Mac Exploit Not So Critical

Posted on February 22nd, 2006 by Steve

Just read this on Gerge Ou’s security log on ZDNet:
Extremely critical Mac OS X zero-day exploit released by ZDNet’s George Ou — If you are running Mac OS X in its standard configuration and use Safari, the window will open without waiting for a prompt. The script could just as well delete all files […]

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Motorola… Sucks!

Posted on February 13th, 2006 by Steve

OK, do not buy any home phones from Motorola Corp.
The reason, the Motorola MD481 cordless expandable phone system with digital answering machine. We have had it for a year and a half and it is already whooped. Let me give you a laundry list:
BASE:
Answering machine volume lousy.
Speakerphone lousy volume
No noise cancelling
Buttons are laid out poorly
HANDSETS:
Overall […]

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Cheney’s Got a Gun

Posted on February 12th, 2006 by Steve

Yeah, I know, lame. You probably saw or heard the story today already. VP Dick Cheney was out hunting quail on a ranch in Texas (the only state in the US that requires a gun rack in the back window of every pick up by law) when the hunting party got out of the car […]

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Typekey Authentication

Posted on February 12th, 2006 by Steve

OK, use this post (or any of the others) to log into your Typekey account and get authenticated to the system. As soon as I authenticate you, the next time you comment it will automatically post on the blog. This is a move to prevent comment spam, which I am getting to some degree, and […]

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Bush Proposes Medicare Cuts

Posted on February 8th, 2006 by Steve

“People call it a cut in Medicare. It’s not a cut. It’s slowing down the rate of growth. It’s the difference between slowing your car down and going the speed limit or putting your car in reverse.”
George W. Bush, defending the Medicare cuts in his budget proposal.
Finally, some Republicans, not just John McCain, are realizing […]

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Flip4Mac

Posted on February 8th, 2006 by Steve

Hey this is a great idea.
Direct Windows Media (WM) support for the Mac is drying up over there in Redmond, so, third party provider Flip4Mac has provided WM plugins for Quicktime, and it works really good. Only one little snag…
I like to listen to streaming radio from KTLK (left wing talk) and KFI (Leo Laporte) […]

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What Happened to the Internet Control Panel

Posted on February 4th, 2006 by Steve

I think I’m a pretty smart guy, but I went to go and change the default email on my iBook. I went to System Preferences and looked for the Internet and it wasn’t there. There was Dot Mac and Network, but not Internet.
One of the things that people appreciated about Mac Oh Esses 8 and […]

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