Monday Dec. 17, 2007

• Apple posts Security Update 2007-009 for Leopard and Tiger
• Warning about Quickbooks Auto Update
• Price cuts on Mercury Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drives
• Mac Mini (Intel) Benchmarks in Leopard
• Noise in recordings using iMic in Leopard
• Tips for Font Cache problems/Finder Not Fully Loading
• Guitar Hero III and Leopard Firewall
• NeoOffice 2.2.2 patch 5
• Penguins Arena 1.3
• Tron 2.0 OS 10.4 Installer
• Nethergate: Resurrection for Macintosh v1.0.3 Update
• FireWire speeds set to quadruple (next year)
• Current Status of Leopard compat. SuperDuper! Update progress
• Google's Picasa photo service retooled for iPhone
• iStat Pro 4.5 (system monitoring widget freeware)
• iNdependence 1.3.1 (iPhone)
• Out of the Park Baseball 2008 1.0
• MacGLide 0.13
• New multigraphics chip designs from AMD and NVIDIA
• Blu-ray and HD DVD movies: Buy 1/get 1 free (Best Buy offer)
• Year in Review: Apple's iPhone takes center stage
• Beyond iPhone, gadgets led year's mobile developments
• New Western Digital Drive Blocks File-Sharing
• iPod touch: Wi-Fi Information and Settings (Apple)
• Boot Camp 2.0, Mac Pro: Win XP Device Mgr says Intel(R) 5000 Chipset PCI-e devices may not be working properly (Apple)
• About the security content of Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.4 Security Update (for Windows) (Apple)
• Outlook 2003 may not immediately refresh newly synced groups from iPod touch or iPhone (Apple)
• Error 1604 When restoring iPhone in iTunes (Apple)
• Error 1603 When Restoring iPhone in iTunes (Apple)
• About sRAW Images from Canon 40D Cameras with Apple photo applications (Apple)
• Final Cut Pro: Notes for setting Scratch Disks on Xsan (Apple)
• Using Spaces to organize your windows and applications in Leopard (Apple)
• MacBook (Late 2007): About the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation disk (Apple)
• Xsan 1.4.2: Rebooting MDC may lead to shutdown delay (Apple)
• Xsan: Changing configured notifications relay hostname may require reboot (Apple)

• MacBook/MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1 for Keyboard Response Problems
• Follow-up from PowerMac G5 owner w/iMic noise in Leopard
• OWC ATI Radeon PCI and AGP cards (some Bulk/OEM), Holiday Shipping Notes
• Request for Feedback from Leopard users with PCI Ethernet Cards
• Logic Pro 8.0.1 Update (w/Waveburner and Impulse Response Utility updates)
• Tutorial Video: creating light rays with Quartz Composer
• Apple Quick Tip of the Week: Private Browsing w/Safari
• ControllerMate 4.3.3 (fixes for Applescript and 10.5 users)
• Sonic The Hedgehog Comes to the iPod (available at iTunes store)
• Sharpshooter 0.6.1 (screenshot mgr/renaming util)
• StarPlayr 1.0b7 (Sirius Radio)
• iAlertU 0.29b (Remote controlled motion-sensitive alarm for MacBook/Pro)
• Startup Unveils Tools to Build Phone Apps Across Platforms
• PS3 firmware update adds Blu-ray enhancements and DivX, PSP update adds internet radio
• Poll: Best SLR rivals to Canon and Nikon
• Microsoft Security Update Cripples Internet Explorer
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Patch v.1.1
• Wisdom's $700,000 Infinite Grande speakers

• ElGato Turbo.264 Encoding Tests page updated
• Specials page price cuts (4GB RAM kits, 250GB 2.5in HD, Turbo.264, OS X Leopard)
• Aperture Tip - How to Restore a Single Image from a Vault
• Feedback on MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1
• Mac NAS reports page updated (LaCie Ethernet Disk mini Gigabit Ethernet)
• Google Toolbar Flaw Opens Door for Phishers
• Mozilla releases Firefox 3.0 Beta 2, new features premiere
• Virtualization Benchmarking (Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop, and VMware Fusion)
• JoeSoft Announces the Release of Stox
• Super Get Info 1.3.1, now compatible w/Leopard
• BBEdit 8.7.2
• Perspective: An Apple fanboy's lament
• Announcing "Unreal Tournament 3" For Macintosh
• Apple Prepares To Seed Japan With iPhones
• Popcap Peggle (game) for iPod
• iToner 1.0.5 (iPhone ringtones util)
• TurretWars 1.7.3
• Diner Dash: Hometown Hero 1.0.4
• StuntMANIA!pro 2.0.1
• Dodge That Anvil! 1.0.5
• IT Enquirer Awards of Excellence 2007
• Jerry Bruckheimer in deal with MTV to develop video games
• New firmware enables PS1 games on PSP through Remote Play
• Movie-Makers Win Copyright Case Against TorrentSpy
• Beta of XP update made public (FYI for bootcamp users)
• Final Cut Pro: Dropped Frames--Causes and Solutions (Apple)
• MainStage: Controls sometimes flash black (Apple)
• Mac OS X: Email notification doesn't get sent after fax is received (Apple)
• Xsan, multimedia apps: Troubleshooting dropped frame issues (Apple)
• Back to My Mac: Supported router devices (Mac OS X 10.5) (Apple)
• iPhoto 2: Can't publish to .Mac (Apple)
• iSync, Mac OS X 10.4: Issues with iSync and Palm device if Palm Desktop not installed (Apple)
• Mac OS X Server 10.5: Unable to join Windows clients to PDC after upgrading (Apple)
• How to listen to video podcasts and conserve power (Apple)
• Mac OS X Server version 10.5: Location of canned email templates (Apple)
• iSync: No alert when syncing with full Nokia N90 phone (Apple)
• Xsan: Computer showing IPv6 address may not allow authentication (Apple)
• Final Cut Pro 4.5 (and earlier) Not supported on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Apple)

