June 2015 - apple-list - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

FYI: FLASH disabled: all versions prior to Flash Player 18.0.0.194
by Wayne Billing 27 Jun '15

27 Jun '15

Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:00:49 -0700 From: Apple Product Security <product-security-noreply(a)lists.apple.com<mailto:product-security-noreply@lists.apple.com>> Subject: APPLE-SA-2015-06-26-1 OS X: Flash Player plug-in blocked Message-ID: <7226879C-0D2B-4201-A171-93A95D693C76(a)lists.apple.com<mailto:7226879C-0D2B-4201-A171-93A95D693C76@lists.apple.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2015-06-26-1 OS X: Flash Player plug-in blocked Due to security issues in older versions, Apple has updated the web plug-in blocking mechanism to disable all versions prior to Flash Player 18.0.0.194 and 13.0.0.296. Information on blocked web plug-ins will be posted to: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202681 This message is signed with Apple's Product Security PGP key, and details are available at: https://www.apple.com/support/security/pgp/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJVjcrjAAoJEBcWfLTuOo7tgOYQAIE8TIKsm6yivQn0sB62/NL4 mV9fBeAmQsoWM3+3K7dYgmLCdor/hhH8GSf5pTs0TIx5pra8H8m3G60T0PlCAPlf XiiWUwCxWQ347fJntOcXnbWXluqp9RXcLoxh1ITAzZ+J12lRRBgRP1w2M5vaqWDJ Wrr2u5AUSJ57I6qEPDkIHJhrcddaYr2IGmRAi/u1xpvwYPVa5NVsUvhoEfx4SLrF IwJGJ2Fe+LKK/Crqj4uQMjdEtu8nYadQYnIEZr4Z7VZ46s/9PUZx0s2AsFz9i4nb MREMYa4Ub5zvj+R44nP17N/BrHnfbv8BpmppEmjibARM8pzf5y+ZrZ4lLQAQl30u E/N3S9IP9n/9lmT9Eg2ft7/dDvAXoDQoCi2cHHRsGi31BVW2sUwdYcfMbTlGsoj4 ZVhujg2nBcE7qw0/9HT7h7pNP4Gzs6aBtLl8VOQ62EOL806ULQTKHg+0l0M7xunb 1rQyR2zzUBxXIxEAXTF7jC4mo5A2IgIOAGL2WWbRaJEtoDTgl/RvhiYzDri4PrCo QQYXrmwvhGqlcFU2q71GVX2YwqCfh08NQijSrd+AC42CnKygogY1d5nAWlHfFhtw RS9BJgYuzsdACH0l/zTWUAlEP8y6JwPt01vI2VKmFx6ZHo7NIz9eeaawBYWHvp4T XZ3hJveFwZzyO8t3k+Hk =Ui36 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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FYI: 70 NASA Image galleries combined into single, searchable source
by Wayne Billing 21 Jun '15

21 Jun '15

…from: http://nasaimages.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/all?sort=who http://gizmodo.com/nasa-image-gallery-brings-all-your-favorite-space-photo-… NASA Image Gallery Brings All Your Favorite Space Photos Under One Roof<http://gizmodo.com/nasa-image-gallery-brings-all-your-favorite-space-photo-…> 6,255 2<http://gizmodo.com/nasa-image-gallery-brings-all-your-favorite-space-photo-…> Maddie Stone<http://kinja.com/maddiestone> Filed to: NASA IMAGES<http://gizmodo.com/tag/nasa-images> 6/21/15 3:00pm<http://gizmodo.com/nasa-image-gallery-brings-all-your-favorite-space-photo-…> <http://gizmodo.com/nasa-image-gallery-brings-all-your-favorite-space-photo-…> [NASA Image Gallery Brings All Your Favorite Space Photos Under One Roof] The NASA Images collection<http://nasaimages.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/all?sort=who>, built and unveiled last week by Luna Imaging, combines over 70 NASA Image galleries into a single, searchable source. These includes familiar collections such as NASA’s Image of the Day Gallery<http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/> and the Jet Propulsion Image Gallery<http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/>, but also plenty of obscure treasures. In total, the collection contains over 100 thousand photographs that range from historic documentation of the Apollo moon missions to the latest shots of distant quasars by the Hubble Space Telescope. […] ….complete HELP/UserGuide at: http://doc.lunaimaging.com/display/V71D/Browsing+and+Viewing+Media#Browsing…

