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IMP Live 045

Apple News:

  • Keaton: Apple Shareholder meeting help - no real excitement or news - via MacWorld

Software News:

  • Lee: OS X 10.5.7 reportedly seeded to developers - via AppleInsider
  • Keaton: Apple release beta of Safari 4 for Mac and Windows - via Apple's site
  • Mike: 1Password quickly updated to work with Safari 4 beta - via MacWorld
  • Bart: Apple update Mobile Me web interface - mostly cosmetic, still missing really basic functionality like ability to add alarms to calendar events - via Apple Support
  • Stu: Apple release update for AppleTV - no noticable new features

Security News (Bart):

  • Adobe release Flash update to address security problems - via Adobe Support  (check your flash version in all browsers by visiting http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/)
  • Microsoft released and advisory warning of a cross-platform flaw in Excel that affects Macs - no fix yet, so best not to open Excel files from untrusted sources! - via Microsoft TechNet
  • Adobe disclose un-patched flaw in all versions Acrobat and Reader, patch expected March 11, temporary fix is to disable JavaScript with these apps - via Adobe

iPhone/iPod/iTunes News:

Hardware News

  • Keaton: RUMOR : New iMacs around the corner - via TUAW
  • Mike: Stories of Apple not repairing MacBook Air hinge defect within warranty? - via Engadget

Attack of the Clones:

  • Stu: Apple & Psystar file joint filing on protecting confidential data - via ArsTechnica
Lawyers Corner:
  • Bart: Mediation between Apple & Pystar leads nowhere (shock horror) - via ArsTechnica

Picks of the Week

  • Stu: Facebook App for iPhone
  • Lee: ZumoDrive for Mac and iPhone
  • Mike: Print & Share For the iPhone $6.99 US
  • Keaton: Naked Light No, no, it's not what you think, it's just a very poorly named image editor for mac.
  • Bart: Shopping List - Free iPhone App that does what it says on the tin