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Apple delivers hefty patch haul; Addresses Leopard flaws and Safari

By | December 17, 2007, 6:13pm PST

Apple on Monday delivered another 41 patches to address multiple vulnerabilities in Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server including more than a few for Leopard.

The security update, which matches last month’s patch crop from Apple, features a few common threads. Among them:

  • Leopard and Tiger are affected;
  • The patches mostly cover flaws that allow hackers to take over your system;
  • Execution holes abound throughout Mac OS X in iChat,  Core Foundation, Quick Look and Desktop Services;
  • Apple has been busy on the security front. Last week, Apple delivered a Java runtime update and patched a bunch of QuickTime. QuickTime has been under fire of late.

In any case, it is recommended that you update. Here’s the laundry list of Apple’s latest round of patches.

CVE-2007-4708: This plugs vulnerability in Address Book’s URL handler. Apple says: “By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted website, a remote attacker may cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved handling of format strings.” Versions affected include Mac OS X v10.4.11 and Mac OS X Server v10.4.11. Anyone running Mac OS X 10.5 or later isn’t affected.

CVE-2007-4709: This one covers the Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1–also known as Leopard. The problem: “A path traversal issue exists in CFNetwork’s handling of downloaded files,” said Apple. In a nutshell, visiting a malicious Web site could allow the automatic download of files to arbitrary folders, which is a nice way of saying your computer has been hijacked.

CVE-2007-4710: This covers Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11 and doesn’t affect Leopard. Specifically, Apple is addressing ColorSync. The issue: “Viewing a maliciously crafted image with an embedded ColorSync profile may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.” Leopard not affected.

CVE-2007-5847: Again, this ditty covers Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11. (See a trend here yet?). The problem is Core Foundation, which could disclose sensitive information. Leopard not affected.

CVE-2007-5848: This one covers a CUPs vulnerability in a printer driver. Apple says “a local admin user may be able to gain system privileges.” Leopard not affected.

CVE-2007-4351: Another CUPS problem and this one affects Leopard. Specifically, the OS X flavors impacted include Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1. The update corrects for a memory corruption issue in the handling of Internet Printing Protocol tags that could lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2007-5849: Another CUPs issue affecting Leopard and Leopard Server. Apple says: “If SNMP is enabled, a remote attacker may cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. Description: “The CUPS backend SNMP program broadcasts SNMP requests to discover network print servers.”

CVE-2007-5850: This one covers desktop services in Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11. Leopard isn’t impacted. The gist: There’s a buffer overflow problem in Finder that can lead to an arbitrary code execution. Leopard not affected.

CVE-2007-5476: Affects the Flash Player plug-in for Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1 and Mac OS X Server v10.5.1. There are multiple vulnerabilities addressed by Adobe.

CVE-2007-4131: This one corrects a “maliciously crafted tar archive,” an issue with GNU Tar. Affects Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, but Leopard in the clear.

CVE-2007-5851: iChat is the issue here. The problem: A person on local network may initiate a video connection without permission. Leopard not impacted, but does cover Mac OS X v10.4.11 and Mac OS X Server v10.4.11.

CVE-2007-5853: IO storage issue where “opening a maliciously crafted disk image may lead to an unexpected system shutdown or arbitrary code execution. Leopard in the clear, but Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11 isn’t.

CVE-2007-5854: This one fixes launch services in Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1. The problem: “Opening a maliciously crafted HTML file may lead to information disclosure or cross-site scripting.”

CVE-2007-6165: Another launch services problem, this time “opening an executable mail attachment may lead to arbitrary code execution with no warning.” Affects Leopard and Leopard Server.

CVE-2007-5855: Affects mail on Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1. The problem: “SMTP accounts set up through Account Assistant may use plaintext authentication even when MD5 Challenge-Response authentication is available.”

CVE-2007-5116 and CVE-2007-4965: Addresses problems with perl and python, respectively. Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1 impacted.

