MacObsession

Two security updates in one month! Looks like Apple’s engineers have been busy patching up Mac OS X, and they have released Security Update 2006-002. This update fixed flaws in Mail and Safari, among others. There are separate updates for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.3 (Panther).
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If you have been using the standard release version of the Firefox web browser, you might be missing out. With Mac PPC Optimized Builds, each build is compiled especially to take advantage of the specific features of the listed processor in order to wring the absolute best performance out of Firefox on our Macs.
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CNET UK has a showdown-style review of the Mac mini vs. Microsoft Media Center PCs. In Round 1, they test how the devices fare as a DVR, working with a third party TV tuner and an LCD TV.
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Clint Ecker of Arstechnica has a review of the Intel Mac mini. He covers the low-end Mac mini, which has a 1.50GHz single core Intel Core Solo CPU and 512MB RAM. Among other things, the HD video playback capability was tested with 480p, 720p and 1080p resolutions.
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Just like woot!, a new web store from macZOT! sells just one thing each day. For the moment they are concentrating on shareware for the Mac. For example, today they are offering SOS – a Battleship game, for $9 for two licences. The normal price is $12.
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One of the unexpected features of the new Intel Mac mini is that the processor is socketed – i.e., you can upgrade it yourself. Fugger from XtremeSystems did the Apple Core Solo to Core Duo upgrade.
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Arstechnica member Jacqui Cheng (eJacqui) has done a review of the new MacBook Pro. The review is a thorough one, totalling 7 pages with another 6 (and growing) pages of comments and discussions.
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Macworld received a brand new Intel-powerd Apple Mac mini, and they wasted no time opening it up. At first glance there’s not much change compared to the previous PowerPC versions of the Mac mini. New things to note include the SATA interface for the hard drive, dual SODIMM RAM slots, and apparently upgradeable processors.
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Apple has released its first Security Update for Mac OS X this year, Security Update 2006-001. The update addresses vulnerabilities in Apache and Safari, among others.
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Looks like the rumours did reveal some truth – although I’m certain many people were disappointed with Apple’s (lack of) announcements. So – no Mac tablets or smartphones or “true” video iPods. What we get is an iPod accessory, some iPod cases and new Mac minis.
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