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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. TechChuck » Mac Users - Technology stories from all around the web! Microsoft slapped for Windows-only Office patch May 13, 2009 at 7:02 pm Microsoft has defended its decision to release a Windows-only security patch for its Office program after a researcher warned it put Mac users of the software at risk. Swa Frantzen, in a blog item posted to the SANS Institute's Daily Handler's Diary, said a bulletin Microsoft issued Tuesday violated the company's own position on "responsible disclosure," which admonishes security researchers to publicly divulge vulnerabilities only after a software maker has had time to fix them. What's more, he said the move would make it easier to attack Office for the Mac. XSS flaws found in sites of multiple anti-virus firms Researchers: image spam making unexpected return Microsoft Readies 'Critical' PowerPoint Patch Mac OS X Update Hiccups Rile the Mac Faithful May 13, 2009 at 4:23 pm Mac users have reported an unusual number of problems installing Mac OS X 10.5.7, the huge security and feature update that Apple unveiled yesterday. According to messages posted on Apple's support forum, some users have had trouble downloading the update, while others have seen their Macs hang with a blue screen during installation. While most Computerworld staffers who use Macs reported no issues with 10.5.7, one editor went through three downloads before it successfully completed, while a reporter received the same message yesterday that several users said they'd seen. No iPhone at WWDC? Really? Microsoft slapped for Windows-only Office patch Elgato Video Capture Records Analog Video to MPEG-4, H.264 Kerio MailServer 6.7 May 13, 2009 at 11:43 am Yesterday, amidst the SlingMobile débâcle and an OS update, Kerio Technologies released Kerio Mail MailServer 6.7. The mail and collaboration server, often used as a replacement for Exchange, has added several new features, including a few geared toward Mac users. The Kerio Global Address List (GAL) is a new feature that provides a simple way to get address and contact info from clients like Outlook or Entourage. It syncs and authenticates with both Microsoft Active Directory and Apple Open Directory, as well as Kerio's own user directory. In any company, people join and leave the group, and users are often required to manually update their address books to add and remove entries. With GAL, it's a single directory in a single place, and changes are transparent for users. It supports Entourage, works with the iPhone and functions offline. No iPhone at WWDC? Really? Another Hint Palm Pre Will Launch May 19 AT&T Defends SlingPlayer's Wi-Fi Limit Apple to Microsoft: It's On May 13, 2009 at 2:39 am Are you sick of the constant Mac-versus-PC bickering? If so, I hate to be the bearer of bad news: Apple has unleashed its latest batch of "Get a Mac" TV ads, one of which takes direct aim at Microsoft's "Laptop Hunters" series of ads. With "Elimination," Apple responds directly to the Laptop Hunters campaign for the first time. John Hodgman's PC character brings along a few of his friends to find the best computer for a shopper named Megan. Megan wants a computer without viruses or crashes or headaches, and ultimately chooses a Mac. Gmail imports emails and contacts, killing another excuse for Hotmail News 'Flash': Adobe Gets More Open-Source Friendly Laptop Hunters Ad Wars: Apple Strikes Back   This email was sent to arildinho13@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.