CVE-2007-5856 and CVE-2007-5857: Both address Quick Look vulnerabilities in Leopard. Previewing a movie can disclose sensitive information. There are also some URL access issues.

CVE-2007-5770 and CVE-2007-5379, CVE-2007-5380, CVE-2007-6077: Vulnerabilities abound in Ruby libraries and Rails 1.2.3. The first one listed impacts. Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1. The remainder CVEs impact Leopard only.

CVE-2007-5858: A Safari fix for a information disclosure flaw. Impacts Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1. Also impacts Safari 3 Beta on Windows XP and Vista.

CVE-2007-5859: Safari RSS has issues on Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11. Maliciously crafted feed may lead to application termination or arbitrary code execution. Leopard not affected.

CVE-2007-4572, CVE-2007-5398: Addresses Samba vulnerabilities. Impacts Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1.

CVE-2006-0024: Addresses Shockwave woes in Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.1, Mac OS X Server v10.5.1.

CVE-2007-3876: Apple says: “A stack buffer overflow issue exists in the code used by the mount_smbfs and smbutil applications to parse command line arguments, which may allow a local user to cause arbitrary code. Impacts Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11.

CVE-2007-5863: Even Software Update has a few flaws. Leopard impacted by “a man-in-the-middle attack could cause Software Update to execute arbitrary commands execution with system privileges.”

CVE-2007-5860: Spin Tracer flaw affecting Leopard. “A local user may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.”

CVE-2007-5861: Addresses Spotlight flaws. Affects Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11.

CVE-2007-1218, CVE-2007-3798: Vulnerabilities abound in tcpdump. Affects Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11.

CVE-2007-1659, CVE-2007-1660, CVE-2007-1661, CVE-2007-1662, CVE-2007-4766, CVE-2007-4767, CVE-2007-4768: Multiple vulnerabilities plugged in XQuery. Affects Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11.

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iChat Won't Work Now!
sdgully 29th Dec 2007
Some security patch...iChat worked fine for me with video for two years...now I can't get it to work!
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Welcome to the nightmare
tonymcs@... 17th Dec 2007
Perhaps we could all agree now that all OSs have problems and the belief that somehow Apple's programmers are SPECIAL (and I'm sure they are ;-)) and just don't make mistakes in design or execution is just wrong.

Of course given Apple's media campaigns and the blind worship of their followers, this is somewhat ironic and also paints Apple as amateurs in the OS business. After years of sneering at MS, you think they could have made a list of common problems and made sure they didn't occur in their new OS, but pride surely comes before a fall.

For all the apologists - just get over it. Software will always have bugs and exploits as, apart from the human errors, you cannot simulate reality with a bunch of IF-THEN or CASE statements. What matters is the bugs get fixed properly in a reasonable time and we all move forward.

So welcome to the real world Mac users and try using a smile instead of a sneer.
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OK, STOP RIGHT HERE AND LOOK
musician88 18th Dec 2007
For once, I have to say ZDNET did an admirable job of reporting use information. A
security update is available and should be applies.

Then we start see lame comments that seek to divide the computing community
into camps again. Without comment on the post itself (although I wonder what
could have been so bad in the several posts that have been deleted?) all I would
say is the bloggers are MOST at fault here for the negative tone that carries THIS
blog into the gutter.

Frankly, I'd say if you're on a Windows machine and like it. Good for you. If you're
on a Mac and like it good for you. But there is simply no need to "bash" one another
because our computer is different than someone else's. That is just plain childish.

So go sit in the corner for 30 minutes with a funny hat on and when you're ready to
play nice, come back. Otherwise, it's off to the principal's office with you!

Now the rest of the class will have 10 minutes of play time...
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The problem
Qbt 18th Dec 2007
The problem here is that you have Apple ads telling us how much more secure their software is. And whenever MS releases a patch that contains just a few security fixes we need to hear from Kool-Aid drenched Apple fanboys how it proves that Windows is less secure.

