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Apple Patches Java Vulnerability – At Last
After what seems to be the longest Time, Apple have finally released an update for Java that addresses the long standing vulnerability that if exploited could result in malicious code being executed on your Mac.
For many the only safe solution until this release was to disable Java in the browser preferences rendering sites that depend on Java ( not Javascript ) unusable.
OS X 10.5.7 Update Just Landed
The latest update to OS X Leopard ( 10.5.7 ) has just launched through Software Update. Full details of the fixes and improvments can be found here
Tethering Laptop to iPhone 3.0 Cracked ?
Has Joachim Bean really found a way of tethering an iPhone ? Check out his article here. Would love to know if this works, please post comments
BBC iPlayer For OS X Finally
Auntie Beeb has finally released a beta of iPlayer for OS X and Linux ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/labs/ ). Its been a long time coming and will fall short for those already used to downloading from the iPlayer site using the Ruby script iplayer-dl which doesn’t suffer from the DRM that downloads using the official iPlayer app will do.
Apple Release Firmware Patch For New MacBook Trackpad Issues
Apple have today released a software update for the new MacBooks which have been reported by many owners to exhibit problems with trackpad clicks not being recognised. This has been widely discussed on Apples forums and popular blogs and podcasts have covered the issue extensively. Leo Laporte has covered this on a number of episodes of MacBreak Weekly since upgrading to a new MacBook Pro.
Learn To Develop For iPhone With Apps Amuck.com
Posted by Scott in Apple, Featured, Hints And Tips, iPhone on October 13, 2008
Apps Amuck.com is a newly launched web site aimed at budding developers who wish to try their hand at creating their first iPhone app. At present the site has the first 13 of a planned 31 tutorials, each encompassing a downloadable copy of the source code and instructions on building the application and testing within Xcode. Given the enormous amount of hype surrounding the potential income to be made from even the simplest iPhone apps, sites such as AppsAmuck.com are destined to become extremely popular ( and numerous )…
Might even have a go at doing one of my own 
Recognize Playing Music With Tunatic
Posted by Scott in Apple, Featured, Hints And Tips, OSX Apps on October 13, 2008
Most iPhone users are probably familiar with the application Shazam which is available as a free download from the app store. Shazam allows you to identify the name of a music track playing on the TV/Radio or in a club/bar by recording a short segment using your iPhones microphone which it then uploads to the Shazam servers where the track is recognized and the artist and track name displayed back on your iPhone.
Tunatic allows you to do the same thing on your Mac. It is a free download which when run displays a small purple search badge indicating that it is ready to identify a song. By default it will use the in-built microphone on the Mac to record the playing music but this can be changed to the line-input through the application preferences if preferred. Clicking the Search icon will start Tunatic identification and it will record and upload any playing music to the Tunatic servers for identification. Normally within about 30 seconds the Tunatic window will change to display the track name and artist. Recognition in my experience was very good with it only failing to recognize a few more obscure tracks.
Do You Use An Anti-Virus Product On Your Mac ?
Its been a little while since I last saw a scare story about the “first REAL” virus for Mac OS X being in the wild, and this led me to wonder what anti-virus product UKMac.net readers typically used on their Macs ?
Personally I have free access to Sophos Anti-virus through licence at work, though I have to admit that currently I don’t have Sophos or any other product installed.
EU Ruling – Batteries MUST Be Easily Removable
Posted by Scott in Apple, Featured, iPod/iTunes on October 8, 2008
According to this post on RegHardware the European Union is preparing to launch new guidance to electronics manufacturers regarding the use of internal batteries which could cause Apple some headaches, but if it goes through presumably will benefit consumers in the medium term.
According to the article the EU directive will mandate that by 2012 25% of all portable batteries must be recycled and the implication is that the consumer should be able to readily remove the battery themselves, something that is currently not possible for Apples iPods and the MacBook Air.
How to Clean TFT Screens
Posted by Scott in Featured, Hints And Tips, Mac on October 2, 2008
Heres a quick and simple tip that I can fully recommend. Don’t buy alcohol/chemical based screen cleaning wipes that claim to be designed for laptop or TFT screens. If your screen gets marked from finger prints or splashes from coughs/sneezes I only ever recommend using a clean micro-fibre cloth. You can buy these at any supermarket in the house hold section for less than a couple of pounds and they will last a long time if you keep them clean.
You can use dry for removing settled dust particles but if you have got any other sorts of marks on the screen you will need to VERY lightly dampen with clean water ( a few drops will do, the cloth should not get wet ). Gently buff the area with the damp part of the cloth being careful not to press too hard ( newer iMac owners with glass screens don’t have to worry so much about pressure but I do still recommend the same approach otherwise ).
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