As pointed out by Frank Elgar, the long-awaited patch for SPSS 11 for OS X is
now available. I'm making this available at:
ftp://ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca/pub/SPSS11OSX/
Please let me know if there are any problems.
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Instructional Software Coordinator doors for cats--I once calculated that,
Academic Computing & Networking since the dawn of civilisation, nine
University of Manitoba hundred and seventy-eight man-centuries
622 Engineering have been used up that way. I could show
Ph: 204-474-9475 Fx: 204-474-7920 you figures." --The Door Into Summer
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The SPSS 11 patch for Mac OS X 10.4, scheduled for release "on the
last week of July," is now available.
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:39:08 -0500
From: proactive(a)spss.com
To: software(a)cac.washington.edu
Subject: SPSS Proactive Notification - SPSS for Macintosh Patch
availability notice
A patch for SPSS 11.0 for Macintosh OS X has been posted to the support
Web site. This patch will upgrade your existing SPSS 11.0 for Mac to
version 11.0.4, and will allow SPSS 11.0 for Macintosh OS X to run on
the
Mac OS X "Tiger" Operating System (v10.4).
To download the patch, please go to: http://support.spss.com and select
"Login to Support". After entering your login information, go to the
"Patches and Utilities" link and click on the "SPSS Patches" menu item.
Then select ~SMacintosh Patches~T, and click on the patch you would like
to download. You will need your Support Web site User Id and
Password to
access this information. If you have forgotten your user id or password
you
can use the Find Password feature on our web site. This can be found at:
http://support.spss.com/password.html/ Alternatively, you can use
guest/guest for your login and password and we encourage you to request
one
while at the Support Web Site.
NOTE- SPSS for Mac OS X 11.0 Grad Pack users: To obtain version 11.0.4
(Tiger compatible) of the SPSS 11 for Mac OS X Grad Pack, please contact
SPSS Customer Service at your local SPSS office. (Contact details for
North America are service(a)spss.com or 1.800.521.1337)
We are continually striving to provide more proactive communication to
our clients. However, if you do not wish to receive further proactive
e-mails from SPSS Technical Support, just reply to this message with
REMOVE on the subject line.
Thank you,
SPSS Technical Support
...pardon the intrusion but it seemed like a worthy cause:
From: Shirley Payne <payne(a)VIRGINIA.EDU>
Date: August 29, 2005 12:59:34 PM CDT (CA)
To: SECURITY(a)LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] EDUCAUSE/I2 Security Awareness Video Contest -
Submission Deadline November 18th
Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group Listserv
<SECURITY(a)LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>
THE EDUCAUSE/INTERNET2 COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY TASK FORCE is
holding a contest for short computer-security awareness videos
developed by college students for college students.
Contest winners will:
* Receive cash prizes
* Gain national exposure for their work:
- their videos will be featured on the Security Task Force Web site
< http://www.educause.edu/security >
- their videos may be included in campus security awareness
campaigns across the country
The deadline for submission has been extended to: November 18, 2005.
PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD out by forwarding this message to any
relevant campus mail lists, as well as professors, faculty, staff,
and students in the fields of computer science, information
technology, instructional technology, marketing, communications,
film, media arts and design, etc.
Contest details and downloadable video contest flyers are available
at: http://www.educause.edu/SecurityVideoContest
For additional information, contact the Security Task Force staff at
202-872-4200 or e-mail <security-video(a)educause.edu>.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Shirley Payne
Director for Security Coordination & Policy
University of Virginia
(EDUCAUSE Security Awareness & Training Working Group member)
...from:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1851752,00.asp
Intel Preps Mac OS X Developer Tools
By John Rizzo
August 24, 2005
Intel Corp. will port its software developer tools to Mac OS X and
will ship its first beta later this year, the chip maker told
developers on Tuesday at its first-ever session on Mac OS X at the
Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
Kevin Smith, director of Intel Compiler Labs, said that Intel will
port a complete set of compilers and performance-enhancing libraries
to Apple Computer Inc.'s Intel-based version of Mac OS X. Intel will
provide Mac tools for both single-core and multicore processors based
on Intel's latest compiler technology. Smith said that the tools will
contain the same feature set that Intel now provides for its Windows
and Linux development tools.