So please excuse the rest of us for pointing out that Apple in fact fixes way more holes whenever they releases Yet Another Monster Patch. And these are not minor issues. These are remote execution holes combined with privilege escalation holes. Something that hackers will kill for on a platform if only that platform had any real level of marketshare.
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False reasoning
themacolyte 18th Dec 2007
OK, there is so much false reasoning flying around it defies imagination.

Apple can run ads claiming to be more secure if they want to. They haven't had
nearly the level of exploited security holes on their systems (yet) that Windows has
had. The important factor here is *exploited*, past tense, actual real world, non-
theoretical attacks on systems.

You claim that a security patch from Apple with a long list of items indicates that
Apple's OS is less secure. Um... no. That tells us nothing about either platform in
terms of security. It could be that XP or Vista has just as many holes but MS has yet
to discover or fix them.

I'm not going to bother to study the list of fixes, but Mac users have seen enough
security *experts* claim that OS X is terribly insecure because of a remote
execution or privilege escalation hole that ended up requiring initial local access or
social engineering scheme to allow the actual compromise to occur. Mac users will
get bitten some day, just like Windows users have been bitten countless times, but
up to this point, the security *experts* look rather foolish in their attempts to
create drama where it doesn't exist.
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False security
xuniL_z 18th Dec 2007
When a flaw is discovered and is fully exploitable, the fact that someone hasn't taken advantage of it does not lessen the fact there is an exploitable flaw. An exploitable flaw is just that, and based on your theory you are ok to not take updates. (actually your are right and only for one reason)

In fact Apple was proven to have a remotely exploitable flaw but Apple covered it up the very day it was released to the public, but finding and fixing via "routine security review".
Everyone that is not so bent on the idea of an unblemished system knows what was going on there.

Let's not go down this road over and over. Windows is obviously almost exclusively targeted since any attack a terrorist wanting to disrupt US commerce or criminal organizations wanting to steal identities, decides to make, he knows that over 90% of the time he will be hitting Windows machines and have a much far reaching affect and scale so massive it would never make sense to do otherwise.

There is no reason, period, for real hackers with the equipment and skill and numbers to go after OS X, it would be a totally unprofitable venture. It would be like a business deciding between two markets, one with a rich economy and much wealth among the people (users) to buy their product and another market in the Sahara desert with a population only fractional of the other market and no economy or money except for a few....
Its not even worth discussing.
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False motivation
Robert Kohlenberger 18th Dec 2007
Let's face it, the true reason for the gleeful Apple bashing over its latest patches is
that lots of long time Windows users, who hate the idea of trying something new,
try to minimize Mac's advantages instead. That way they can justify remaining in
their little Windows cocoon.

If you had been paying attention, the point of the "False reasoning" talkback to
which you replied was that real world exploits of Macs are far fewer than Windows.
It doesn't matter to users whether that's due to better OS design or a lower market
share. That's not false security, it's a genuine advantage (not to be confused with
WGA which is another thing entirely).

Incidentally, most Mac users were forced long ago to be Windows users also, so
unlike other Windows users, we know what we're talking about. The
characterization of "fanboy" fits the other foot.
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False reaoning.
xuniL_z 18th Dec 2007
So if everyone comes out of their little cocoon and jumps on the OS X bandwagon and it does then reach a critical level of marketshare, what have we gained? How can it stay small and niche if you keep talking this way. You shoud be keeping it hush hush, so as to retain your security for generations to come. Let's face it, with the patch track record of Apple, and it's not just the last few years, get with it, it's always been this way, if Apple has windows market OS X would be blown out of the water.


However, Vista changes everything. It's more secure than Leopard based on the blog a few weeks ago about security experts take on Vista....actually considerably moreso if you believe that blog. I personally saw Mac camp people who are not zealots, conceding to that fact.

So now we have a Windows that is much more secure, why would anyone want OS X? Have you even looked at the iTunes interface? It's a mess. Text stepping overtop button controls, manual procedures to move your library of files. You literally have to drag and drop them....per Apple help files.
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Re: False motivation
WV_z 19th Dec 2007
Quoted: Let's face it, the true reason for the gleeful Apple bashing over its latest patches is that lots of long time Windows users, who hate the idea of trying something new, try to minimize Mac's advantages instead. That way they can justify remaining in their little Windows cocoon.

