Category: Leopard

QuickTime Flaw Update

Paul

A few days ago, there was a report that there is a new QuickTime flaw that has been discovered. It was confirmed that it can be exploited on Windows XP and Vista operating systems.

Earlier today, The Register has posted an article about the flaw which tell the readers that it can also be exploited on Mac operating systems, particularly on Tiger and Leopard versions. The exploit works on both Intel processors and PowerPC chips according to a researcher named Lorenzo Hernandez.

There is a belief that Internet Explorer and Opera browsers are more resistant to this attack.

Source: The Register

Well people there is bound to be an update to quicktime shortly. Now since apple knows about this it wouldn’t surprise me.

Upgrade Your Hackintosh to OS X 10.5.1

Paul

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A couple of weeks ago, I detailed how I built a Hackintosh Mac on the cheap from start to finish. The build benchmarked incredibly well, and I’ve been using it as my main PC every day since. A few days ago, I decided it was time to upgrade my Hackintosh to Mac OS X 10.5.1, the first update for Leopard. Here’s how it works.

First… Did It Work?

Yes, updating to 10.5.1 worked (and continues to work) very well, and if you’re installing Leopard with my previous guide, it only adds a couple of extra steps. However, I did run into a snag which I’ll detail later.

A good article on how to upgrade a hacktosh. Go check out how to at lifehacker!

View the Contents of a Zip File in Quick Look with Zip Quick Look

Paul

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Mac OS X only: View the contents of zipped files in Leopard’s Quick Look without unzipping the archive with freeware plug-in Zip Quick Look. Just download the plug-in, drag it to /Library/QuickLook/, and then restart Finder (right-click Finder in the Dock while holding the Option key and select Relaunch). Next time you Quick Look a zipped archive, you should get a look at the contents as well. The Zip Quick Look plug-in is freeware, Mac OS X Leopard only.

Zip Quick Look Plugin
This is for the Mac Users only, I told you I’d keep you in the loop and here it is!!

Leopard 10.5.1 Update Coming, Here’s The List of Fixes

Paul

It looks like the 10.5.1 update has just hit, bringing with it fixes to Airport, Disk Utility, iCal, Mail, Printing, Security, Finder, and Time Machine. The big fixes that we can see are the finder network data loss problem that was reported last week, re-wording the firewall to reflect what it really does, fixing a read-only network share issue, and improving Back to My Mac functionality. Big list of changes after the jump.
Gizmodo has the list on there site it is quite extensive and all. Go check it out.

Top 10 Quicksilver Plug-ins

Paul
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Open source Mac utility Quicksilver isn’t just an application launcher—it’s a comprehensive keyboard interface. Launching applications and documents is just Quicksilver’s gateway drug: the more you get used to doing things with Quicksilver, the more things you want to do with it. Out of the box Quicksilver comes with the barest essentials, but once you add the right plug-ins that interact with menus, apps, documents, and settings, you can accomplish more and more complex tasks from that familiar three-paned prompt. After the jump, check out top 10 favorite Quicksilver plug-ins, and how to set them up.

Here something for the mac users, go check out the full article for details!!