Apple Releases Mac OS 10.5.4 Update
July 1, 2008
The new update to Leopard has just been released. The 88 MB (561 MB for the Combo) 10.5.4 patch is available from the built-in Software Update utility, or as a separate download from Apple’s site. According to the site, the update is recommended to all users and includes general fixes that enhance stability, compatibility and security.
More details can be found at the Apple Support section. The changes listed include: recent Apple security updates, resolves an issue with saving and reopening Adobe Creative Suite 3 files on a remote server, includes additional RAW image support for several cameras, addresses an issue that may result in a partially installed X11 application, improves L2TP VPN client reliability, [Read more]
Apple Releases Mac OS 10.5.3 Update
May 28, 2008
The new update to Leopard has just been released. The 420 MB 10.5.3 patch is available from the built-in Software Update utility, or as a separate download from Apple’s site. According to the site, the update is recommended to all users and includes general fixes that enhance stability, compatibility and security.
More details can be found at the Apple Support section. The changes listed include: AirPort fixes; Time Machine fixes, including compatibility issues with Aperture 2; several Spaces problems addressed; many Mail issues resolved; Address Book, Automator, iCal, iChat, Parental Controls, and VoiceOver received numerous fixes and improvements; new cameras supported in RAW Image; much more.
Many other improvements are listed in the official document: About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update.
The standalone download can be found at: Mac OS X 10.5.3 Combo Update.
Where to Find Free Images and Art Resources for Blogs?
May 1, 2008
Where does one find images that can be posted online without infringing copyright laws? That’s a common problem faced by bloggers, at least by the ones who don’t want a DMCA complaint filed against them.
With most of the online material belonging to someone and being posted by someone else, it’s easy to unknowingly become an accomplice to content theft. Somehow, it’s easier to tell when text is free for distribution. What about all the ubiquitous art and images with no obvious authorship or copyright notices? In many cases it’s impossible to tell. It would be desirable to get them at the source, or at sites with clearly stated ownership and distribution policies.
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Revised Thumbnail Creator for the Revolution Pro Theme
April 3, 2008
Some people were experiencing problems with the original thumbnail generator. Automator is not exactly a robust piece of software making debugging not much fun.
I’ve broken the original application in three parts with a main workflow calling each one in turn. Although this is less elegant and a bit more complicated to install, it should be more reliable.
The download now consists of folder containing 4 mini workflows. Here’s how to get it working: [Read more]
WordPress 2.5 Released
March 29, 2008
As it had been predicted, WordPress 2.5 has just been made available coinciding with WordCamp Dallas.
This blog is already running the new version and the upgrade was as painless as possible. It took less than 15 minutes, and that was mostly due to the slow uploading of files. Just make sure to check that all your plugins are up-to-date and that none of them conflicts with release 2.5. A good place to check for plugin compatibility is the Plugin Compatibility 2.5 list maintained by the WordPress community. Full directions to upgrade are listed in the Upgrading WordPress guide. [Read more]