First one this one, I am sure I speak for a lot here when I say it's not bashing on Apple because we are Windows users not willing to try new things. For most of those here that use windows it is because the Mac computer is proprietary and when you would like to upgrade you will spend an average of 10% to 20% for the upgrade compared to a PC with a similar upgrade. Also and this supports the proprietary statement, A very large group of PC users started a discussion about how nice it would be for Apple Corp. to port OSX to the PC platform. Apple Corp. took the whole group to court to get the blog off the internet and succeeded. On the proprietary side lets look at the most basic item, the keyboard, Apple corp price for a regular mac keyboard $49.00 on their website, regular keyboard for PC $10.00 or less found almost everywhere you shop.that same $49.00 can get a PC user a fully featured wireless RF keyboard. so before we go bashing on each other lets look around and see what facts we can come up with.


QUOTED: Incidentally, most Mac users were forced long ago to be Windows users also, so unlike other Windows users, we know what we're talking about. The characterization of "fanboy" fits the other foot.

First on this one is any forcing of people to change their OS is a bad statement, no one pointed a gun to their head and said you have to switch to Windows OS. Lets face it and go back a little and look at the possibilities. Is it possible these people made the decision of their own accord? Is it possible something Windows did or maybe even Linux (lets not leave the 3rd OS provider out) did something good that made these people decide to switch. and my third possible theory on it which most Mac users will scoff at, did Apple Corp. maybe do something that made them switch over. All of these are possibilities.
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goalposts?
penno2 18th Dec 2007
Love how the goalposts shift. Firstly the fanbois espouse how their system has *no* vulnerabilities. Then the vulnerabilities come. Then they rave about how the vulnerabilities haven't been *exploited*, so they don't really count. Hmmm, wonder what the logical progression here is, and what they're going to rant about once the vulnerabilities are exploited? Nice keyboards?
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False Logic
aka_tripleB@... 18th Dec 2007
Just because Windows is more exploited than Macs, doesn't mean that Windows is less secure. A flaw is a flaw no matter how little it is exploited. The only way Macs can actually claim it is more secure than Windows is if there are indeed less flaws.
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No money
Chiatzu 19th Dec 2007
If these super-big holes are on the Macintosh platform, why get yer underwear all in a
bind feller? Everyone knows hackers don't bother messin' with Macs because there
ain't on money in that kinda thing. IOW, it's a non-issue since they like Windows big
holes so much better!
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OK, STOP RIGHT HERE AND LOOK
musician88 18th Dec 2007
For once, I have to say ZDNET did an admirable job of reporting useful information.
A security update is available and should be applied.

Then we start see lame comments that seek to divide the computing community
into camps again. Without comment on the post itself (although I wonder what
could have been so bad in the several reply posts that have been deleted?) all I
would say is the bloggers are MOST at fault here for the negative tone that carries
THIS blog into the gutter.

Frankly, I'd say if you're on a Windows machine and like it. Good for you. If you're
on a Mac and like it good for you. But there is simply no need to "bash" one another
because our computer is different than someone else's. That is just plain childish.

So go sit in the corner for 30 minutes with a funny hat on and when you're ready to
play nice, come back. Otherwise, it's off to the principal's office with you!

Now the rest of the class will have 10 minutes of play time...
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Leopard does hurt
jimboutilier 18th Dec 2007
Both Apple and Microsoft have their FanBoys and Doomsayers. Its clear that Apple
is getting a black eye with Leopard similar to the one Microsoft got with Vista.

It may hurt Apple worse as reliability and robustness has been an Apple selling
point.

I'll still take Leopard over Vista and Mac over PC anyway as even though Apple is far
from perfect, its still far better than Microsoft. Even Leopard as bad as it is (and its
a far cry from Tiger indeed) causes me less grief on a daily basis than XP.

