I’m not big on using skins on the programs I use. At the moment I only use a skin for Adium.
Especially when it concerns the Apple GUI I really don’t feel urge to use skins.

Yesterday I got tempted to use Dock Library and actually tried it out! It’s a freeware program with loads of skins to check out on various sites. If you like to “spice up your dock” this is a very nice little App.

This is how my dock looks like after Dock Library spiced it up!

John’s dock

Wow, that was fast… Apple released Safari 3.01 for windows already.
I guess this had everything to do with the “zero day” exploit that was discovered…

The bugs “up close and personal”

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3186
Available for: Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A command injection vulnerability exists in the Windows version of Safari 3 Public Beta. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker can trigger the issue which may lead to arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by performing additional processing and validation of URLs.
This does not pose a security issue on Mac OS X systems, but could lead to an unexpected termination of the Safari browser.

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3185
Available for: Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds memory read issue in Safari 3 Public Beta for Windows may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution when visiting a malicious website. This issue does not affect Mac OS X systems.

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2391
Available for: Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may allow cross-site scripting
Description: A race condition in Safari 3 Public Beta for Windows may allow cross site scripting. Visiting a maliciously crafted web page may allow access to JavaScript objects or the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of another web page. This issue does not affect Mac OS X systems.

You can download the patch by running the software update tool or by downloading the update on the following location:
http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

In addition to last night’s post, here is the complete list of the Apple Design Awards winners and runner-ups. Hardwaremac.com posted a great list:

Best Mac OS X Leopard Application
Winner– Delicious Library 2.0 (alpha)
Runner-up – iBank 3.0a

Best Mac OS X User Experience
Winner– Coda 1.0
Runner-up – Sandvox 1.2

Best Mac OS X Developer Tool
Winner– CSSEdit 2.5
Runner-up – rooSwitch 1.1.8

Best Mac OS X Game
Winner – World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade 2.0
Runner-up – Wacky Mini Golf 1.01

Best Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution
Winner – Papers 1.0
Runner-up – SingleCrystal 1.3

Dashboard Widget
Winner – BART Widget 1.0
Runner-up – PEMDAS 1.1

Best Mac OS X Student Product
Winner – Picturesque 1.0
Runner-up – Pathway 1.0

Tags: apple, mac, macintosh, apple design awards

I’m attending the WWDC conference this week and after the keynote (that was a little disappointing) yesterday, we had an amazing night!

I went to the 2007 WWDC Development Awards. The application that blew me away was Picturesque. This app makes your pictures look awesome within a couple of clicks! I would highly recommend it.

Really, give it a shot!

Picturesque

Tags: picturesque, wwdc, apple, osx

I personally like the “Hello I’m a PC, and I’m a Mac” ads; they always give me some good laughs. As you probably know, the UK started its own series of Mac ads with its own PC and Mac guys. It’s all good fun, especially if you’re into the British humor!

Yesterday, Apple launched a couple of new UK ads and they’re really fun, especially the “network” one! Awesome stuff..

Check them out:

UK Mac Ads

Tags: mac ad, fun, apple, os x, i’m a pc, i’m a mac

Yes, I did it… I talked my sister into buying a MacBook. She is already owns an iBook, but that machine (after five years of hard labor) is on the brink of falling apart, so she really needed a new machine!

But, due to the fact that my whole family uses the PC, she had some doubts if she really would continue to work with Apple! So I asked her the following question: “What do you want to do with you machine?” The answer was simple: “Video editing, keep track on my photos, some surfing, email, and a bit of Word and Excel.

Okay, my only reaction at that point was: Duh… Mac… nothing else! So she is going for the following configuration:

• 2,0-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 1GB
• 80-GB harde schijf
• SuperDrive met double-layer-ondersteuning

Exactly the same configuration like I have at this moment! I’m loving my MacBook! ;)

Tags: macbook, apple, video editing, digital photo