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FYI: iMac (27-inch) 3TB Hard Drive Replacement Program
by Wayne Billing 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

…from: https://www.apple.com/support/imac-harddrive-3tb/ iMac (27-inch) 3TB Hard Drive Replacement Program Apple has determined that a very small number of 3TB hard drives used in 27-inch iMac systems, may fail under certain conditions. These systems were sold between December 2012 and September 2013. Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) will replace affected hard drives free of charge. Apple is contacting affected iMac owners who provided a valid email address during the product registration process to let them know about this program. If you have not been contacted, but think you have a 3TB hard drive, you can enter your serial number below to see if it's part of this program. Finding your iMac serial number is easy. See how.<https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201626> The serial number you entered is not eligible under this program because either: - It's not one of the serial numbers in the affected range OR - Our records show that your hard drive has already been replaced. If you paid for hard drive replacement, check with Apple to see if you are eligible for a refund. Replacement Process Apple recommends replacing affected hard drives as soon as possible. Please choose one of the options below: * Apple Retail Store - Set up an appointment with a Genius. * Apple Authorized Service Provider - Find one here<https://locate.apple.com/ca/en/>. * Apple Technical Support - Contact us for local service options. Before you go in for service, Apple strongly recommends backing up your data. Learn more about backup options<https://www.apple.com/ca/support/backup/>. Additional Information You will need to re-install your operating system, other applications and any backed up data after your hard drive is replaced. Please refer to About OS X Recovery<https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201314> for instructions. If you believe you have paid for a repair or replacement due to this issue, contact Apple regarding a refund. This worldwide Apple program does not extend the standard warranty coverage of the iMac. The program covers affected iMac models until December 19, 2015 or three years from its original date of sale, whichever provides longer coverage for you. Information as of 2015-06-19

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FYI: Twitter on iOS may "bump into" your data plan ceiling
by Wayne Billing 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

To prevent unwanted data usage, iOS does not autoplay video. Twitter on iOS has changed its default to autoplay all video and Vines and GIFs: …from: http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/16/twitter-ios-autoplay/ Twitter is adding autoplay to GIFs, Vines, and native videos on iOS Zac Hall June 16th, 2015 [Autoplay_videos_on_Twitter] Twitter is turning on automatic playback for certain types of media in your timeline through an update to its iOS app and its website, the social network announced<https://blog.twitter.com/2015/introducing-a-more-seamless-video-experience-…>. Starting today, users will notice that native videos, GIFs, and Vines all autoplay directly in the timeline when browsing Twitter without the need to tap or click to initiate playback. Sound playback for native videos and Vines will still require tapping or clicking to play to avoid hijacking the experience. Users can also initiate full playback by rotating the iPhone to landscape mode when viewing an autoplay video. Not everyone is a fan of autoplaying media, of course, so Twitter says it will provide users with an option to disable the new feature and use the previous click-to-play behavior. Data consumption is also a concern for users, of course, so Twitter promises a WiFi-only option is available. Twitter says it will actually be opting some users out of the new feature as well to avoid issues: “If you’re somewhere with high data rates or you have low bandwidth on your device, we’ll opt you out of autoplay to avoid unexpected charges or slow performance.” Twitter says the new feature is rolling out to its official iOS app<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/twitter/id333903271?mt=8&at=10laZc> and the web starting today with support in its Android app coming soon. No word on if third-party Twitter apps can or will want to support video autoplay, although GIF autoplay seems harmless and useful. the social network also recently said that it’s removing the 140 character limit on direct messages<http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/11/twitter-dm-limit-ceo-change/> sent between users soon.

