer? To keep from straying down the whole conspiracy theory path, we’ll just assume that the details of the security fixes were so complex that it would make our brains hurt. Either way, we’re just glad Apple released the update, and we’ll just hope that users will actually take the time to apply it.
System administrators who may need to test it prior to network deployment (they should anyway) and users who like to keep the updates archived in case they have to reformat (which is easier after you’ve broken OS X playing with the Terminal) can manually download the update via the Apple website.
For home users, who may not have their Mac configured to download updates and notify you when they’re ready to install, you can always click the Apple logo at the top, left-hand corner of your desktop and select “Software Update”. Users can (and should) make this process even easier by configuring automatic downloading and prompting when ready to install via the following actions:
