" Security Update 2005-008 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users.
This update includes the following components:
LibSystem
LoginWindow
Mail
QuickDraw
QuickTimeJava
Safari
SecurityAgent
SecurityServer
For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website:
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798 "

The 10.4.2 version of the update lists:

"About Security Update 2005-008 (Mac OS X 10.4.2)
Delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users.
This update includes the following components:
ImageIO
LibSystem
Mail
QuickDraw
Ruby
SecurityAgent
securityd
For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website:
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798 "

The above apple doc is a summary of security updates and has a link to a page About Security Update 2005-008 which has specific details on the fixes. Here's Apple's support pages with download links:

• Security Update 2005-008 (Mac OS X 10.3.9)
• Security Update 2005-008 (Mac OS X 10.4.2)

(Thanks to Rick, Tim and Tracy for the heads up.)

"Pod software update 2005-09-23 delivers iPod Software 1.1.2 for iPod shuffle, iPod Software 1.0 for iPod nano, iPod Software 1.2 for iPod with color display, iPod Software 1.4 for iPod mini, and iPod Software 3.1 for iPod with Click Wheel.
Features of iPod Software 1.1.2 for iPod shuffle:
Bug fixes for iPod shuffle"

It's also available for download at:
www.apple.com/support/downloads/ipodupdater20050923.html.

"FasterMac.net, a division of Other World Computing, has been providing fast, reliable, nationwide Internet service to Mac owners since 2003. Thanks to significant subscriber growth and prevailing market conditions, we are pleased to make this service an even better value. The Internet options FasterMac customers have are:

• Unlimited, nationwide local 56K dial-up as low as $5 per month
• The same 56K dial-up with TurboMac Acceleration, for surfing up to six times faster, as low as $7.41 per month
• Nationwide DSL Broadband as low as $27.99 per month

...Each dial-up and DSL FasterMac.net account includes/features:

• 5 @fastermac.net e-mail addresses
• Powerful and user customizable anti-spam tools
• Virus blocking
• Five RSS feeds for blogging and podcasting
• 50 megabytes of personal Web space
• Digital connections up to 56K
• Local dial-up numbers in all 50 states
• Unlimited, un-timed access
• Toll-free technical support

Upgrading to TurboMac also adds popup blocker and surfing speeds up to six times that of standard dial-up connections. DSL accounts require a one-year contract and installation fees that start at $99. There is no installation fee or contract term for 56K dial-up accounts.
Visit www.FasterMac.net http://www.FasterMac.net or call 1-800-869-9152 to get full details on pricing, plans and support."

" I've just posted the G5-optimized build of Firefox 1.0.7 to my site. The following link will always point to the most current release:
http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefoxG5release
Here's a direct link to the 1.0.7 entry in case you prefer to use a static link:
http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2005/09/22/optimized-firefox107. Thanks for helping to get the word out!
Best, Neil "

The standard build of Firefox 1.0.7 is available at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/.

" I saw the reader reports on 9600 Mac/PC edition cards and wanted to add my experiences. My workplace got me one for a Quicksilver G4 933MHz, and out of the box the card did not work. I tried zapping the PRAM, and reseating the card (have had issues with AGP cards in PCs being not all the way in before...) but it still did not work.
Over the weekend I thought the Quicksilver didn't have an AGP 4x slot (the physical connector was an AGP universal slot), but looking at Apple hardware docs, Quicksilvers sure are 4x. We had a G5 lying around and i tried the card in that, which was somewhat amusing to install because of the AGP Pro slot. The 9600 worked fine. Hmmm.

Took it back to the Quicksilver, tried it again, was still dead. I ssh'ed into the box and found that the display driver never initialized (from dmesg). Frustrated, I took the card out and put it back in one last time, but I pressed down far harder than normal and got a resounding click out of the slot. Worked fine this time. Very strange.

Also strange was that when I went to put the nVidia card back into the borrowed G5 the kernel panic'ed because of a corrupted nVidia driver... but that's a different story I guess :)
Regards, Mike "

I had asked other owners that had no video out of the box if they reseated the card (as even a slightly unseated card will result in no video) and they said yes but after the above maybe they should try again. (Assuming the card wasn't bad, my other question was if the monitor was being detected properly.)

" I also received a Radeon 9600 Mac/PC from OWC and it was DOA. At first, I thought it was an issue with my processor-upgraded Digital Audio so I'm happy to read that I wasn't alone. Unfortunately, my confidence in the product is shot. I expect the replacement on Friday and will send an update then. Thanks to everyone for the feedback.
-Eric G.
(I've asked Eric and the reader below if they still had the card to try reseating it again.-Mike)
I was ready to mail the old card back but I re- opened the packaged in the name of research and I'm sad to say that it still did not work. I tried reseating it about five times, each time pressing with both hands and nearly all my might.... "

" I had the same problem with a 9600 pro Mac/PC last week. However, it's unclear if it is my AGP port on my logic board or if it was a dead card. I don't have another AGP card to test. No I'm starting to wonder if it was a dead card and not my AGP slot like I thought.
-Matt M. "

I asked Matt what mac model he had (i.e. must be a Digital Audio or later tower.)

" Hi Mike, Federico from Rome, Italy!
I received my Ati 9600 Mac/Pc the 12 of september. I installed the card in a MDD dual 867, with 1.25GB ram and no other card or peripheral (except for an external FW Lacie HD). The OS is Tiger with all the latest upgrades.
The video out, through a DVI/VGA converter, feeds a Sony E400 monitor. Everything is perfect, from the first boot. No hangups, no kernel panics, no black video.
ciao!
Federico "

Another MDD owner reporting no problems:

" I've been running the ATI 9600 Pro since Sep. 12th with no problems. As others have noted, the documentation is inaccurate (no power connection). The card replaced the stock ATI 9000 card and there's a noticeable general speed increase. I'm not a gamer so I can't comment on game performance but Quicktime HD files (480p) work great and look incredible (the HD files were barely playable using the stock video card).
MDD 2003 single 1.25 Ghz, 10.4.2, 1.75GB RAM, old 17" VeiwSonic CRT monitor
--John "

I welcome other 9600 Mac/PC edition feedback and if you had a problem initially let me know if firmly reseating the card helps. (Also include your mac model/OS details in reports - thanks.)

" With regards to the World Clock Widget creeping RAM usage, you will be interested to know that Apple have recently been concentrating on plugging memory leaks in Webkit/WebCore/JavaScriptCore. Around the end of August, approximately 4000 leaks were plugged. You can read more about it at http://webkit.opendarwin.org/blog/.
Presumably, most of these fixes will be included in the 10.4.3 update, and will provide for improved RAM usage of Safari, Dashboard, Mail, and any other app that uses Webkit/WebCore/JavaScriptCore.
Cheers, Harry. "

• Adobe DNG Converter and Camera RAW 3.2
• Unsanity Releases WindowShade X 4.0.2
• Adobe InCopy CS2 4.0.1
• Adobe InDesign CS2 4.0.1
• Palm Desktop 4.2.1revD
• Review of eight RSS readers for Mac OS X (Ars)
• TechRestore, Inc. begins offering 80GB/100GB HD upgrade service for Laptops
• XMediaGrabber 0.4.1c
• HP PSC 900 Driver 7.3.1

DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• IDE Pioneer DVR-109 in B&W G3 (OS X 10.3)
  (Using Patchburn 3 for iApps burn support. Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers B&W G3 and G4 models up to the Digital Audio.)
  
  DVD-ROM Drives:
• IDE Artec 16x/48x in Beige G3 (OS 8.6)
  (Listed under "Other" brand. Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers Beige G3 minitower model.)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. (If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)