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INTEREST: Google Improving Chrome for OS X Performance to Better Rival Safari
by Wayne Billing 13 Jun '15

13 Jun '15

…from: http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/12/chrome-os-x-performance-improvements-sa… Google Improving Chrome for OS X Performance to Better Rival Safari Friday June 12, 2015 4:52 AM PDT by Joe Rossignol Google senior software engineer Peter Kasting this week announced<https://plus.google.com/+PeterKasting/posts/GpL63A1K2TF> that his team has been working to address Chrome for OS X battery hog complaints by improving the performance of the browser on Mac, especially in areas where Safari appears to do better (via iPhoneHacks<http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/06/google-working-improvements-address-chro…>). Chrome for OS X has received multiple under the hood improvements that should result in faster performance and longer battery life while browsing. The browser, for example, now requires significantly less CPU usage when loading the Google search results page and various other websites. The other technical changes to Chrome for OS X are outlined as follows: "The team has been working on addressing this; here are some cases that have recently been improved on trunk: http://crbug.com/460102 Before: Renderers for background tabs had the same priority as for foreground tabs. Now: Renderers for background tabs get a lower priority, reducing idle wakeups on various perf test, in some cases by significant amounts (e.g. 50% on one test). http://crbug.com/485371 Before: On a Google search results page, using Safari's user agent to get the same content that Safari would, Chrome incurs ~390 wakes over 30s and 0.3% CPU usage vs. Safari’s 120 wakes over 30s and 0.1% CPU usage. Now: 66% reduction in both timer firings and CPU use. Chrome is now incurring ~120 wakes over 30s and 0.1% CPU use, on par with Safari. http://crbug.com/489936 Before: On capitalone.com, Chromium incurs ~1010 wakeups over 30s vs. Safari's ~490 wakes. Now: ~30% reduction in timer firings. Chrome is now incurring ~721 wakeups over 30s. http://crbug.com/493350 Before: On amazon.com, Chromium incurs 768 wakups over 30s and consumes ~0.7% CPU vs. Safari's 312 wakes over 30s and ~0.1% CPU. Now: ~59% reduction in timer firings and ~70% reduction in CPU use. Chrome is now incurring ~316 wakeups over 30s, and 0.2% CPU use, on par with Safari at 312 wakes, and 0.1% CPU use." Many of the changes will first appear in Chromium before going live on Chrome for OS X.

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Apple's WWDC Keynote: what hardware support new announcements
by Wayne Billing 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

This year’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) Keynote saw Apple emphasize “consolidation” around Continuity and related items more than “1001 new capabilities”. Make everything work better rather than make many new things. With that thought, however, there were three new OS announcements: OS X El Capitan, iOS9, and watchOS. The important point was that these new OS announcements all focus on extending the Apple ecosystem across all of it’s devices. Previous announcements have seen OS X start to gather the look and feel of iOS. Now iOS is starting to get some of the feel of OS X. watchOS is getting a bit of both. You can watch the entire keynote at: http://www.apple.com/live/2015-june-event/ ….but, probably the most important bit from WWDC so far is that Apple intends to ensure the widest array of hardware will run the new OS releases. Here’s the list …from: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/06/if-your-mac-or-ithing-runs-yosemite-or… If your Mac or iThing runs Yosemite or iOS 8, it can run El Capitan and iOS 9 Apple doesn't drop hardware for the first time in a long time. by Andrew Cunningham<http://arstechnica.com/author/andrew_cunningham/> - Jun 8, 2015 2:48pm CDT If your Mac can run Yosemite, it can run El Capitan. Here's some good news for just about everyone: For the first time in many years, neither iOS nor OS X drops any current hardware from the system requirements list. If your device can run OS X Yosemite (or Mavericks, or Mountain Lion), it can run OS X El Capitan. If it can run iOS 8, it can run iOS 9. For your convenience, here's the complete list of Macs supported, pulled from this developer support page<https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/General/rn-…>: * iMac (Mid-2007 or later) * MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later) * MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, 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) And here's the support list for iOS 9: * iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, 6, and 6 Plus * iPad 2, third- and fourth-gen Retina iPads, iPad Air, iPad Air 2 * All iPad Mini models * Fifth-generation iPod Touch

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INTEREST: Windows 10 (mostly) Available on July 29 & Rumors point to different kind of launch for Windows 10
by Wayne Billing 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