"We will offer one set of tools for all OSes," said Smith.
Intel's compilers and libraries will work as plug-ins to Apple's
Xcode development environment running in Mac OS X for Intel. Smith
said Intel has no plans to offer the Mac tools in a version running
on its Windows development environment. Developers creating software
for both operating systems must use the tools running on each
platform. The Mac OS X compilers and libraries will require Apple's
prototype Intel-based Macs hardware and won't run on generic PCs, he
said.
Intel will help developers migrate from PowerPC to Intel
architecture, according to Smith. Intel won't, however, provide tools
for the simultaneous creation of software for both Intel and PowerPC
processors, a strategy that Apple has said will help the transition
to the Intel architecture.
The Intel tools will support C, C++ and FORTRAN, but will not provide
a compiler for Objective C, a language that Apple supports for Mac OS
X developers. The Intel tools will be interoperable with Objective C.
Smith said that Intel will also provide a migration guide for
Metrowerks, a programming environment that Apple will not support
with Mac OS X for Intel-based Macs.
Intel's Mac OS X tools are still in the early stages of development,
and Intel has not completed the feature set.
"We're not at the demo stage yet," said Smith.
Intel will support the development of device drivers for Mac OS X but
has not made any decisions on what that support will take. Smith said
that the first release will not have integration with I/0 Kit,
Apple's device driver subsystem. I/0 Kit also enables high-level
applications to access the hardware.
Intel has also not considered whether it will support Altivec
instructions, a 128-bit vector execution unit in PowerPC G4 and G5
processors. Such support won't be in the early betas.
Intel's emphasis on performance is the reason why developers should
use Intel's compilers and libraries, according to Smith.
"We'll do more tuning for Intel Macs than anyone else," he said.
Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 (Mac OS X 10.4.2 Client)
About Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 (Mac OS X 10.4.2 Client)
Delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all
Macintosh users.
Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 replaces Security Update 2005-007 v1.0
for Tiger systems Mac OS X v10.4.2. Users who have already installed
v1.0 on Tiger systems should install v1.1.
Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 provides a combined 32- and 64-bit
version of LibSystem to replace the 32-bit version that was delivered
in v1.0. No other changes have been made in version 1.1.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
securityupdate2005007v11macosx1042client.html
From: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/17/2045250
Title: OS X on x86 Videos Get Apple's Attention
"RetrogradeMotion writes "The OSx86 Project is reporting that Apple has
served a legal notice to MacBidouille, a French news site that posted
videos and instructions on running OS X on x86 hardware . You can find
an English translation of the MacBidouille notice on the OSx86Project's
forums. This is the first known legal action by Apple regarding the
hacked version of OS X and calls into doubt the future of other news
sites, similar to the OSx86 Project." Slashdot previously covered the
story of hacking OS X onto non-Apple hardware and followed up again a
few days later."
Drew Daniels
The problems reported earlier with Mathematica and G5 Macintoshes have been
resolved.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Resolution of Mathematica 5.2 problem on G5 Macintosh Systems
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:03:40 -0500
From: Wolfram Research <support(a)wolfram.com>
To: will_christie(a)umanitoba.ca
** Follow up to important notification for users of G5 Macintosh systems **
Between approximately 8 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 15 and
12 a.m. on Thursday, August 18 Apple was distributing Security
Update 2005-007 Version 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.4.2 (Tiger) through
their automatic Software Update mechanism.
Due to an error on the part of Apple, this update accidentally
omitted essential 64-bit system libraries, which prevented all
native 64-bit applications from running, and in particular
prevented Mathematica 5.2 from running on G5 systems.
