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Apple Seeds 14th OS X 10.8.3 Build (12D78) to Developers

Posted on 12/03/2013 by J. Glenn Künzler

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In yet another continuation to Apple’s exhaustive testing for the upcoming OS X 10.8.3 update, Apple today seeded yet another build to developers today – their 14th build since testing began last November. The latest update comes just 6 days after the previous build, bears a build number of 12D78, and Apple again lists no known issues with the update.

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Apple Seeds 13th OS X 10.8.3 Build to Developers, Just 5 Days After the Previous Build

Posted on 06/03/2013 by J. Glenn Künzler

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Continuing their abnormally extensive testing for the upcoming OS X 10.8.3 update, Apple today seeded yet another build to developers today – their 13th build since testing began last November. The latest update comes just 5 days after the previous build, bears a build number of 12D76, and Apple again lists no known issues with the update.

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Apple Seeds 12th OS X 10.8.3 Beta (Build 12D74) to Developers

Posted on 01/03/2013 by J. Glenn Künzler

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Apple today released yet another beta of OS X 10.8.3 to developers – the 12th beta since testing began in late October. That makes OS X 10.8.3 the most exhaustively tested OS X update we’ve ever seen (especially for a minor maintenance update!). The update comes two weeks following the previous beta build.

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Apple Releases Emergency OS X Java Update Following Chinese Hack

Posted on 19/02/2013 by J. Glenn Künzler

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Following the Chinese hack affecting a number of Apple’s corporate Macs, Apple has released an emergency update to Java for OS X, patching the bug which allowed the hack. The update also re-enables Java for Mac after Apple recently remotely disabled it due to security concerns.

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Mozilla Releases Firefox 19 With New PDF Viewer

Posted on 19/02/2013 by Henry Taylor-Gill

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Mozilla today released Firefox 19. Its main new feature is a built in PDF viewer, which means you’ll no longer have to download a PDF file, and then open it with Preview.

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How to Create a Hidden Folder in OS X

Posted on 15/02/2013 by J. Glenn Künzler

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Have you ever wished you could just hide an entire folder on your Mac to guard it from prying eyes or accidental discovery? There are many reasons why you might want to secure or hide a folder on your Mac – especially if you use a shared computer. The good news is that Apple has built a way to to just that right into OS X, and all it requires is some quick work in Terminal!

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Apple Seeds 11th OS X 10.8.3 Beta (Build 12D68) to Developers

Posted on 14/02/2013 by J. Glenn Künzler

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Apple released yet another beta of OS X 10.8.3 to developers today – their 11th beta since testing began in late October. That makes OS X 10.8.3 one of the most exhaustively tested OS X update’s we’ve ever seen, especially in recent years. The update comes just one week following the previous beta build.

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