Tag: safari
Apple Beefs Up Security in OS X and Safari with Updates
Apple introduced a security flaw in OS X 10.7.3, but a new software update being pushed out over Software Update fixes this flaw. The new OS X 10.7.4 update is available as a free update to all OS X Lion users. Apple also shipped a new version of their web browser Safari that now checks your [...]
Safari 5.1.4 Update Brings Javascript and Performance Fixes
Apple has pushed out a new version of Safari, with improvements to performance and stability. Safari 5.1.4 specifically targets Javascript performance with this update. Get the Safari 5.1.4 update through the OS X Software Update tool found under the Apple Menu in the upper left of your screen. If you run Windows or you prefer to [...]
Apple Pushes Minor Updates to Safari, Keynote & Windows iCloud
Apple pushed out some minor updates this week for the Safari Browser, Keynote (the company’s presentation application) and the iCloud Control Panel for Windows. The updates don’t add any new functionality to the supplications, but they do fix a few minor bugs. The update to Safari includes the following: Addresses issues that cause hangs and [...]
Apple Updates iTunes to 10.2.2 with Minor Bug Fixes
Apple issued an update to iTunes bringing the release version number to 10.2.2. This update is not a major one. It has some minor bug fixes relating to syncing, iTunes store previews and stability. iTunes updates often come around the same time as an iOS release. The latest version of iOS 4.3.2 was recently released. One [...]
Apple Issues OS X Security Update and Safari Update
Apple has issued two new updates for OS X users. These two updates include a security focused update for OS X and a collection of security updates to the Safari browser, bumping Safari up to version 5.0.5. These updates come along with a new update to iOS 4.3.2, which was pushed out earlier today. Apple [...]
Safari Browser the Latest to Get Do Not Track Feature, Coming in OS X Lion
Apple is adding a Do-Not-Track feature to the company’s Safari browser, which will be updated this summer when the next version of Apple’s Mac OS X software is expected to debut. The Do-Not-Track feature is a tool that allows consumers to opt out of having their information shared with advertisers who use it to serve [...]
Chrome will Block Malicious Windows Installers – Your Dad’s New Browser
New versions of the popular Google Chrome browser will take additional steps to prevent users from the dark side of the Internet by blocking, or warning users of, malicious windows installer files. Most often, these types of websites promise free screensavers or tools, but only deliver a headache in the form of viruses and other [...]
Apple Updates Safari Security With a Slew of Minor Fixes
Apple has a new update for their Safari browser. Primarily it is a security update with a lot of other minor issues mostly related to web page display and stability. Here are the bullet points from the update notice in OS X’s Software Update tool. This is found under the Apple menu in the upper [...]
How to Clear Your Web Browser History (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera)
If you visit a lot of websites in your favorite web browser and re-visit these sites over time, a small snippet of information is retained by your web browser, basically a memory of the last time you visited the site. In this article I will show you how to clear your browser history in five [...]
iOS 4.2 New Features Roundup for the iPad
Now that iOS 4.2 is finally being pushed out to users, there might be some questions about all the new features included. We’ve put together a series of posts about each of the major new features. The links to those articles are below. But there are also some other, less significant new features and we [...]
