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OS X Lion updated: 10.7.4 fixes FileVault vulnerability

  By Victor Agreda, Jr. | May 9, 2012 - 9:45 pm | Uncategorized
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Fire up Software Update if you're using Lion, and be prepared to have your passwords protected by encryption, as they should be. After a nasty error in 10.7.3, fixed in the just-out 10.7.4 update, I'm hoping Apple learned a lesson.

The update also includes a few welcome fixes for other issues. From Apple:

The 10.7.4 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac including fixes that:

  • Resolve an issue where the "Reopen windows when logging back in" setting is always enabled
  • Improve compatibility with certain British third-party USB keyboards
  • Address an issue that may prevent files from being saved to a server
  • Improve the reliability of copying files to an SMB server

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5167.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

As you update (back up first!) let us know how it goes.

OS X Lion updated: 10.7.4 fixes FileVault vulnerability originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 09 May 2012 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple seeds OS X Lion 10.7.4 Build 11E52 to developers

  By admin | April 24, 2012 - 1:00 pm | Uncategorized
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Apple has seeded the fourth build of OS X Lion 10.7.4 to developers. Build 11E52 lists no known issues and asks developers to focus on graphics, iCal, Mail, Printing, and Time Machine. The fourth build of 10.7.4 weighs in at 1.43 GB for the combo update and 716 MB for the delta update.

OS X Lion 10.7.4 Build 11E52 comes just ten days after the previous build of 10.7.4, down one month from the previous iterations. A shortening timeframe between builds generally suggests the update is getting closer to public release.

Apple seeds OS X Lion 10.7.4 Build 11E52 to developers originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple is giving away Snow Leopard to MobileMe customers

  By Megan Lavey-Heaton | April 19, 2012 - 4:15 am | Uncategorized
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In an effort to get the remaining MobileMe customers upgraded to Lion and iCloud, Apple is offering a free upgrade to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard for those still running OS X 10.5 Leopard.

Macgasm posted pictures of the missive, which directs MobileMe customers to this link. After signing in, those who need a copy of Snow Leopard can get an installation DVD after filling out mailing information. Snow Leopard retails for $29. Those who take advantage of the offer will still have to pay $29.99 to upgrade to Lion.

The Snow Leopard upgrade program expires on June 15, a couple weeks shy of MobileMe's shutdown date of June 30.

Apple is giving away Snow Leopard to MobileMe customers originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple seeds third beta of 10.7.4 to developers

  By Megan Lavey-Heaton | April 14, 2012 - 1:08 am | Uncategorized
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The latest developer's build of OS X 10.7.4 is now available to developers at the Mac Developer Center. Build 11E46 was seeded as a 1.4 GB combo update or a 716 MB delta update. It comes a month after the first seed of the latest update to Lion was pushed to developers.

There are no known issues in the build. Focus areas include the Mac App Store, Graphics, Mail, QuickTime, Screen Sharing and Time Machine.

Apple seeds third beta of 10.7.4 to developers originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lion’s Auto Save vs. Save As

  By Dave Caolo | March 29, 2012 - 6:35 pm | Uncategorized
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Apple's OS X Lion introduced Auto Save, and eliminated the Save As feature from several apps as a result. Not everyone is happy about the switch, including Pierre at Betalogue:

I have already talked about the totally unnecessary (in my view) elimination of the 'Save As...' command in Apple applications, including the iWork suite. The 'Duplicate' command that replaces it is simply not a good enough replacement, and the change irremediably breaks well-established workflows that cannot be adapted to the new command."

Amen, Pierre. He goes on to illustrate the various stumbling blocks that Auto Save and its Duplicate feature introduced. It's worth a read.

[Via Daring Fireball]

Lion's Auto Save vs. Save As originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Safari 5.1.4 now available, fixes issues and improves performance

  By Steven Sande | March 12, 2012 - 6:18 pm | Uncategorized
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Heads up! Safari 5.1.4 is now available for immediate download.

The update, measuring 46.4 MB in size, is available for OS X Lion and Snow Leopard. Windows users can also get the update. What's new? According to Apple:

Safari 5.1.4 contains improvements to performance, stability, compatibility, and security, including changes that:

  • Improve JavaScript performance
  • Improve responsiveness when typing into the search field after changing network configurations or with an intermittent network connection
  • Address an issue that could cause webpages to flash white when switching between Safari windows
  • Address issues that prevented printing U.S. Postal Service shipping labels and embedded PDFs
  • Preserve links in PDFs saved from webpages
  • Fix an issue that could make Flash content appear incomplete after using gesture zooming
  • Fix an issue that could cause the screen to dim while watching HTML5 video
  • Improve stability, compatibility and startup time when using extensions
  • Allow cookies set during regular browsing to be available after using Private Browsing
  • Fix an issue that could cause some data to be left behind after pressing the "Remove All Website Data" button
For detailed information on this update, please visit this site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5142

For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit this site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Safari 5.1.4 now available, fixes issues and improves performance originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intuit releases Lion-compatible Quicken 2007, as promised

  By Michael Rose | March 9, 2012 - 1:05 am | Uncategorized
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It was late last year that Intuit offered a Christmas olive branch to frustrated Quicken 2007 for Mac customers. The finance software giant promised that it would find a way to make Quicken work on the latest version of OS X; today, it looks like that promise has been kept. Quicken for Mac 2007 Lion Compatible is now available for purchase.

