Saturday, August 14, 2004
Saturday Tech News Blog
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| Tech News 8-14-04 Apple Remembers Jaguar MacNN is reporting that Apple has released an update for the Safari browser that Jaguar uses. Apple has also issued an update for the iPod earlier in the week. Panther Update Okay We have not encountered problems with the latest update from Apple and most of the reports to MacFixIt are of the positive variety as we previously reported. Go ahead and install the update if you haven’t already. Remember to Repair Disk Permissions accessed from the Utilities files after you have installed the updates and restarted. Yahoo Security Update for IM CNET reports that Yahoo has issued a security update for their Instant Messaging applications. If you use Yahoo’s IM, please read the article from CNET. We Got Ours The Novell / Linux Technical Resource Kit finally arrived in the mail. We read about this Dark Tip from Kevin Rose and passed the word on to you. Hope you took advantage of this offer courtesy of the Dark Tipper. Technology Clip Art Microsoft has technology based clip art available free at the MS web site. What is a Packet? In our continuing effort to make geek speak more meaningful to you, we are offering the word of the day, packet. You here the IT guys talk about packets of information, and according to the Technomom’s web site, a packet is: “A unit of data sent across a network. When a large block of data is to be sent over a network, it is broken up into several packets, sent, and the reassembled at the other end. Packets often include checksum codes to detect transmission errors. The exact layout of an individual packet is determined by the protocol being used.” Leo On the Air Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy on KFI will be on the air this weekend from 12-3 pm PDT answering questions from you on anything with a chip. Listen to Leo live on KFI AM 640 in Southern California or on the Internet elsewhere. Weekend Tune-up If you use Ad-Aware, Virex, and/or Norton, it is time to visit your update site and install the new fixes available for these applications. Then you can scan for spyware and viruses to insure that you have a happy computer. Free Tech Support We would love to help you with your computer question, but one difficulty we have experienced is a lack of all the details when someone is having problems. Please use the submit a question form and include everything that you know about the issue: your computer/specifications, operating system, application/version, problem, when does the problem occur, what did you do to the computer prior to the problem, what resources have you searched for solutions, and any other information that you feel might help us help you. Finally, include your e-mail address or check the news section frequently in the event that we need more information to provide you with a good answer. We will not, nor have we any interest in using your e-mail address for anything other than provide you with a sound and timely response. 
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