Handy updates are handy updates. Late Tuesday, Adobe released version 11.0.03 of its Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Pro applications. The updates, which can also be snagged through the Adobe Update Utility, add the following fixes and changes: Japanese support: – Automatic signature detection is supported. – Added support for the Japanese Postal Code barcode. […]
Category: security
This might help keep your Apple ID credentials a bit safer. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple recently introduced two-step verification for your Apple ID in certain countries, and the process is now being expanded to the rest of the world. The feature, which requires two different codes for verifying your Apple ID was initially […]
The bad news: There’s yet a new malware strain going around on the Mac. The good news: If you’re up to date, it’s not a concern. Per CNET, security company F-Secure has located spam e-mail laced with backdoor Trojan horse malware has been continuously delivered to members of Uyghur activist groups in an Advanced Persistent […]
The update-o-rama continues! Late Tuesday, Apple released Safari 6.0.4, an update to its web browser. The new version, a 44.8 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), includes the following fixes and new features: – Safari 6.0.4 allows you to enable the Java web plug-in on a website-by-website basis, with four settings to choose from. Safari 6.0.4 requires […]
A timely security update never goes amiss. Following up on recently discovered zero-day Java security holes, Apple released Java updates for its Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 operating systems. The first update, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 15, stands as a 72.8 megabyte download and offers the following fixes and changes: […]