Very disappointing but still better. Apple, get your act together because if you
loose differentiation from Microsoft, you won't grow market share.
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Still
Spiritusindomit@... 18th Dec 2007
Vista hasn't given me half the fits leopard has. I was really hoping for great things with leopard and was disappointed to find an os that feels rushed out the door, and buggier than anything I've ever had on this box.
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except...
doh123 18th Dec 2007
except that the majority of these patches didnt affect OSX 10.5 as far as i can tell.
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RE: Apple delivers hefty patch haul; Addresses Leopard flaws and Safari
lleake 17th Dec 2007
Just installed these patches, and it broke all my MS Apps - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Entourage....

WTF!
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Staff
Entourage
Larry Dignan 18th Dec 2007
These patches couldn't have made Entourage any worse than it already is. wink It was the world's worst email client going in.
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Nor mine...
online@... 18th Dec 2007
Sounds like you might have bigger problems. I applied the patch last night, fired up Word 2004 without difficulty this morning.
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Personal?
frabjous 19th Dec 2007
Installed the OS X patches last night, and all my (legal) MS Office for Mac v.X
apps work just fine on my Intel Core 2 Duo iMac. Maybe your versions are
different, or maybe it's just personal.
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YYYYaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnn
NoPumpGas 17th Dec 2007
Wake me when I should be concerned...

Meanwhile, you Windows users have your hands full...
http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/threatexplor
er/threats.jsp

wink snicker, smirk, snicker, smirk, snicker, cough, laugh, burb wink
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YEAH GREAT POST!!!!!
NonZealot 17th Dec 2007
Totally right my friend. There are NO issues with OS X because there are issues with Win$ux!! That's a fact!
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Your old and new schtick is like finger nails on ....
ShadeTree 18th Dec 2007
... a chalk board. Please give it a rest!
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Or you could
xuniL_z 18th Dec 2007
just trim your nails.


i like his "schtik"
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Sad Mac seams to be visiting more people
GuidingLight 18th Dec 2007
then Santa will be at this time of year wink
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Not as much as he will be visiting Microsoft users more .
Intellihence 18th Dec 2007
Microsoft security update cripples IE
Last week's MS07-069 update crashes IE6, IE7 on Windows XP, Vista for some

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?
command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9053300&intsrc=hm_list
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Leapord, the MOST buggy OS on planet
No_Ax_to_Grind 18th Dec 2007
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=758

I assume you can count?
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Slice it anyway you want...
mrOSX 18th Dec 2007
but for now, OSX has fewer exploited vulnerabilities compared to Microsoft. Assuming you can count.
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Slice it anyway you want, OS X is full of holes.
No_Ax_to_Grind 18th Dec 2007
The fact hackers think that OS X is a toy and not worth their time changes nothing.
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you mean was...
doh123 18th Dec 2007
you mean was full of holes, and tons just got patched...
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With Apple's QA lately,..
rtk 18th Dec 2007
I wouldn't want to be the first to install all these patches. Patch management at Apple seems to be based on the "It seemed to work on the developer's machine" process.
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No_Ax is right because everything he thinks is true! - NT
raycote 18th Dec 2007
NT
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The iPatch
GuidingLight 18th Dec 2007
As apple has been getting poked in the i as of late.
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"then Santa"???
An Apple a Day 18th Dec 2007
"then"..... Oy Vey!
You are now on Santa's "naughty" list!
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quick
Badgered 18th Dec 2007
"then"..... Oy Vey!
You are now on Santa's "naughty" list!

Quick! Hide all your "Your" "You're" "ur" mistakes... the grammar police are in town.
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Hmmmm.....
An Apple a Day 18th Dec 2007
You forgot to capitalize the "G" and "P". Simple mistake, don't feel bad!
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Just because
laura.b 18th Dec 2007
G and P aren't capitalized. It's not a real proper noun, but rather a description of a person...in this case, you. Similar to: Los Angeles Police is capitalized, because it's proper, but "the police are here" is not, because it's simply a type of person.

happy
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Well now
Badgered 18th Dec 2007
You forgot to capitalize the "G" and "P". Simple mistake, don't feel bad!

