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Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?: Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?In Mac OS X all windows are grey. I don't like itIn Mac OS X all windows are grey. I don't like it. I prefer the colours of Vista and its glasses effects.I wonder.....If this might be a tactic of Apple's to...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Safari, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?: At one time, Mac OS X's Aqua interface was light and colorful. Now it's taken a darker turn, and at times, in some applications, on some displays and for some eyes, much darker. At the same time, Apple also lets us make lemonade...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Apple Safari, Tab, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Apple's hard push of Safari hits Firefox market share: Apple's hard push of Safari hits Firefox market shareSafari is actually flatYour analysis of the numbers is off. The Safari (v 3 & v3.1) number in February is 4.56% and the combined number for April is 4.54%. March did show a overal bump for Safari, up to 4.78%,...; Tags: Web browsers, Apple Inc., Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
Apple's hard push of Safari hits Firefox market share: Apple's tactics of pushing Safari to all iTunes users seems to have been successful in putting Safari 3.1 on the browser map, although at the expense of Firefox. In data released by Net Applications for April, last month saw Firefox's market share drop by nearly 1% following strong month-on-month...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Safari 3.1 adoption spikes for Windows: Safari 3.1 adoption spikes for WindowsScaled growth...It's easy to "triple" your market share when your starting point is almost nil!So, according to this report, Apple's Safari 3.1 is now used by a whopping .21% of all Internet users? (Please note the "." in ".21%")I think this easily falls within...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows, Apple Safari, Safari 3.1 adoption, Safari 3.1, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-01

Safari 3.1 adoption spikes for Windows: Remember the whole kerfuffle on 18 March 2008 when Apple pushed out a Safari "update" to Windows iTunes users? (screenshot below) People had a problem with the fact that Apple also included Safari 3.1 with their Software Update service on Windows and it was labeled as an update with the...; Tags: Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-01
PayPal: "No intention" of blocking Safari: PayPal: "No intention" of blocking SafariApple lawyers have been busy this week!First they strong arm PowerPay into dropping Psystar, now they are threatening PayPal. Hmm, seems that Apple is the new 1,000lb gorilla!!RE: PayPal:Good to know. Safari is a modern secure browser like Firefox and IE.; Tags: Web browsers, PayPal, Apple Safari; Discussion threads 2008-04-19
PayPal: "No intention" of blocking Safari: In response to my piece yesterday that PayPal may ban Safari for being unsafe, PayPal public relations firm sent me the following email stating in no unspecific terms that "We have absolutely no intention of blocking current versions of any browsers, including Apple's Safari, from our website." Hi Jason,...; Tags: Apple Safari, Web Browser, PayPal, Web Browsers, Web Site Development, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-19
PayPal may ban Safari for being unsafe (updated): PayPal may ban Safari for being unsafe (updated)Linux didn't fall because no-one botheredI remember reading a report from one of the participants. Linux didn't fall becuse none of the teams invested any time into it until after the others fell. Whether that was out of the feeling that...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Linux, Apple Mac OS X, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, PWN-TO-OWN, PayPal, Apple Safari, phishing; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Apple should call PayPal's bluff: Apple should call PayPal's bluffIsn't the larger point, ....... why wouldn't Apple simply comply? It would seem that anything that protects their customer's from fraud is a good thing. Why does it always have to be Apple's way or the highway?Blaming the victimThis is nothing more than pay-pal...; Tags: Cyberthreats, SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Spam, SECURITY, Operating systems, PayPal, Apple Inc., Apple Safari, operating system, phishing; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
PayPal may ban Safari for being unsafe (updated): Online payment giant PayPal said yesterday that they're going to block Web browsers they deem unsafe from accessing their Web site. At issue are browsers that don't have strong anti-phishing protection. We are in the process of reimplementing controls which will first warn our customers when logging in to...; Tags: Apple Safari, Web Browser, PayPal, Phishing Protection, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-18
News to know: IBM; Microsoft; Googlehoo; Safari; Enterprise 2.0: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than art. Gallery (right). Better the Windows Vista devil you know than the Windows 7...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Apple releases Safari 3.1.1 security update: Apple releases Safari 3.1.1 security updateAnd they offered it to me, even though I said "ignore" Safari beforeThey also offered me a new iTunes+QuickTime, which I've "ignored" countless times before. (All I have is QuickTime installed.)They offered a new Apple Software Update, which I installed, so maybe the new...; Tags: Security administration, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Digital music, security, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Apple Software Update, Apple Software; Discussion threads 2008-04-16
Apple releases Safari 3.1.1 security update: Under cover of darkness, Apple released Safari 3.1.1 via Software Update tonight. In typical Apple form the description is purposefully vague, recommending the update "for all Safari users" and telling us that it "includes improvements to stability, compatibility and security." A-ha. Apple's About the security content of...; Tags: Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Security Administration, Apple Mac OS, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Apple plugs Pwn2Own winning vulnerability: Apple plugged the winning vulnerability in the Pwn2own contest on Wednesday in a Safari update. In an update for Safari (3.1.1), Apple fixed the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2008-1026, also known as the flaw that won hacker Charlie Miller $10,000.in the Pwn2Own contest at CanSecWest. This...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Mac OS X Server, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Try the New School approach to effective security spending: CIOs, IT managers, and security specialists all face difficult questions about security spending. This sample chapter from The New School of Information Security examines justifications for allocating resources for security, discusses ways to determine how much money you should spend, and explains how to decide where that money should be...; Tags: Apple Safari, Addison-Wesley, New School Of Information Security, Security; Book chapters 2008-04-10
WWDC '08 sessions and labs announced: Apple has posted a list of initial sessions and labs that will be part of WWDC '08. The list includes more than 60 how-to technical sessions and hands-on labs you can take at this years conference which takes place in San Francisco from June 9–13, 2008. The...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Session, Channel Management, Productivity, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-04
Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 faster on Mac OS X than Safari 3.1: Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 faster on Mac OS X than Safari 3.1Just how can MS let a bunch of punks beat them so badly? MS has the bestpaid employees on the planet, the best road map (just ask Steve Balmer), and the most to lose. What gives here????RE: Firefox 3.0...; Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Java, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-04-03
Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 faster on Mac OS X than Safari 3.1: Previous benchmark tests that I'd carried out on my Mac mini had shown that Safari 3.1 was the fastest browser for the Mac OS X. Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 changes that. Using the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark test my testing shows that Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 holds a 7%...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Apple Mac OS X, Beta, Firefox 3.0, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-03
Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 - Fastest browser yet!: Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 - Fastest browser yet!Amazing what you get with competition!!!Keep going guys!!News ticker java script bug not fixed yetOne thing is not fixed yet: a news ticker based on java script sends CPU usage skyhigh, like on this newspapers portal:http://www.kranten.comNasty little bug. I have reported it on...; Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Mozilla Firefox, Fastest Browser, Firefox 3.0 Beta 5, Web browser, Apple Safari, Firefox 3.0, JavaScript, Safari IS; Discussion threads 2008-04-02