The register is discussing a study that claims that Steve Jobs was wrong, when he stated: Adobe Flash is Buggy Littered with Security Holes and is a CPU Hog According to tests from the Streaming Learning Center – an online media consultancy that conducts public seminars on the delivery of net video – Flash is […]
World of Apple once again has the 10.6.3 Beta seed notes for 10D561. Apple has once again released a build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to developers for testing prior to a public release. The build labelled 10D561 is largely similar to previous releases and continues to contain no known issues. Of note Mac OS […]
It seems the version of X11 that ships with Snow Leopard causes some problems with VLC when it comes to videos with embedded subtitles. In my case, whenever I tried to open an MKV file that contained subtitles, VLC would get stuck while loading the video and never actually play it. If I tried to quit […]
As I have stated before, I just upgraded to a 2413U controller, and it’s made a large difference in my setup. Â Overall, in raw statistics the house went down a percentage or two for signal reliablitity, but overall everything seems faster… Â And more reliable, even though the raw statistics say it isn’t as reliable as […]
If you notice your computer connecting to OSCEX-en.url.trendmicro.com, presumably from installing a firewall, or other security component… Â Don’t worry. That is, assuming your using a security / antivirus suite from Trend Micro. Â That server, is part of their new clound initiaitive, and used for virus pattern detection. Â So don’t block this server, or your antivirus […]
Ever wonder why your internet connection seems slow… Â Part of it maybe the web browser your using…Internet Explorer, especially the earlier versions of it (6, Â and 7), can be rather foolish with it’s default settings…. How To Delete Temporary Internet Files and Cookies Internet Explorer caches web pages you visit and cookies coming from those […]
According to World of Apple, Build 10C540 has been released to developers for testing of 10.6.2… Apple has once again given developers another build of Mac OS X 10.6.2, despite being on the cards for release for several weeks build 10C540 solves several issues but continues to contain no known issues. Obscurely in this build […]
In my best Gomer impersonation: Surprise, Surprise, Surprise… Microsoft has officially extended supporting Office:Mac 2004 to January 10th, 2012. Â They are stating that this will now offer a seamless transition between 2004 and Office:Mac TBD(2010 presumably). For users who rely on the VBA support that is found in Office 2004, this will allow a seamless […]