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SPSS for Mac OS X 10.4 Patch
by Frank J. Elgar 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

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

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FYI: Computer Security shorts competition
by billing 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

...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)

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FYI: Intel Preps Mac OS X Developer Tools
by billing 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

...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.

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iWork '05 Trial Version
by Mark Rogers 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

I have one of these that I won't ever be using. If you would like it, let me know. My number is 474-9089. Mark

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FYI: Apple releases v1.1 of security patch 2005-007
by billing 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

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

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OS X on non-Apple x86 hardware stopped?
by Drew Scott Daniels 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

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

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[Fwd: Resolution of Mathematica 5.2 problem on G5 Macintosh Systems]
by Will Christie 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

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

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Problem with Mathematica 5.2 on G5 Macintosh Systems
by Will Christie 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

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

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INTEREST: Intel CEO to speak on upcoming Merom, Conroe, and Woodcrest chips
by billing 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

...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.

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INTEREST: CEO Eric Schmidt doesn't reveal much about himself but [his] Google search engine...
by billing 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

Google balances privacy, reach Published: July 14, 2005, 4:00 AM PDT By Elinor Mills Staff Writer, CNET News.com Google CEO Eric Schmidt doesn't reveal much about himself on his home page. But spending 30 minutes on the Google search engine lets one discover that Schmidt, 50, was worth an estimated $1.5 billion last year. Earlier this year, he pulled in almost $90 million from sales of Google stock and made at least another $50 million selling shares in the past two months as the stock leaped to more than $300 a share. He and his wife Wendy live in the affluent town of Atherton, Calif., where, at a $10,000-a-plate political fund-raiser five years ago, presidential candidate Al Gore and his wife Tipper danced as Elton John belted out "Bennie and the Jets." Schmidt has also roamed the desert at the Burning Man art festival in Nevada, and is an avid amateur pilot. That such detailed personal information is so readily available on public Web sites makes most people uncomfortable. But it's nothing compared with the information Google collects and doesn't make public. Assuming Schmidt uses his company's services, someone with access to Google's databases could find out what he writes in his e-mails and to whom he sends them, where he shops online or even what restaurants he's located via online maps. Like so many other Google users, his virtual life has been meticulously recorded. The fear, of course, is that hackers, zealous government investigators, or even a Google insider who falls short of the company's ethics standards could abuse that information. Google, some worry, is amassing a tempting record of personal information, and the onus is on the Mountain View, Calif., company to keep that information under wraps. Privacy advocates say information collected at Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN, Amazon.com's A-9 and other search and e-commerce companies poses similar risks. Indeed, many of those companies' business plans tend to mimic what Google is trying to do, and some are less careful with the data they collect. But Google, which has more than a 50 percent share of the U.S. search engine market, according to the latest data from WebSideStory, has become a lightning rod for privacy concerns because of its high profile and its unmatched impact on the Internet community. "Google is poised to trump Microsoft in its potential to invade privacy, and it's very hard for many consumers to get it because the Google brand name has so much trust," said Chris Hoofnagle of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. "But if you step back and look at the suite of products and how they are used, you realize Google can have a lot of personal information about individuals' Internet habits--e-mail, saving search history, images, personal information from (social network site) Orkut--it represents a significant threat to privacy." Kevin Bankston, staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said Google is amassing data that could create some of the most detailed individual profiles ever devised. "Your search history shows your associations, beliefs, perhaps your medical problems. The things you Google for define you," Bankston said. The Google record As is typical for search engines, Google retains log files that record search terms used, Web sites visited and the Internet Protocol address and browser type of the computer for every single search conducted through its Web site. In addition, search engines are collecting personally identifiable information in order to offer certain services. For instance, Gmail asks for name and e-mail address. By comparison, Yahoo's registration also asks for address, phone number, birth date, gender and occupation and may ask for home address and Social Security number for financial services. "It's data that's practically a printout of what's going on in your brain: What you are thinking of buying, who you talk to, what you talk about." --Kevin Bankston, staff attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation If search history, e-mail and registration information were combined, a company could see intimate details about a person's health, sex life, religion, financial status and buying preferences. It's "data that's practically a printout of what's going on in your brain: What you are thinking of buying, who you talk to, what you talk about," Bankston said. "It is an unprecedented amount of personal information, and these third parties (such as Google) have carte blanche control over that information." Google uses the log information to analyze traffic in order to prevent people from rigging search results, for blocking denial-of- service attacks and to improve search services, said Nicole Wong, associate general counsel at Google. Personally identifiable information that is required for consumers to register for and log in to Google services is not shared with any outside companies or used for marketing, according to Google's privacy policy, except with the consent of the user, or if outside "trusted" parties need it to process the data on Google's behalf. What Google knows about you • Gmail -- The e-mail service offers two gigabytes of free storage and scans the content of messages to serve up context-related ads. • Cookies -- Google uses cookies, which are commonly used to link individual users with activities. • Desktop Search -- Google's Desktop Search lets users easily search files stored on their computer. • Web Accelerator -- The application speeds Web surfing by storing cached copies of Web pages you've visited; those page requests can include personal information. ...complete article at: http://news.com.com/Google+balances+privacy,+reach/ 2100-1032_3-5787483.html

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