What's New - Apr 16, 2008
By: Benjamin Martin - Revised: 2008-05-28 richard
Introduction
What's new for the Mac in the previous month:
- General issues, workarounds and fixes
- New Software and hardware
- Software and hardware updates/patches
- Apple Inc. related news
Contents
- Apple Updates
- Flash Player 9.0.124.0
- CanSecWest PWN to OWN
- Laptop Graphics Glitches
- Time Capsule Review
- Apple No. 1 US Music Retailer
- Attach of the Mac Clone
- GeForce 8800GT for older Mac Pros Released
- WWDC 2008
- Student Scholarships
CanSecWest PWN to OWN
Reference:
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/ - OS X vs. Vista vs. Ubuntu Linux
- OS X hacked first via Safari exploit
- Vista hacked second via Adobe Flash player
- Ubuntu survived
Time Capsule Review
Reference:
- Pros
- Competitively priced, slim, solidly designed
- Excellent airport utility software
- Simple easy to use network disk and printer sharing features
- Big boost in wireless speed and coverage over 802.11 b/g
- Built in switch for wired Gigabit Ethernet devices
- Reasonably priced drive options
- Cons
- Lacks airport express airtunes for wireless music distribution
- Gigabit ethernet file sharing performance is disappointing
WWDC 2008
- June 9 - 13, 2008, San Francisco, Moscone West
WWDC 2008 Student Scholarships
Reference:
http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/students/ - Going ... going ... gone
- The student scholarships were announced and the deadline has already passed
- However you can still apply and get on the waiting list