All Current Updates from Apple are Good...

All the current updates listed by Apple's Software Update should be installed now. BUT...

the current best advice includes a couple important points:

- Eject and then turn off any FireWire external disks
-Perform a "Repair Permissions" using Disk Utility before and after the update.

Call me if you need help on these issues. 10.3.8 is the current big one.

Delay installing the 10.3.7 update...

MacFixit.com reports that about 28% of around 2000 respondents had "major" problems after installing Apple's 10.3.7 update. So, for now, TeachTech recommends holding off on that update.

Security Update from Apple completes the job...

It looks like Apple completed the job of patching the security flaw mentioned earlier. All Macintosh users should run the Software Update Utility from the System Preferences and install all the security updates up to and including the one with today's date, June 7, 2004.

Security Flaw Patched by Apple

As expected, Apple has posted the fix for the security flaw. You can install it by using the Software Update feature in your System Preferences. Let me know if you need help.

Mac Security Flaw Surfaces

A serious security flaw in Mac OS X showed up today. Mac OS 9 users are not affected. It could allow unscrupulous webmasters the ability to delete your home folder and everything in it just by visiting a webpage.

For now web browsing could be dangerous.

Fixes:

Apple will issue a fix soon. Not sure when.

There is a band-aid fix available. Email me if you want it and I will attach it or come over and install it. Here is the link to the fix file if you want to do it yourself: http://homepage.mac.com/olliewagner/dgtgf.dmg

Create a dummy user just for web browsing and don't run your web browsers from your main account.