Dealing with some weather problems and not able to include all the info I normally do for java updates from oracle but their mac related Java 7 docs are linked in a previous update post on April 16th. (And as always, if you don't need java I'd not install it.)
Recent Articles/Tips/Tweaks/Reviews: Listing/links of updates to mod/upgrade articles, tips and reviews you may have missed. (OS X SSD Trim Enablers, Internal Mini-PCIe Card Mods (eSATA/USB 3.0), 2012 Mac Mini SSD upgrades, $250 Mac Pro Dual 3.2GHz Quad-Core CPU Upgrade, DIY OS X Fusion drives, Low-Cost 2006 Mac Mini CPU Upgrades/unofficial EFI updates, 2012 Mac Mini HDMI video problems/display tips/USB 3.0 interference, mods and more)
WWDC: Now it looks like Apple's going to take on the console market
Office Mobile for iPhone now available for Office 365 subscribers
Apple design strengths are also in hard-to-see places
Apple's security strategy: make it invisible
Review of Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock
Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock Teardown
Apple Valued at $440 For Each Of Its Users
Updated Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Docs:
- Using Apple Diagnostics (with mid-2013 MacBook Air)
- Mac notebooks: Determining battery cycle count
- Avoiding image persistence on Apple displays
- About LCD display pixel anomalies for Apple products released in 2010 and later
- Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen): Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
- iMac (27in, Late 2009): Display flickers / 27in iMac Display Firmware Update
- AppleCare Protection Plan: How to find your AppleCare registration number
Other News/Reviews/Op-Ed/Tech/OT:
- Review: HGST Travelstar 7K1000 1TB 7200rpm 2.5in HDD (9.5mm high)
- Review: Samsung PN60F8500 3D Plasma HDTV
- Review: WD Blue Slim 1TB HDD
- Innovation: Phil Dumas's Kevo, a Tap-to-Unlock Door System (w/iphone app)
- World's fastest enterprise hard drive debuts (and it's a Hybrid - SSHD)
- Sony PlayStation 4 Launch Edition Already Sold Out At Amazon
- Google tests balloons to beam internet from near space
- 'Plants vs. Zombies 2' Is a Sequel Worth the Wait
- Good times roll at E3 trade show, for now