Apple Releases Security Updates To Address A Vulnerability

Apple has released security updates for OS X Yosemite, OS X El Capitan and Safari to address a vulnerability called “Pegasus” that potentially allows nefarious agents to take over a target device with a single click. You can download the updates via the Mac App Store. You should do it ASAP. 

Microsoft Releases Public Beta Of Office 2016 For Mac

Microsoft has released the public beta of Office 2016 for Mac on the Microsoft Office webpage, most notably bringing a redesign and Retina support to the suite of apps. The beta can be downloaded for free and provides an alternative to Apple’s iWork suite. The beta is a 2.5GB download and takes close to 6GB of your hard drive space after it installs. A subscription to Office 365 costs $10 per month, or $100 per year and gives you the right to download Office software to up to five computers. It’s a pricing model that Microsoft has used for Office for iPad. Right now the beta doesn’t require a subscription. Microsoft says the public version of Office for Mac 2016 will be released in the second half of 2015. You can download the beta from Microsoft’s website. It’s supported only on the latest version of Mac OS X Yosemite. 

Apple Releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 And iOS 8.1.3

The OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 update released the other day and includes fixes for Wi-Fi disconnection errors, slow web page loading, and a nasty potential security bug that caused Spotlight to load remote email content even when the preference was disabled in Mail. You can now browse iCloud Drive in Time Machine. VoiceOver speech performance has been enhanced, and a bug that caused VoiceOver to echo characters when entering text on a web page has been squashed. Also an issue that may cause the input method to unexpectedly switch languages was fixed, and stability and security in Safari has been improved. Go on the Mac App Store to update. iOS 8.1.3 also released the other day, with the usual "bug fixes, increased stability, and performance improvements." The latest update to iOS decreases the amount of storage required to perform a software update, fixes an issue that prevented some users from entering their Apple ID password for Messages and FaceTime, and addresses an issue that caused Spotlight to stop displaying app results. It also fixed an issue preventing multitasking gestures from working on iPad, as well as adding new configuration options for education standardized testing. Be sure to tap on Settings > General > Software Update to install iOS 8.1.3.

Apple Releases First Update To OS X Yosemite

Today Apple released OS X Yosemite 10.10.1, which is the the first update to Yosemite. this update proves improved Wi-Fi reliability, improved reliability when connecting to a Microsoft exchange sever, improved reliability sending mail messages when using certain email service providers and improved reliability when connecting to remote computers using Back to my Mac.

Apple Announces The Public Beta Program Will Continue

Users who participated in the Public Beta testing of OS X Yosemite received an e-mail that indicated Apple will continue to offer the program in the future. It’s unclear whether Apple will offer the beta version of smaller software updates to members of the program. The public beta offering of Yosemite was a new program for Apple. While it was limited to the first 1 million users, Apple never announced the exact figures on how many people took part in the program.

Apple Announces That OSX Yosemite Is Available Today

During Apples press conference Apple announced that OS X Yosemite will launch today on the Mac App Store. OS X Yosemite will be available for free to all users with an eligible machine. Those eligible machine are the following, 

• iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
• MacBook (13" Late 2008 Fall, Early 2009 or later)
• MacBook Pro (13" Mid-2009 or later)
• MacBook Pro (15" Mid/Late 2007 or later)
• MacBook Pro (17" Late 2007 or later)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
• Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
• Xserve (Early 2009)