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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 release Security Update 2010-007 update for Mac OS X 10.5 operating systems

On Wednesday, Apple released Security Update 2010-007, bringing the same security patches included in the recent Mac OS X 10.6.5 release to Macs running 10.5 Leopard client or server versions. Per Macworld, the more prominent fixes included in the update is a fix for a bug in Apple Type Services which could allow the downloading […]

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Apple releases Security Update 2010-006 for Mac OS X 10.6 users

On Monday, Apple released its Security Update 2010-006 patch, a tiny 1.8 megabyte download that fixes one specific bug in Mac OS X 10.6.4’s AFP file sharing implementation that could allow remote attackers to bypass the password validation system if they know the name of an account on the Mac. Fortunately, previous versions of Mac […]

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Mozilla releases Thunderbird 3.0.12 update

Mozilla.org, creators of the Firefox web browser, has just released version 3.1.2 of Thunderbird, its free e-mail client. The new program, an 19.2 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and new features: – Several fixes to improve stability. – Several fixes to the user interface. Thunderbird 3.0.12 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to […]

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Valve releases Steam gaming client for Mac OS X

You’ve been hankering for it and Valve finally came through. The Steam gaming client, Valve’s Mac OS X port of the gateway to its online game store, allows users to purchase, download, and manage games for your computer. Per CNET, the program offers networking options for locating and joining online game servers, chatting, and providing […]