Apple has now replaced the update on their download server with
Security Update 2005-007 Version 1.1.
This update includes the missing 64-bit libraries and completely
resolves the problem, allowing Mathematica 5.2 to run correctly.
If you are using Mathematica 5.2 on a G5 system, you should
install the new update, whether or not you installed the
defective one.
To install the update, choose the "Software Update..."
application from the Apple menu (far left of the menu bar). The
Software Update command will automatically check on the web for
new updates, and should list Security Update 2005-007 Version
1.1 as being available. Click the Install button to install the
update.
(The Software Update command is by default set to run
automatically every week; you need to run the command explicitly
to get the new update immediately.)
If you followed the instructions in our previous email to
temporarily disable the 64-bit capabilities of Mathematica, you
must now run the following commands in the Terminal application:
cd /Applications/Mathematica\ 5.2.app/Contents/MacOS
mv MathKernel.bak MathKernel
This will restore the backed-up copy of the Mathematica kernel,
returning Mathematica to full 64-bit functionality.
We regret the inconvenience caused by this problem, and
appreciate the around-the-clock efforts of Apple management and
staff to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.
Sincerely,
The Technical Support Team
Wolfram Research, Inc.
--
Will_Christie(a)UManitoba.CA "I have spent too much of my life opening
Instructional Software Coordinator doors for cats--I once calculated that,
Academic Computing & Networking since the dawn of civilisation, nine
University of Manitoba hundred and seventy-eight man-centuries
622 Engineering have been used up that way. I could show
Ph: 204-474-9475 Fx: 204-474-7920 you figures." --The Door Into Summer
If you're using Mathematica 5.2 on a G5 with Tiger then refrain from
applying Apple's security update until further notice.
--
Will_Christie(a)UManitoba.CA "I have spent too much of my life opening
Instructional Software Coordinator doors for cats--I once calculated that,
Academic Computing & Networking since the dawn of civilisation, nine
University of Manitoba hundred and seventy-eight man-centuries
622 Engineering have been used up that way. I could show
Ph: 204-474-9475 Fx: 204-474-7920 you figures." --The Door Into Summer
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:10:08 -0500
From: Wolfram Research <support(a)wolfram.com>
To: will_christie(a)umanitoba.ca
Subject: Problem with Mathematica 5.2 on G5 Macintosh Systems
** Important notification for users of G5 Macintosh systems running OS X 10.4 **
At approximately 8 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 15, Apple began
automatic distribution of Apple Security Update 2005-007 for Mac
OS X 10.4.2 (Tiger).
Due to an error on the part of Apple, this update prevents any
64-bit-native application from running. In particular, this means
that Mathematica 5.2 will not run on any G5 system if it has
installed this Security Update.
This problem was discovered by our testing procedures a few hours
ago, and Apple has now assured us that they have stopped
automatic distribution of Security Update 2005-007 at this time.
If you did not install Security Update 2005-007, then you will
not be affected. If your Mathematica 5.2 successfully launches
and performs any computation (such as 2+2), then this also means
that you have not been affected.
If you have been affected, then Mathematica 5.2 will generate a
MathLink error when you try to do any computation with it. (If
you run MathKernel directly from the command line, it will crash
at startup.)
Apple has informed us that there is no workaround for this
problem.
Apple is investigating the problem at high priority, and intends
to distribute a new Security Update in the very near future. This
update will correct the problem and allow Mathematica to run
successfully.
To run Mathematica 5.2 today, you must temporarily disable its
64-bit capabilities. You can do this by running the following
commands in the Terminal:
cd /Applications/Mathematica\ 5.2.app/Contents/MacOS
cp MathKernel MathKernel.bak
lipo MathKernel.bak -remove ppc64 -output MathKernel
If you are unable to run the script above, an alternative is to
use an earlier version of Mathematica. The problem with Apple
Security Update 2005-007 affects only 64-bit applications;
Mathematica 5.2 is the first 64-bit-native version of
Mathematica.
