January 25, 2005
Movable Type Public Service Announcement
Possible MT exploit ahoy!
Although minor point releases of Movable Type hardly warrant a blog post, it would appear this is a blog worthy one. I came across this entry in my FeedDemon this AM and thought it was worth passing along.
From the mouth's of Six Apart (makers of MT):
Version 3.15 fixes a vulnerability in the mail sending packages for all Movable Type versions which allows malicious users to send email through the application to any number of arbitrary users.All users should install this update.
If you aren't a MT 3 user, or simply don't want to upgrade, they also have plugins available that fix the problem.
Nab the news release on MT 3.15 here, or head on over and checkout the Movable Type Changelog.
January 24, 2005
Clearing Flash's 'Open a Recent Item' list
Problem: I needed to take a screenshot of Flash's Start Page for a project, but I don't want it showing all my recent files and would rather have an empty list.
Solution: Well, I'm not sure if this is the "ideal" way, or if there is some secret that everybody out there knows but me, but... Basically I had to open up ye ol' registry editor and do a quick search for one of my recently opened files. I stumbled onto the specific registry keys which needed to be deleted in order to clear the recent items list.
*** WARNING: Editing the registry may cause Flash to stop working, or your computer, or stop the planet's rotation. Use at your own peril, and most importantly, don't come crying to me if everything stops workin'. ***
Step 1) Close Flash. It seems like Flash writes the recently opened items to the registry after the program is closed, so if you have Flash open while trying to delete the keys, it just writes all back as soon as you close Flash.
Step 2) With Flash closed, open the Registry (on PC -- Mac user's are on their own) by selecting Start > Run..., typing "regedit", and clicking OK.
Step 3) Search for one of your known Recent Items documents or try navigating to:
HKEY_USERS \ S-1-5-21-823518204-1606980848-839522115-1003 \ Software \ Macromedia \ Flash 7 \ Recent File List
Delete any values in this folder (File1 through File10 -- leaving the (Default) entry).
Reopen Flash. If all went well, Flash's recently opened items list should now be clear and you're on your way to a nice screenshot or client presentation or what have you.
Does anybody out there know of an alternate way of clearing this list? Preferrably a method that doesn't involve using the registry editor.
January 21, 2005
Got my Mac mini!
A few hours ago, the good people at UPS dropped off my new little Mac mini (a name which I still don't like).
I'm still amazed at how small this thing is! It fits [comfortably] underneath my monitor stand with room to spare. Of course, we went for the upper-end mini, with 512 megs RAM and included wi-fi. I haven't had a chance to install any software on it, but looking forward to putting the whole Macromedia Studio 2004 suite on there later today.
And it was nice to see that it also includes iLife 05 so I can see how horribly the computer will fail with GarageBand 2. Which reminds me, I was shocked to hear a bootup sound when the Mac first loaded up and prompted me to register. This thing is barely bigger than a regular CD-ROM drive and they somehow managed to squeeze in a tiny speaker!
If you want to check out more on the Mac mini, I'll be posting pictures here shortly (after I transfer them from the digital camera and resize them), but in the meantime you can check out the fantastic page at the AppleInsider.
January 14, 2005
Flash Video on Family Guy
Always like to see Flash Video being picked up more and more. Especially by ones favorite cartoons.
http://www.fox.com/familyguy/index.htm#011405
Flash video, media components, requires FP7 - good stuff.
January 11, 2005
Apple posts QuickTime of MacWorld 05 Keynote (finally)
OK, so maybe they're only a few hours behind, but it was torture trying to follow the new product announcements in an auto-refreshing HTML window that only updated every few minutes.
So, without further delay, check out the slightly delayed Keynote:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/mwsf05/
New Photos of Apple's new flash memory based iPod!
With Steve Jobs' keynote now officially over, the Apple store has been updated with photos of the new iPod (sadly called 'iPod shuffle') on the front page!
You can also see photos of their (also poorly named) "Mac Mini".
Expect slow servers or error messages as they're no doubt being hammered right now.
Apple announces new tiny Mac
Wow! Hot off of the MacWorld San Francisco streets comes word that Apple recently announced their newest Mac. Sure, the details are few and far between at the moment (all news basically coming from blogs as Apple decided to not do a live feed of Steve Jobs' keynote speech this year), but Engadget is reporting the following:
Ross Rubin: Looks about a third of the size of the cube. Like you took a slice of the Cube. BYODKM: Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, and Mouse. It’s about 6” x 6” x 2.5”. Comes with Panther, iLife ‘05. $499 with 1.25GHz G4 processor. 40GB hard drive.
More details as they come.
Also of interesting note is the Apple Store is down, presumably while they load up all the new items being announced today (like iLife '05, etc) and we'll be able to see the pictures probably within an hour or two.
For those of you who want to follow along, you can check out Engadget's somewhat failing site here: Engadget -- Live from Macworld: Steve Jobs keynote.
Update [01]: Following comes direct from Engadget's site:
10:33am - Things are getting good. "Why doesn't apple offer a stripped-down Mac that is more affordable?" The Mac mini. About the width of a CD. Slot load combo drive (DVD/CD-R). DVI & VGA out. Ethernet. USB 2.0. Firewire. Runs quietly.10:35am - Holding it in palm of hand. Looks about a third of the size of the cube. Like you took a slice of the Cube. BYODKM: Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, and Mouse. It’s about 6” x 6” x 2.5”. Comes with Panther, iLife ‘05. $499 with 1.25GHz G4 processor. 40GB hard drive.
10:36am - Faster version is $599. Available January 22nd. Crowd is going wild.
Update [02]: Heck, while we're at it, here's some new iPod news, from MacMerc:
iPod Shuffle: really tiny (smaller than most packs of gum), no screen, weighs under 1 ounce. Cap on the bottom, USB 2. 12 hour rechargeable battery. PC/Mac. Looks about the size of a flash key drive.