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Peacekeeper benchmark results of Safari 5 vs other browsers (Chrome, Opera, iCab, FFox)
Rod sent results of his PeaceKeeper Browser Benchmarks - Safari 5 vs Other Browsers (current versions of Chrome 6.x, iCab 4.x, Opera 10.x, FF 3.6.3, etc) run from his Mac Mini 2.26GHz (OS X 10.6.3 and Win XP Pro SP3) and a PC (3GHz Core 2 Duo, WinXP Pro SP3). The PC's tests also included IE 8 results.
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Mac NAS user reports page updated (Lacie Network Space 2 report/tests)
I've updated the Mac user reports on NAS with a Lacie Network Space 2 owner's notes/lantest benchmark results.
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Another Team Fortress 2 Update
2nd update in 24 hours:

"Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

    Engine
  • Fixed a crash related to model caches.
  • Fixed a crash related to empty proxy files.
  • Fixed a rare crash involving corrupted voice-comm playback.

    Team Fortress 2
  • Fixed some issues with the community submitted tips.
  • Fixed a case where servers could get stuck in an infinite loop while spawning bots.
  • Made the training HUD code more robust, so it doesnĂt crash if the client has modified HUD resource files.
  • Fixed a potential crash in the HUD during startup.
  • Fixed a level change crash related to Bot navigation meshes.
  • Disabled quickswitch UI in training to reduce confusion.
  • The Demoman's battleaxe now sounds like a sword.
Missed a note from yesterday:
  • The Eyelander now collects the heads inside Eyelanders of Demomen it decapitates."
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    Apple/products related News/Articles/Reviews

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    Software Updates, Freebies and Related Articles
    (later added first)

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    Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Doc updates

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    Western Digital WDTV Live Beta v1.03.22 Firmware Update
    Eddie sent a note that earlier this week Western Digital posted a WDTV Live Beta v1.03.22 firmware update with some long-requested features like DVD menu support and fixes. (Although many Live owners are upset over their new "Plus" model that also has Netflix (US) support which is not added in the Live firmware.)
    FYI: Eddie later wrote with this beta firmware his Mpeg4 movies (made using handbrake for AppleTV) FINALLY have chapter support. (Via Options button - the >| and |< buttons go to next/prev movie file, not chapter.)

    Beta v1.03.22 - What's new:
    • DVD navigation support.
    • Mediafly network service.
    • .mov chapter support.
    • Wireless adaptor support for ASUS USB-N13.
    • Security when mounting a network share on password protected local drives.

    Resolved issues:

    • File share group name - Network names must now match.
    • Aspect ratio issues.
    • Subtitle encoding for Big 5.
    • Resume remembering previous audio selection.
    • IDX +_SUB positioning issue causing video freeze.
    • PGS subtitle becoming frozen while using the delay function.
    • Network share intermittent detection issue.
    • Undetectable 4 TB My Book®.
    • Large capacity video file (.ts) unable to play.
    • DVR-MS video stop when fast forward at 6x.
    • Buffalo G300N not enumerating

    See the linked page for info on applying the update and how to How to Roll Back to v1.02.21 firmware. (The latest official release to date.) Here's a link to the WD Live forums thread on the beta firmware.

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