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Comment: If I had a time machine (Score 1) 421

by JoshRoss on Saturday October 27, 2012 @12:51AM (#41786797) Attached to: Are We Getting Smarter? Rising IQ Scores In the Twenty-First Century

If I had a time machine that could take me back to 1899, I don't think my newly acquired smarts would help me in getting into Harvard. Oh well. -Josh

Apple Patches Massive Holes In OS X 246

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @05:23PM
from the well-it-wouldn't-be-polite-to-patch-windows dept.

Trailrunner7 writes with this snippet from ThreatPost: "Apple's first Mac OS X security update for 2010 is out, providing cover for at least 12 serious vulnerabilities. The update, rated critical, plugs security holes that could lead to code execution vulnerabilities if a Mac user is tricked into opening audio files or surfing to a rigged Web site." Hit the link for a list of the highlights among these fixes.

Comment: Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook (Score 1) 394

by JoshRoss on Sunday July 12, 2009 @01:27PM (#28668285) Attached to: Outlook Inertia the Main Factor Holding Business From Google Apps

"Now businesses can run Microsoft Outlook on Google Apps instead of Microsoft Exchange, so they can achieve the cost savings, security and reliability of Google Apps while employees use the interface they prefer for email, contacts and calendar." http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/outlook_sync.html You just have to cough-up some cash for the Premier Edition.