CNET reports that Apple has recently released an update for OS X that fixes 15 flaws in the operating system, some of them "critical".
The latest patch fixes various bugs in Apache 2, CoreFoundation (2), IPSec, Kerberos, lukemftpd, OpenLDAP, OpenSSH, PPPDialer, QuickTime Streaming Server, rsync, Safari (2), SquirrelMail and tcpdump. So if any of those sound important to you, you should upgrade immediately. If not, you should upgrade immediately.
[Via: Apple fixes 15 flaws in Mac OS X]
[Link: Apple Security Updates from Apple.com]
[Link: Apple releases new security update from MacMinute]
[Link: Security Update 2004-09-07]
In other Apple news, Think Secret reports that Apple is planning on opening at least 6 "mini" Apple retail stores in the upcoming months.
They offer this bite-sized quote:
Mac enthusiasts without a nearby store shouldn't despair, however: sources say Apple originally committed to opening 50 of the smaller stores by the end of 2005, with 20 of those opening by the end of 2004 -- greatly increasing the odds that more new regions will have access to an official Apple store.
Apparently the first six mini store openings will be in the following shopping malls:
And the size of these smaller Apple stores?
The smaller stores will continue the downsizing trend that Apple has employed with recent stores. Initial retail stores were about 6,000 square feet, which was later reduced slightly to 4,500 square feet. But when Apple decided to construct some 3,000 square-foot stores, it discovered something interesting: customer traffic increased over the larger stores and they still produced 90 percent of the sales volume of their bigger brothers. Based on that traffic and financial model, Apple decided to create an even smaller prototype store of about 1,500 square feet.
So there you go. Look for an Apple store coming to your neighborhood soon.
[Link: Details emerge on Apple "mini" retail stores from Think Secret]
Posted by peter on September 07, 2004 at 08:23 PM