If I were you, I'd have been more critical than that.

Quick! Hide all your "Your" "You're" "ur" mistakes... the grammar police are in town.

Should have been typed:

Quick! Hide all of your "Your", "You're", and "ur" mistakes. The Grammar Police are in town.

That's ok, I'm guessing you're new to the force.
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Oh my goodness, your right!
GuidingLight 18th Dec 2007
I know: "you're" happy
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Reality
Mectron 18th Dec 2007
Mac as alway be a inferior computer in every way. (look at the earlt adopters who think they where better because they got an expensive overgrown calculator) But now that more and more consumers get brainwashed into mindless Mac drone, the Apple obvious lower quality product start to show its flaws.

Macs cannot stand the real world and mac users only chance in the real world is BootCamp... come to think of it.... what do they need a mac in the 1st place?
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Great command of the language......
An Apple a Day 18th Dec 2007
I'm impressed, only half a dozen errors in grammer and language usage. But hey, your lame attempt at "MAC bashing" was not lost in your great post!
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i coul'd not care less
Mectron 18th Dec 2007
About the fact that you proved once more the high IQ of mac users. good job representing a lost cause. Bashing the messager (because english is not my 1st language) is the way to show the Mac superiority!

mac does not need any attempt to get bashed (lame or not) as mindless mac drones take care of it at every occasion... (just look at the previous post)
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Grammar
euan.johnstone@... 18th Dec 2007
You would think if you were going to write and have a go about his grasp of the language you would check your spelling first.

I use windows exclusively but there are those in our office who use Macs. Neither camp has had a single security problem to date because we use them sensibly.

I installed AVG and Comodo firewal pro on my machine. I run auto updates and testing. I don't worry about it. It causes me zero hassle. My Mac using chums use no AV. They don't have to worry. We both use our platform of choice and we're perfectly happy.
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It's not "grammer"
laura.b 18th Dec 2007
It's grammar.

I dislike people like you. If you feel the need to show your superiority by criticizing other people's spelling, grammar, and sentence structure, then you need to turn on that spell checker.

Those in glass houses, my friend. Watch yourself. No one is perfect.
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If you can't
Blogsworth 18th Dec 2007
If you come up with anything good, attack the grammer instead.
How lame....
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they needed...
doh123 18th Dec 2007
they needed their Macs to help them learn English
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no, no...call them...
Feldwebel Wolfenstool 18th Dec 2007
...'elegant performance-enhancing additions to further accelerate the MAC thrill".

...'Patches'...oh...those are something MS makes....
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Wow!
An Apple a Day 18th Dec 2007
This is like watching the WWF (WWE)! MAC, Windows.....who cares....unless you think this feud is for real. In that case, get a chair and hit him when the moderator isn't looking!
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RE: Apple delivers hefty patch haul; Addresses Leopard flaws and Safari
madmax_2069 18th Dec 2007
there is to many children at play here, grow up and
learn to get along.

NO OS is perfect, i dont care if you are a Mac fanboy,
or a windows fanboy or what have you. most of you all
could not have a respectful talk with each other to save
your life's, its just pathetic.

i am glad Apple is getting these security issues fixed.
yes i am a Mac user, who cares.
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RE: Apple delivers hefty patch haul; Addresses Leopard flaws and Safari
atari8bit@... 18th Dec 2007
Do we all know about Quicktime and that you should not have it? Maybe that's why everything else is messed up...
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VLC ??
madmax_2069 18th Dec 2007
i just use VLC for most of my video's, and streaming needs. i only resort to QT when i
need to play HD content that VLC cant handle properly (cause it cant do video acceleration with a video card in OS X).
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iChat Won't Work Now!
sdgully 29th Dec 2007
Some security patch...iChat worked fine for me with video for two years...now I can't get it to work!

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