Apple Released Safari 3.2 – Bolsters Security

On Thursday afternoon, Apple released Safari Version 3.2. Although the update affects both Mac and Windows users, many of the Mac updates were provided in Apple’s October update for Mac OS X users. The update includes eight fixes specific to Safari Web browser and three specific to the Webkit rendering engine.

The full explanation of the 11 security fixes is way too long to include in this post and will probably put a few of you to sleep.  However, I do understand there are many techies who could probably be reading this post and are curious to read technical jargon.  If this is the case, please click here to learn more about the eleven fixes included in this latest security release.

Safari 3.2 is available via the Apple Software Update application, the Apple Software Downloads page, or Apple’s Safari download site.   I strongly encourage you to update your browser to include this latest security patch.  The Internet is not as safe as it used to be during the Pioneer days.  Good Day.

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Flock is Upgraded to Version 2.0.1

Credit: Flock Corporation

I found out by accident that my favorite social Web browser Flock, had been upgraded to version 2.0.1.  Unfortunately my source didn’t have much information about the new stuff in this latest release.

This is what little information was available:

(1)  MySpace has been integrated as a people service.  (2)  Revver has been added as Media Bar search service. (3)  Flock can now detect Media RSS streams, load them in the Media Bar, and subscribe to them.

Flock automatically connects you with over twenty of your favorite online services.  Just log in and Flock does the rest.

Flock is amazing and highly persuasive.  The thoughts behind it is really interesting and takes the concept of aggregation to a new level.

What really disappoints me is the disregard that Flock’s Devs have for its loyal users.  Every time there is a new release, you have to find out about it through third parties.  In order to find out what is new with the upgrade, you have to search under the rocks to obtain the information.  Most, if not all Web browsers, bend themselves backward to keep their users informed of what is going on with their software

Not with Flock.  These people are worse than Apple in keeping secrets.  I wonder why they do this?  It just doesn’t make sense to me.  I asked this question in a Flock site and my comment was not published.  Then I asked the same question in Flock’s Feedback section and as of this time, Flock has not answered my question.

But Flock is such a great product, that I continue to use it in spite of the cold attitude of Flocks marketing people.  I just wish they could be more communicative with Flock’s user community.  Is this wishful thinking?  Good Day.

Download Flock 2.0.1 (Mac, Linux and Windows versions)

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