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Apple releases Safari 6.0.4 update

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 […]

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Apple releases Java 2013-003 update for Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 operating systems, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 15

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: […]

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Adobe releases Lightroom 5.0 beta

Never knock a good public beta of a useful application. On Monday, Adobe released a beta of version 5.0 of its Lightroom image editing program. The new version, a 437 megabyte download via MacUpdate, offers the following fixes and changes: – Advanced Healing Brush: Easily remove objects and fix defects — even those with irregular […]

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Apple’s OS X 10.8.3 prompts use of discrete GPU in mid-2010 MacBook Pro notebooks

There’s sort of a love/hate relationship with operating system updates, especially given the fact that you never quite know what’s going to change with your Apple hardware and how it performs after the fact. To that end, the mighty Topher Kessler has written a terrific piece over on CNET as to Apple’s latest OS update […]

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Apple releases Java 2013-002 update for Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 operating systems, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 14

A security update never truly goes unappreciated. Following up on recently discovered zero-day Java security holes, Apple releases 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 14, stands as a 72.8 megabyte download and offers the following fixes and changes: […]