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syadasti
03-18-2008, 08:05 PM
Start patching - I updated a few hours ago...

GARGANTUAN OS X UPDATE FIXES ALMOST 100 SECURITY FLAWS

SEVERITY: HIGH

18 March, 2008


SUMMARY:

* These vulnerabilities affect: OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) and OS X 10.5.x
(Leopard), both client and server versions

* How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack,
including enticing one of your users into visiting a URL or web site

* Impact: Various results; in the worst case, attacker executes code
on your user's computer, potentially gaining complete of your user's
computer

* What to do: OS X administrators should download, test and install
Security Update 2008-002:http://tinyurl.com/2r3nbd

Safari 3 buggy and slower than Firefox 3 beta too:happydance:

Today, Apple released a security update fixing thirteen security issues in Safari 3 for OS X and Windows. The worst of these vulnerabilities potentially allows attackers to execute malicious code on your Safari user's machines. If you use Safari in your network -- whether on a PC or Mac -- you should update to version 3.1 as soon as you can. Some of the fixed vulnerabilities include:

-Webkit buffer overflow vulnerability
-Safari certificate spoofing vulnerability
-Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Safari

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563

DirtyDog
03-18-2008, 09:37 PM
Latest Safari is pretty crappy I have to admit. Hopefully this will improve things.

stinkyboy
03-18-2008, 10:23 PM
Latest Safari is pretty crappy I have to admit. Hopefully this will improve things.

I still get random hangs and quits when I'm jumping around in Safari with way too many apps open.

Maybe the Vista update will help.

:think:

Squeak
03-19-2008, 12:39 PM
My Macbook pro 17" arrives next week.

:banana:

$tinkle
03-19-2008, 02:01 PM
itunes just pushed me a safari patch an hour ago
wtf?

$tinkle
03-20-2008, 02:33 PM
first hour using safari.

it's now my default browser on my work laptop.

syadasti
03-20-2008, 02:36 PM
first hour using safari.

it's now my default browser on my work laptop.

FF 3 is best...

$tinkle
03-20-2008, 05:35 PM
so far, every shortcut key combo has worked out for me.
didn't know about ff3 (still on 2.0 on my desktop), but i have to give this due diligence. it's sooooo nice, and for a yet-to-be-explained reason, isn't as hesitant & cpu hungry.

syadasti
03-20-2008, 05:53 PM
so far, every shortcut key combo has worked out for me.
didn't know about ff3 (still on 2.0 on my desktop), but i have to give this due diligence. it's sooooo nice, and for a yet-to-be-explained reason, isn't as hesitant & cpu hungry.

http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/14391

$tinkle
03-21-2008, 05:59 AM
ok, i'll be using safari until then. it's just become an unbearable hog. i'm pretty sure the fact that i keep 999 days of history doesn't help, but something is gumming up the works & i've taken all addons off & done all the other "tricks" you find when googling.

syadasti
03-21-2008, 06:15 AM
ok, i'll be using safari until then. it's just become an unbearable hog. i'm pretty sure the fact that i keep 999 days of history doesn't help, but something is gumming up the works & i've taken all addons off & done all the other "tricks" you find when googling.

FF2 is still faster than the latest Safari for me as I have extensions that cut down on the crap it has to load - adblock, noscript (sometimes), flashblock (always), and fasterfox (within RFC) plus various about:config tweaks.

I haven't tried Opera in a while but before FF2 and all those great extensions for FF, it was faster for me...

syadasti
03-21-2008, 08:11 AM
ok, i'll be using safari until then. it's just become an unbearable hog. i'm pretty sure the fact that i keep 999 days of history doesn't help, but something is gumming up the works & i've taken all addons off & done all the other "tricks" you find when googling.

You can also check out the latest release of Lynx:banana:

2.8.6rel.5 - 20080126

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2830245&postcount=28

$tinkle
03-21-2008, 09:20 AM
it does load faster...

Silver
03-21-2008, 01:09 PM
I'm liking FF3. Much nicer than FF2 was on the mac...

$tinkle
04-17-2008, 09:47 AM
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/04/safari-311-upda.html