The SANS Institute Internet Storm Center points out Apple’s Monthly OS X Security Patch with goodies for everyone, including patches that address recent Safari issues and the flaw in Launch Services that allowed “safe” file types to launch unsafe executables. Get patching!
Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley reports FoxPro Faithful Await Microsoft ‘Sedna’. “This week, FoxPro developers received a first test build of a new set of technologies, code-named Sedna, designed to make FoxPro interoperable with Windows Vista, Office 2007 and .Net.”
“Visual FoxPro developers, oft-overlooked by Microsoft, are about to get an infusion of new technologies [...]
OSNews points to two articles that juxtapose in a Point-CounterPoint fashion. What I read: in the first piece, the author is desperately trying to prove that Windows sucks less than before. Bugs are fixed. Bad driver models replaced. Security is tightened. This is incremental improvement, laudable, expected, but not compelling, and not worth the cost [...]
Computerworld News notes Apple unveils Intel-powered Mac minis. “Apple Computer’s Mac mini became the company’s latest offering to make the transition to Intel processors today, with one of the two new models featuring a dual-core chip.”
Quick summary: Intel single-core 1.5 MHz, 512 Mb, 60 Gb, read-only DVD for $600. Intel dual-core 1.67, 512, 80, DVD-write, [...]
Date: Thursday, March 2nd 7:00-9:00PM
Place: Dartmouth College, Carson Hall, Room L01
Presenters: Jonathan S. Linowes
Topic: Xaraya
Xaraya is an extensible, Open Source web application framework written in PHP and licensed under the GNU General Public License. Xaraya delivers the requisite infrastructure and tools to create custom web applications that include fully dynamic multi-platform Content Mangement [...]
