Year: 2002

Apple has released Security Update July 2002 for Mac OS X via Software Update. The update “includes the updated components, Apache v1.3.26, mod_ssl v2.8.9 and OpenSSH v3.4p1, which provide increased security to prevent unauthorized access to applications, servers, and the operating system.”

Boris FX today announced that Boris FX 6.1 is now shipping for Mac OS X and Windows XP. Boris FX is an application for integrated effects creation in nonlinear editing, with features such as animated apply modes, motion blur, particles, lighting effects and displacement mapping.

A story from the Associated Press notes that twice within the last two years, a number of executives at Apple sold off large numbers of shares right before poor earnings announcements. Several insider trading analysts are now commenting on the issue. “It’s always a bit suspicious when executives sell before a warning,” said Martin Friedman, director of research at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Inc.

OSXFAQ is a site devoted to helping users get more out of Mac OS X. Today they have released the first in-depth lesson of their Mac OS X UNIX How To section,”How To Fix Stubborn Trash & Why It Won’t Delete.” In addition, the site has a new column posted from Tim Hillman entitled, “The Windows Centric Education Administrator.”