Note that when Apple has made the corrected Security Update
available, and you have installed it, you must reverse the
procedure above by running the following commands:
cd /Applications/Mathematica\ 5.2.app/Contents/MacOS
mv MathKernel.bak MathKernel
If you do not do run these commands, Mathematica will not operate
in optimized native 64-bit mode.
We regret the inconvenience caused by this problem, and hope that
as soon as Apple has corrected the problem you will continue to
enjoy the outstanding performance of Mathematica on 64-bit
Macintosh systems.
Sincerely,
The Technical Support Team
Wolfram Research, Inc.
P.S. Should you require further technical support for this problem,
Apple has informed us that you should contact them through
http://www.apple.com/contact/phone_contacts.html
...from:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/08/12/intel/index.php/?
lsrc=mwweek-0815
Intel to unveil 'next-generation architecture'
By Tom Krazit, IDG News Service
Intel Corp. plans to introduce a major change in the architecture
used to build its chips during its upcoming Fall Intel Developer
Forum (IDF) in San Francisco.
The highlight of Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini’s keynote
speech on Aug. 23 will be the announcement of Intel’s “next-
generation architecture,” which will arrive in the second half of
2006, said Rob Chapman, general manager for IDF, in a briefing
earlier this week. The target date for its introduction coincides
with the launch of previously announced processors that sources have
said will use a common architecture based on power-friendly design
principles.
Earlier this year, Otellini announced that Merom, Conroe and
Woodcrest were the code names for Intel’s next generation of
multicore processors slated for late 2006, but he declined to discuss
them in detail. However, for some time Intel has been expected to
base this generation of processors on an architecture inspired by its
Pentium M notebook processor, which de-emphasizes clock speed and
concentrates on managing power consumption.
The move appears to signal the end of the Netburst architecture,
which has been the foundation of the Pentium 4 and Xeon chips for
five years. That architecture was designed to let Intel steadily
increase the clock speeds of its chips; however, the advent of the 90-
nanometer process generation and the current leakage problems
associated with that technology put an end to that strategy. As clock
speeds go up, more power is needed to reach those speeds, and that
power is more prone to leak out of transistors made with the current
generation of chip-making equipment.
The Pentium M was designed to deliver top-notch performance while
controlling the amount of power used to run the chip. Those design
principles, combined with multiple processing cores on a single chip,
will allow Merom, Conroe and Woodcrest to reach new performance
heights without producing excessive heat.
Merom is a notebook chip, while Conroe is slated for desktops and
Woodcrest for servers. Chapman declined to comment when asked if the
Merom generation of chips would be the first to use the new
architecture, but several sources familiar with Intel’s plans have
identified these chips as the first. He also declined to discuss
whether the chips will feature two processor cores or four.
More details about the next-generation architecture will be provided
in a briefing for press and analysts following Otellini’s keynote on
the 23rd, Chapman said.
Intel hosts the three-day IDF every six months to provide detailed
information about upcoming products to the hardware engineers that
design systems using Intel’s chips. The Santa Clara, California-based
company also uses the show to announce major initiatives before an
audience of press and analysts from around the world.
Otellini’s keynote, his first as Intel’s CEO, will be followed by
presentations from the executive in charge of the Intel Mobility
Group, Sean Maloney, on the notebook and wireless chip markets, and
Digital Health Group leader Louis Burns. Burns will discuss some of
the products and strategies under development by his newly formed
group for one of the first times in public, Chapman said.
On the following day, Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and
general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, will give an
update on his division, which makes chips for desktops and servers
used by corporations. Vice President and General Manager Don McDonald
will appear after Gelsinger to talk about his digital home division,
another key area for Intel’s product development teams.
As usual, Justin Rattner, head of Intel Labs, will close the
conference with a peek behind the curtain of Intel’s research and
development efforts. He is expected to discuss Intel’s 2015 Platform
Initiative, an effort to develop what Intel calls self-managing and
self-healing systems, Chapman said.