<https://r4---sn-j5o5gpx-tfbe.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?initcwndbps=6207…>You can see Windows 10 features in action in the video about 1/2 way down the blog article below …..compare OS X Yosemite features demo can be found at (demo starts around 12 minutes but the interesting bits are around 24 minutes and on): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w87fOAG8fjk …from: http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windows-10-… Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29 June 1, 2015 by Terry Myerson<http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/author/terrymyerson/> // PC<http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/category/pc/>, Tablet<http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/category/tablet/> // 0 Comments<http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windows-10-…> * 129<http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windows-10-…> * 84<http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windows-10-…> * 1201<http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windows-10-…> Today, I’m excited to share the availability date for Windows 10. In fact, I thought I’d let Cortana, the world’s most personal digital assistant, share the news. You can ask Cortana for the answer, or if you don’t have a Windows phone or a PC running the Windows 10 Insider Preview handy….. Through the feedback and testing of over four million Windows Insiders, we’ve made great progress on Windows 10 and we’re nearly ready to deliver this free upgrade to all of our Windows customers*. Do Great Things with Windows 10 We designed Windows 10 to create a new generation of Windows for the 1.5 billion people using Windows today in 190 countries around the world. With Windows 10, we start delivering on our vision of more personal computing, defined by trust in how we protect and respect your personal information, mobility of the experience across your devices, and natural interactions with your Windows devices, including speech, touch, ink, and holograms. We designed Windows 10 to run our broadest device family ever, including Windows PCs, Windows tablets, Windows phones, Windows for the Internet of Things, Microsoft Surface Hub, Xbox One and Microsoft HoloLens—all working together to empower you to do great things. Familiar, yet better than ever, Windows 10 brings back the Start menu you know and love. Windows 10 is faster than ever before, with quick startup and resume. And Windows 10 provides the most secure platform ever, including Windows Defender for free anti-malware protection, and being the only platform with a commitment to deliver free ongoing security updates for the supported lifetime of the device. [….rest of article at link above….] * Initial release will be for PC and tablets. See Windows.com/windows10upgrade<http://www.windows.com/windows10upgrade> for availability and other details. ** Specific features may not be available in certain markets, some features require specified hardware, and Continuum for phone available on select premium models at launch. More details at Windows.com/windows10specs <http://www.windows.com/windows10specs%20> and xbox.com/windows-10<http://www.xbox.com/windows-10>. …from: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/rumors-point-to-diffe… Rumors point to different kind of launch for Windows 10 in July by Peter Bright<http://arstechnica.com/author/peter-bright/> - May 29, 2015 4:37pm CDT AMD's Lisa Su let slip in April that the Windows 10 release is scheduled for late July<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/04/amd-claims-windows-10…>. The Verge is now reporting<http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/29/8685243/windows-10-july-launch-date> that Microsoft is still on track to hit a July date, according to sources "familiar with the matter." The Verge's sources give a little more structure to the timeline. They claim that Microsoft was originally considering announcing a July 29 launch date on April 29 at its Build conference, putting three months between the announcement and the launch. The company didn't go forward with the announcement for fear of not hitting the date. The report says that the company is aiming to finalize the Windows 10 code by the end of June. This point would traditionally be known as "release to manufacturing" (RTM), and historically there has been a gap of several months between RTM and actual end-user availability. This time was used by OEMs to prepare new machines and get them into sales channels in time for the official launch. That timeline is greatly condensed compared to the past, a reflection of the new approach to development and releasing that Microsoft has used with Windows 10. The Windows 10 release should be a usable operating system, but in some sense it isn't feature complete: we know that, for example, Microsoft is going to add extension support<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/all-about-edge-extens…> to its new Edge browser, but the initial Windows 10 release won't include that support. It will be delivered in the coming months as Microsoft continues to update the operating system as part of its new "Windows as a service<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/01/what-windows-as-a-ser…>" approach. This means that the stream of preview releases will continue even after launch. The previews aren't merely a feature of the beta period; instead, Microsoft will be offering early access to Windows 10 features on an ongoing basis. The "RTM" version is a point-in-time snapshot of Windows 10's development. It should be a stable, production-ready snapshot, but it's a snapshot all the same. The process that created it will continue. The new approach to releasing also means that users of the Insider Preview likely won't have to wait until the formal release date to get their hands on the RTM build. We'd expect that Microsoft will still have some kind of event or marketing blitz to mark the launch (and, with it, the availability of hardware with Windows 10 preinstalled), but Windows 10 should be in people's hands already.

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