While the company had built a ground-up Mac offering in Quicken Essentials that showed some spark and a new look, it lacked some of the key features that users of Q2007 had grown fond of (QIF export, direct bill pay, support for rental properties); unfortunately, the older app was never updated past its PowerPC roots and ceased working when Lion dropped support for the Rosetta compatibility layer. Q2007 users fumed, jumped ship to other finance products, stuck with Snow Leopard, or shrieked with frustration if they updated without realizing the issue. (We tried to warn you, people, really we did.)

It's not easily found on the Intuit site, but the Lion-friendly version of Quicken 2007 can be bought online (it's US$14.99). Searching for it via Intuit's built-in tool doesn't work, and it's not listed in the full product rundown; it's possible that it's not officially announced/ready for prime time, but there it is. You can read about the data migration process back from Essentials on the company's support page. No data migration is needed for Q2007 or older versions post-2004. Intuit still recommends that new customers go with Essentials instead of Q2007.

You can read our interview with Intuit's Aaron Patzer here, and an external perspective from Intuit's competitor IGG Software here.

[via MacRumors]

Intuit releases Lion-compatible Quicken 2007, as promised originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dear Aunt TUAW: Should I mess with my recovery partition?

  By Erica Sadun | February 16, 2012 - 5:00 pm | Uncategorized
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Dear aunt tuaw,

I'm hoping you can tell me how to perform a non-destructive reclaim of the recovery partition space. I'm on Mac OS X Lion and wish to simply reclaim that odd 700 MB without jeopardising my main partition.

Your loving nephew,

Oscar

Dear Oscar,

Auntie is sorry, but this sounds to her like an absolutely utterly terrible idea. Lots of services require that the recovery partition be left alone. Find My Mac is the first thing that comes to mind.

But that's not all. Apple put that recovery partition there for a really good reason -- it's one of the best ways you get to reinstall the OS, repair your disk, or restore from Time Machine without having to deal with external discs.

Sure, if you have a 64 GB SSD (Auntie does on her beloved MBA), that 700 MB represents a big chunk of space -- but Auntie feels it would be tremendously poor judgement (metaphors about "penny wise pound foolish" spring to mind) to try to proceed in the direction you're proposing.

Hugs,

Auntie T.

Got advice for Oscar? Disagree with Auntie? Sound off in the comments.

Dear Aunt TUAW: Should I mess with my recovery partition? originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EFI Firmware Update brings Lion Internet Recovery to 2010-model Macs

  By Chris Rawson | February 8, 2012 - 4:30 am | Uncategorized
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Apple has released three EFI Firmware Updates for 2010-model Macs, including the iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. This update enables Lion Internet Recovery on those older Macs. Introduced in OS X Lion alongside the mid-2011 updates to the MacBook Air and Mac mini, Internet Recovery enables access to disk repair or OS X Lion installation options via a broadband internet connection. This is intended for use on a failed hard drive or a blank drive that's never had OS X installed on it.

Together with a series of earlier firmware updates, all Macs introduced from 2010 onward now have access to Internet Recovery features -- with just one notable exception. Even the newest Mac Pro is still excluded from the support list for Internet Recovery.

For both Mac Pro owners and those of you running Lion on a 2009 or earlier Mac, not having access to Internet Recovery isn't the end of the world. If you have a spare external drive, you can either build a recovery disk, or you can roll your own full Lion installer disk.

EFI Firmware Update brings Lion Internet Recovery to 2010-model Macs originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Users report Rosetta problems after Security Update 2012-001

  By Mel Martin | February 3, 2012 - 6:45 pm | Uncategorized
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Several OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users are reporting that Power PC-coded apps no longer work after applying Security Update 2012-001.

The Apple support boards are full of stories about Rosetta apps crashing when any command is selected from the menu bar. Complaints seem heaviest from those running older versions of Microsoft Office, Quicken, FileMaker and Photoshop. Some users have recommended unofficial workarounds for the problem (attempt at your own risk), and it isn't known if Apple will fix the issue.

Rosetta was deep-sixed in Lion, but was working fine in Snow Leopard until the security update was issued on Wednesday. Rosetta was introduced in Mac OS X 10.4.4; the code-translation layer allows apps that require a PowerPC Mac to operate on Intel-based Macs.

Meanwhile, this week's Lion update had its own share of issues, with a number of users seeing strange graphics on screen and getting caught in a loop where applications would not close or re-open. Fortunately, it seems that applying the 10.7.3 combo update fixed the issue for many users.

Users report Rosetta problems after Security Update 2012-001 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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