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Thu, 24 Jul 2003
SuperDrive DVD-Burner Upgrade for G4 PowerBooks
PowerBookResQ SuperDrive Upgrade. For just $399, you get a new DVD-Burner that works perfectly with
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Compatible with G4 PowerBooks 400 Mhz
through 1 GHz. Exp. 7/30
Services at your fingertips with HotService
DEVONtechnologies presents HotService 1.0 and updates WordService and ServicePack to version 2.5
HotService 1.0 makes the keyboard shortcuts of all installed services available right after launching Cocoa applications. Due to a bug in Mac OS X up to the current version 10.2.6, the system requires to pull down the Services submenu at least once to use the shortcuts. This is extremely annoying with text-centric services such as WordService, CalcService or the DEVONthink services.
WordService 2.5 features new commands for inserting date and time not only in short, but also in long, verbose form. Also, the keyboard shortcuts for shifting text blocks left or right have been modified and new shortcuts for inserting date and/or time have been added.
AntiWordService enables all well-behaved Cocoa applications able to read plain text, for example TextEdit or DEVONthink, to open Microsoft Word documents, BlueService sends selected text to compliant Bluetooth devices. CalcService and WordService insert new commands into the Services submenu allowing to make simple calculations and reformat text within any Services-aware Cocoa or Carbon application, for example TextEdit, Mail, ProjectBuilder, OmniWeb or DEVONthink. CalcService replaces a selected formula by the result of the calculation sending Calculator.app into retirement, and WordService provides a variety of 35 functions for converting, formatting, sorting or speaking text, inserting the current date, time or folder contents, and showing statistics about selected text.
AntiWordService, BlueService, CalcService, HotService and WordService require Mac OS X 10.1.5 or higher and are available as "ServicePack" or as separate files for free download from www.devon-technologies.com. BlueService also requires a BlueTooth adapter and a BlueTooth-enabled PDA or mobile phone to communicate with.
Yet another critical Windows security flaw
Microsoft has discovered a new Windows security flaw involving DirectX which can allow an attacker to execute code on a user’s system.
DirectX consists of a set of low-level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that are used by Windows programs for multimedia support. Within DirectX, the DirectShow technology performs client-side audio and video sourcing, manipulation, and rendering.
There are two buffer overruns with identical effects in the function used by DirectShow to check parameters in a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) file. A security vulnerability results because it could be possible for a malicious user to attempt to exploit these flaws and execute code in the security context of the logged-on user.
An attacker could seek to exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially crafted MIDI file designed to exploit this vulnerability and then host it on a Web site or on a network share, or send it by using an HTML-based e-mail. In the case where the file was hosted on a Web site or network share, the user would need to open the specially crafted file. If the file was embedded in a page the vulnerability could be exploited when a user visited the Web page. In the HTML-based e-mail case, the vulnerability could be exploited when a user opened or previewed the HTML-based e-mail. A successful attack could cause DirectShow, or an application making use of DirectShow, to fail. A successful attack could also cause an attacker’s code to run on the user’s computer in the security context of the user.
For more information or to obtain a patch if you're unlucky enough to be running Windows, see Microsoft's Security Bulletin MS03-030
Rainjul Announces Aizai 1.4 with WebKit Engine and Ninety-Nine Cent Special
SACRAMENTO, CA, USA, July 24, 2003 - Today, Rainjul released version 1.4 of Aizai http://www.rainjul.com/aizai/, the first technology to allow individuals and groups to view, create and distribute digital photos, movies, music, web pages, documents and folders via virtual television channels. Rainjul also announced their ninety-nine cent Summer Special offer. Aizai runs on Apple Computer's Mac OS X Jaguar.
"Aizai 1.4 has fully integrated support for the WebKit, the same engine that powers Apple's Safari browser. This is the most powerful and exciting release of Aizai yet", said Steven W. Schuldt creator of Aizai, "our ninety-nine cent Summer Special offer means that now every Mac user can afford to own the world's premiere video blogging software."
Version 1.4 also includes features improvements to performance, audio playback and channel feedback. The ninety-nine cent Summer Special offer begins today and ends September 30, 2003.
Aizai, downloadable as a demo, comes complete with Aizai Global Tuner and Aizai Global Broadcaster. A single user license costs $0.99 (US) during the Summer Special and can be purchased via PayPal. Licenses may also be purchased though Kagi for $1.00 (US). Registered users of Aizai get five starter channels on the Aizai Channel Service Network. Aizai runs on Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar or higher.
For more information: http://www.rainjul.com/aizai/
Contact: swschuldt@rainjul.com or 916-752-5534
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