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Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Update; Security Update 2013-004 (Lion); Security Update 2013-004 and Safari 5.1.9 (Snow Leopard)
Java SE 7u40 Released
OS X: Installing OS X On An External Volume
OS X: About Network Utility
Nisus Writer Pro 2.0.5 Word Processor Released
Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Update; Security Update 2013-004 (Lion); Security Update 2013-004 and Safari 5.1.9 (Snow Leopard)
The OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users, and improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.
This update:
• Fixes an issue that may prevent Mail from displaying messages
• Improves AFP file transfer performance over 802.11ac Wi-Fi
• Resolves an issue that may prevent a screen saver from starting automatically
• Improves Xsan reliability
• Improves reliability when transferring large files over Ethernet
• Improves performance when authenticating to an Open Directory server
• Addresses an issue that prevented a smart card from unlocking preference panes in System Preferences
• Contains the improvements included in MacBook Air (Mid 2013) Software Update 1.0
For detailed information about the security content of this update, see Apple security updates.
For more information, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5815?
Security Update 2013-004 (Lion)
Security Update 2013-004 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X.
For information on the security content of this update, visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
System Requirements:
OS X Lion 10.7.5
For more information, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1677
Security Update 2013-004 (Snow Leopard)
Security Update 2013-004 is recommended for all Snow Leopard users and improves the security of Mac OS X.
For information on the security content of this update, visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
System Requirements:
Mac OS X v10.6.8
For more information, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1678
About the security content of OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 and Security Update 2013-004:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
Safari 5.1.9 for Snow Leopard
Safari 5.1.9 allows users to enable the Java plug-in for Safari on a website-by-website basis.
System Requirements:
Mac OS X v10.6.8 Snow Leopard
For more information, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1569
For detailed information about this update, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5678
Java SE 7u40 Released
Oracle has released Java SE 7u40 (JDK and JRE versions) for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and other platforms. This release includes several new features like Java Mission Control, Deployment Rule Set, support for Retina display on Mac, and Hard Float ABI support on Linux ARM v7. It also includes bug fixes and enhancements.
For more information, visit:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
OS X: Installing OS X On An External Volume
A new Apple Knowledge Base article says some disk partition configurations may result in the OS X installer reporting that it could not create a Recovery System. If this happens, and you are unable to install or upgrade OS X, you may need to backup and erase your hard disk first. You can use Internet Recovery, or Recovery Disk Assistant to do this. You can also install OS X on an external volume.
This article describes steps to install OS X from your Mac to an external USB, FireWire, SDHC or SDXC card, or a Thunderbolt storage device.
For more information, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5911??
OS X: About Network Utility
A new Apple Knowledge Base article explains how to use Network Utility, an app included with OS X that helps you troubleshoot networking-related issues.
You can view the following information for each network connection from the Info tab:
• hardware address of the interface
• the current IP addresses assigned to the interface
• hardware speed and status (active or inactive)
• the name of the interface manufacturer and model (such as for an add-on PCI card in a Mac Pro or a connected USB to Ethernet adapter)
• a count of data packets sent and received over the interface
• a count of transmission errors and collisions on a connection
Network Utility also provides graphic user interface (GUI) methods for common command-line diagnostic tools, including:
To learn more about each of these tools and their uses, open Network Utility and select Network Utility Help from the Help menu.
You can use this information, together with network information provided by the Network pane of System preferences, to investigate your network connection.
For more information, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5897
Nisus Writer Pro 2.0.5 Word Processor Released
Nisus Writer Pro 2.0.5 is the top of the line Nisus word processor, whose features include tables of contents, indexing, cross references, extended macros, attribute-sensitive search, and more.
Friendly & Flexible
• Tools are right wherever you want them. Customize which palettes are seen and when. Assign any keyboard shortcut to any menu. Add any menu to the toolbar. You're in control.
Compatible
• Native file format (RTF) understood by just about everyone.
Nisus Writer also opens and saves Microsoft Word files and other popular formats.
New in version 2.0.5:
• Improved import of .doc/.docx files
• Support for in-document hyperlinks to run macros
• New macro objects (Bookmarks, CrossReferences, Link, Menu, Selection, Sound, StatusItem, TableCell)
• New macro commands
• Custom colors for highlighting hyperlinks
• Many tweaks and bug fixes.
Nisus Writer Pro is $79 for Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.8.
Upgrade is free for Pro 2.x users
Purchase price: $79 Single License
Free 15-day demo is fully functional. If you decide to purchase no additional downloads are needed, a license key unlocks the demo.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
For more information, visit:
http://nisus.com/pro/
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