GFI Software (http://www.gfi.com), an IT solutions provider for small and medium-sized enterprises, has released GFI LANguard 9.6, an update of the network security solution for automating missing patch detection and remediation for the top five web browsers running on Windows systems — Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera Browser.
Read MoreApple’s upcoming US$1 billion data center could become the hub for an all-streaming broadcast network, says tech pundit Nike Carr, as reported by “InformationWeek” (http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/interviews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228200358). And I think an Apple home server could fit into the picture.
Read MoreKavaSoft (http://www.kavasoft.com) has released KavaServices 4.2, an update of the collection of commands that transforms the Services menu in Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”). The upgrade adds support for translating text between 58 different languages.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a nominee for TIME’s 2010 Person of the Year. You can see the list of this year’s candidates (listed in alphabetical order) below. As usual, TIME’s editors who choose the actual Person of the Year reserve the right to disagree with readers.
You can see the 2010 Person of the Year poll here and who is winning so far at http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2028734_2029036_2029037,00.html . As we post this story, Jobs is in fourth place, trailing Julian Assange, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (listed as one “person”) and Lady Gaga.
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Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.5. You can obtain it via the Software Updates component of the Mac OS X System Preferences app. According to Apple, the update:
° Improves reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers.
° Addresses performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture.
° Addresses stability and performance of graphics applications and games.
° Resolves a delay between print jobs.
° Addresses a printing issue for some HP printers connected to an AirPort Extreme.
° Resolves an issue when dragging contacts from Address Book to iCal.
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