Pretty much everything in the known universe was updated on Wednesday. And assorted firmware updates for your MacBook…those tend to be important, so let’s go through them. On Wednesday, Apple released MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.9 for its mid-2012 MacBook Pro notebook. The update, a 4 megabyte download, resolves an issue which can cause […]
Tag: OS X
You’ve been hankering for this for a while now. On Wednesday, Apple released version 10.8.2 of its OS X Mountain Lion operating system. The new version, a 665 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Facebook: – Single sign on for Facebook. – Adds Facebook as an option when sharing links and photos. – […]
It may not be quite as snazzy as the iOS 6.0 release, but it’s still helpful to have updates. On Wednesday, Apple released Mac OS X 10.7.5. The new operating system update, a 1.14 gigabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – The 10.7.5 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and […]
Late Thursday, Skype released a public beta (version 5.11.0.33) of its VoIP application. The new version, a 31.7 megabyte download via MacUpdate, offers the following fixes and changes: – Sharing Instant Messages with friends on Messenger. You can now sign in with your Microsoft account (formerly Windows Live ID), and see presence as well as […]
VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.2.0. The new version, a 96.6 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: New Features: – Improved Windows 8 support, in particular many 3D-related fixes. – GUI: VM groups (bug #288). – GUI: expert mode for wizards. – GUI: allow […]