Internet security firm @Stake issued three security advisories for Mac OS X on Tuesday. The vulnerabilities detailed in the advisories affect Mac OS X 10.2.8 and earlier versions, but not Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.
Read MoreApple has launched a .Mac & Contribute promotion that offers a one-year .Mac subscription and a full version of Macromedia Contribute 2.0 for US$149 ($249 retail value). The bundle must be purchased between October 22, 2003 and January 31, 2004 from the online Apple Store or from the Apple Store by phone. MacMinute reported earlier this month that Apple was offering .Mac members a $20 discount on Contribute.
Read MoreForbes has posted an amusing set of printer-friendly Halloween masks of CEOs, billionaires and dead celebrities. Included in the collection is an Apple CEO Steve Jobs pirate mask. “Argh! Thanks to the iPod, the chief executive of Apple Computer has become the best friend of music pirates everywhere. Sure, his online music service iTunes gives fans an opportunity to actually pay for their pop songs.
Read MorePopular technology columnist Walt Mossberg has written an interesting article today about the overwhelming success of Apple’s iPod, and how some recently released “clones” stack up against the most popular portable music player on the market. Specifically, Mossberg looks at the Dell DJ, from Dell, and the Samsung Napster YP-910GS, from Samsung. While he still prefers the iPod overall, he says that “for the first time, Apple has real competition in this market.
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