General software updates

[Sebby]

iTunes 8.2 released, which supports the soon-to-be-released iPhone 3.0 OS (yay!) and also has accessibility improvements and bug fixes.

[Rik]

I'll settle for the bug fixes.

[Sebby]

[RogerP]

Hi Everyone

Safari 4 now released to Windows and Mac very fast and I do like the " Top Sites Button " on the Bookmarks menu bar.

Snow Leopard promised for September upgrade price about £ 18.00


Rogerp

[Simon]

Thanks Rog.  I've beced tried Safari.

[Simon]

Bloody phone!  Never tried Safari!

[Rik]

That one had me puzzled.

[Glenn]

I like the way it's always the phones fault 

[Simon]

Too right, is it, Glenn!  Damned thing makes words up all on it's own.   

[Sebby]

Thanks Rog.  I've beced tried Safari.

Me neither, until I got a Mac. Version 3 was nothing great, but v4 is pretty good. It's definitely faster than Firefox, plus I believe it's the only browser to pass the Acid3 test (and maybe Opera). The only reason I don't use it is because I like Firefox better because of add-ons, etc.

[Simon]

I was going to download the Windows version, but I forgot earlier.  Will give it a go sometime.  I like trying new browsers. 

[Sebby]

I'll tell you something, it's absolutely rapid. I'm considering making the move...

[Simon]

I've just downloaded it, but will have to leave it till tomorrow, as I know I'll be up half the night if I start playing now. 

[Steve]

I'll tell you something, it's absolutely rapid. I'm considering making the move...

Whether its logical, I use Safari  for general browsing and FF if I'm doing some shopping.

[Gary]

Whether its logical, I use Safari  for general browsing and FF if I'm doing some shopping.

Reading here I think thats sensible, no matter what you say there is no safe browser, Safari 4 just got an update more than 50 vulnerabilities in the browser, and look at the record number of patches for windows yesterday! Its hard to keep anything safe and third party apps are blamed like Adobe, but Microsoft and Apple are guilty of not always patching thier own systems there is an interesting article here on Apples security via El Reg http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/09/apple_security_suggestions/ its really a case of trying to avoid getting trapped, maybe Open DNS is a better way to go, I know Sebby uses it a lot, I have had my doubts as it to could be poisoned and I wonder about privacy, but privacy is something we lack on the net anyway now, to be honest Open DNS is probably safer, if we cannot keep our systems patched because none are available then we have to look elsewhere for safety, FF last year had more holes than IE, Opera, and Safari put together, so maybe the walled garden approach although more restrictive is a better way, there really is no easy answer, and as the government push more people to be online by putting services on the net, some people like my mother need protection that does not take great computer literacy, and the browser is not the place to tout security I feel, as it can then lead to big trouble.

[Gary]

Adobe reader 9.12 released as part of Adobes  new monthly patch cycle, which seems to fall on patch Tuesday for Microsoft 

[Rik]

Talking of which, I haven't had the patch list through yet.

New Java out, build 1.6.0_14-b08.

[Rik]

Still no listing through, but I had 13 updates on the netbook, this machine is next.

[Gary]

Talking of which, I haven't had the patch list through yet.

New Java out, build 1.6.0_14-b08.

Cheers Rik is that an update to jave update 14 a few weeks ago?

[Gary]

Perfect disc build 110 bugfixes and interaction issues with Vista SP2

[Rik]

Cheers Rik is that an update to jave update 14 a few weeks ago?

I assume so, Gary, but am not certain.

[Rik]

Perfect disc build 110 bugfixes and interaction issues with Vista SP2

Thanks. 

[Gary]

I assume so, Gary, but am not certain.

Same as the version I already have alreay , Rik. 

[Rik]

It's obviously late getting to me then. 

[Ray]

You're not alone, Rik, I only received the update yesterday.