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Cocktail updated to 5.3

On Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 5.3 of CocktailCocktail (Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 3 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Added ability to clear DNS cache. – Added ability to modify the delay for auto-show […]

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Safari 5.1.7 nixes outdated Flash versions, focuses on security-based issues

When in doubt, go with the update. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Wednesday released an update to its Safari web browser that automatically disables old versions of Adobe’s Flash Player as they don’t have the most up-do-date security features. After pushing out OS X Lion 10.7.4 which included Safari version 5.1.6, Apple rolled out a separate […]

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Apple releases Security Update 2012-002 for Mac OS X 10.6 operating systems

Amidst yesterday’s update-o-rama, the Mac OS X 10.6 side of things received some attention as well. On Wednesday, Apple released Security Update 2012-002, a patch designed to take care of the following security details highlighted here. The update, which is designed for both Mac OS X 10.6 Client and Mac OS X 10.6 Server, weighs […]

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Apple releases Safari 5.1.7 update

On Wednesday, Apple released Safari 5.1.7, an update to its web browser. The new version, a 45 megabyte download, includes the following fixes and new features: – Improve the browser’s responsiveness when the system is low on memory. – Fix an issue that could prevent webpages from responding after using a pinch to zoom gesture. […]

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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.7.4 update

You’ve been hankering for this. Late Wednesday, Apple released its Mac OS X 10.7.4 update. The update, a 693 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Resolve an issue in which the “Reopen windows when logging back in” setting is always enabled. – Improve compatibility with certain British third-party USB keyboards. – Addresses […]