• Mac Guitar Hero III v1.1 Patch
• OS X PCI Ethernet card compatibility page updated
• Mac NAS reports page updated (another report on NASLite software)
• Mac Drive Upgrades/Compatibility Database Updated (9 new reports)
• Final Cut Studio doesn't display or import Flash content after upgrading to QT 7.3.1 (Apple)
• Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode (Apple)
• Final Cut Pro: Lack of responsiveness due to network volumes (Apple)
• Mac OS X 10.5: Mail message attachment(s) are not saved (Apple)
• "Well Known" TCP and UDP ports used by Apple software products (Apple)
• iPod game: Phase Requirements (Apple)
• Artists do not appear in Artists menu on iPod if part of a compilation (Apple)
• Apple Pro Tip of the Week: Scheduling iCal via Mail
• Vaporware 2007: Long Live the King (Wired)
• Lawyer: Apple's the loser in ThinkSecret deal
• Apple Forces Shutdown Of Think Secret Web Site
• Leopard Cache Cleaner 4.0.3
• Dragthing's 50th update
• Quantum 1.1.0 (Asteroids-like game)
• MacPool 8.6.1
• Macware Releases Logo Design Studio Pro
• Inside iPod Touch (Businessweek)
• NeoOffice 2.2.2 patch 6
• Mac Pilot 2.4.6
• Dofus 1.21 (free MMORPG)
• NPD: Mac users saving music business
• 50% of Mac Users in the U.S. Paid to Purchase Music Downloads vs 16% of PC Users
• 3D Realms' George Broussard Tosses Out Duke Nukem Forever Information Scraps
• Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer
• Desperately seeking Wii

• Apple doc with info on Security Update 2007-009 v1.1
• Apple posts version 1.1 of Security Update 2007-009 for Leopard/Tiger
• Review of Proavio EB4CR Combo-RAID Enclosure
• Freeverse free game offer, reminder to give to those in Need
• Mac CPU Upgrade Reports Database Updated
• MacBook Pro (Late 2007): Display issues (shimmering) after DVD restore (Apple)
• Intel-based Macs: Troubleshooting issues after using the SMC Firmware Updater (Apple)
• Apple Remote Desktop: Why features may be grayed out in the Admin application (Apple)
• Restore error messages on the iPhone and iPod touch (Apple)
• WebObjects compatibility guide (Apple)
• OS X 10.5: Developer preview of Java SE 6 for Leopard available from the Apple Developer Connection (Apple)
• OS X 10.5: Unable to manually establish dial-up connection via AirPort base station (Apple)
• Front Row: Cannot stream audio to AirPort Express Base Stations in OS X 10.5 Leopard (Apple)
• AppleScript, OS X 10.5: Remote Apple Events setting not preserved after upgrading (Apple)
• Sorting Spotlight search results in Mac OS X 10.5 (Apple)
• .Mac, iDisk Utility for Windows XP: "Cannot Copy filename: Cannot read from the source file or disk" (Apple)
• Boot Camp 2.0: Selecting the correct Apple Japanese (JIS) Keyboard type for Windows (Apple)
• NoLimits Roller Coaster Sim v1.7 update for Mac
• Apples For The Army (Forbes)
• Apple: Stuff You Really Want (Forbes)
• Does Japan need the iPhone? (Businessweek)
• WhiteCap 5.0.5 (visual plugin for iTunes)
• Ambrosia Releases WireTap Studio 1.0.4 (dec. 20th)
• Ambrosia updates pop-pop Action Game (v1.0.6)
• Ambrosia Updates iSeek Internet Search Utility (v1.1.3)
• Ambrosia Updates EasyEnvelopes Widget (v1.0.7)
• Apple's iTunes tutorials
• Cracking Open R2-D2
• Canon releases new firmware for 1Ds Mark III
• Pimp your PC
• Unreal Engine 3 licensed for Sin City game
• ATI Catalyst v7.12 ref drivers for XP/Vista (FYI for bootcamp users)