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FYI: El Capitan v10.11.1 Update is recommended for all OS X El Capitan users
by Wayne Billing 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

…from: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205360 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.1 Update The OS X El Capitan v10.11.1 Update is recommended for all OS X El Capitan users. The OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, and is recommended for all users. This update: * Improves installer reliability when upgrading to OS X El Capitan. * Improves compatibility with Microsoft Office 2016. * Fixes an issue where outgoing server information may be missing from Mail. * Resolves an issue that prevented display of messages and mailboxes in Mail. * Resolves an issue that prevents certain Audio Unit plug-ins from functioning properly. * Improves VoiceOver reliability. * Adds over 150 new emoji characters with full Unicode 7.0 and 8.0 support. * Resolves an issue that caused JPEG images to appear as a gray or green box in Preview. For detailed information about the security content of this update, see Apple Security Updates<https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222>. How to update your Mac Before updating, it's a good idea to back up up your Mac<https://www.apple.com/support/backup/>. Then use the Mac App Store<https://support.apple.com/HT201541> to install the update. Some updates become available only after installing other updates. Install all available updates, and allow installation to complete without interruption. You can also get this update from the Apple Support Downloads<http://support.apple.com/downloads/macos> site. You might have unexpected results if third-party OS X modifications have been installed, or you modified OS X in other ways. Last Modified: Oct 21, 2015 Wayne Billing Classroom Technology Support Audio Visual and Classroom Technology Support Computer and Network Support 130 Machray Hall Building 204-474-6649 204-807-3153 (cell) 204-474-7625 (fax) Wayne.Billing(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Wayne.Billing@umanitoba.ca>

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FYI: Microsoft OFFICE and Outlook problems with El Capitan OS X release
by Wayne Billing 14 Oct '15

14 Oct '15

…from: http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/05/microsoft-office-2016-el-capitan-bugs/ http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2016-macoutlook/outlo… Microsoft Working on Fix for Office Bugs in OS X El Capitan Monday October 5, 2015 10:06 am PDT by Juli Clover Since OS X El Capitan was released to the public<http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/30/os-x-10-11-el-capitan-released/> last week, Microsoft Office users have noticed some serious bugs when attempting to use the software. Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint are crashing for many Microsoft users who have installed Office 2016, and Office 2011 users are also noticing problems with Outlook. Microsoft is aware of the problems with its software and has been responding to customer complaints. In a thread on the Microsoft forums<http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2016-macoutlook/outlo…>, Microsoft Program Manager Faisal Jeelani said the company is working with Apple to resolve the issues, but said there is no timeline for a fix. Microsoft also gave Computerworld<http://www.computerworld.com/article/2988995/mac-os-x/microsoft-acknowledge…> a similar statement: "We know that some users may be experiencing issues with Office 2016 for Mac running on El Capitan," the statement read. "We are actively investigating the matter with Apple. Until there is a fix, we recommend people install the latest updates to Office 2016 for Mac using Microsoft AutoUpdate." Microsoft Program Manager Faisal Jeelani: <http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/profile/41b14d01-7c89-4fc5-8523-b55a7903…> FJ Faisal Jeelani<http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/profile/41b14d01-7c89-4fc5-8523-b55a7903…> replied on October 1, 2015 * Microsoft Hello everyone, We are aware of the issue with Outlook 2011 on El Capitan and of Office 2016 on El Capitan. We are working on a fix for 2011 and for 2016 we are working closely with Apple to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Unfortunately we do not have any timelines for either fix, please stay tuned and thank you for your understanding. Faisal Jeelani | Program Management | Outlook for Mac

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INTEREST: Firefox PLUGINS: support for most being removed by end of 2016
by Wayne Billing 10 Oct '15

10 Oct '15

…from: https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2015/10/08/npapi-plugins-in-firefox/ http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/09/firefox-stops-plugin-support-by-end-of-2… NPAPI Plugins in Firefox Benjamin Smedberg [cid:02D89318-17F6-4D45-8A15-4E6068B848D0] <https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/author/bsmedbergmozillacom/> OCT <https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2015/10/> 8 2015 <https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2015/> Mozilla has been steadily improving the Web platform to support features that were once only available via NPAPI plugins. […] Mozilla intends to remove support for most NPAPI plugins in Firefox by the end of 2016. Firefox began this process several years ago<https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2013/09/24/plugin-activation-in-fir…> with manual plugin activation, allowing users to activate plugins only when they were necessary. This decision mirrors actions by other modern browsers, such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, which have already removed support for legacy plugins. Moreover, since new Firefox platforms do not have to support an existing ecosystem of users and plugins, new platforms such as 64-bit Firefox for Windows will launch without plugin support. […] Websites and publishers which currently use plugins such as Silverlight or Java should accelerate their transition to Web technologies. The Web platform is powerful and can usually do everything that a plugin can do. In the rare cases where a site needs to extend Web technologies, the recommended solution is to develop the additional features as a Firefox add-on. Site maintainers should prepare for plugins to stop working in all versions of Firefox by the end of 2016. Mozilla continues to work with the Oracle Java Platform Group to ensure a smooth transition for those web sites that use Java. More information from Oracle about Java transition plans can be found in a post<https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/entry/npapi_plugin_perspective…> from the Oracle team. Oracle recommends<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/deploy/applet_dev_gui…> that sites currently using Java applets consider switching to plugin-free solutions such as Java Web Start<https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/entry/java_web_start_in_or>. […]

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FYI: Project Apollo Archive: NASA publishes thousands of Apollo photographs
by Wayne Billing 04 Oct '15

04 Oct '15

…from: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20151002-apollo-astronaut-p… Thousands of Photos by Apollo Astronauts now on Flickr Posted By Jason Davis 2015/10/02 15:49 UTC A cache of more than 8,400 high-resolution photographs taken by Apollo astronauts during trips to the moon is now available for viewing and download. Kipp Teague, who created the massive image repository Project Apollo Archive in 1999, recently uploaded new, unprocessed versions of original NASA photo scans to the image sharing service Flickr. Teague says every photo taken on the lunar surface by astronauts with their chest-mounted Hasselblad cameras is included in the collection, along with numerous other Hasselblad photos shot from Earth and lunar orbit, as well as during the journey between the two. [unknown.jpg] https://www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive/albums [unknown.jpg]

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