Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 19th Mar 2006 15:35 UTC
Apple released another version of the security patch it distributed on March 13 to users of its OS X operating system software, in order to address a problem reported with the update. The company said it distributed the new patch, dubbed Update 2006-002 v1.1, in order to fix an issue with Apple's Safari Web browser that some users observed after installing its 2006-002 security update. According to a post on the company's Web site, the previous update had caused some Safari users to have problems launching the browser.
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Member since:2005-07-08
That's sure not how I go about it. I give applications the least amount of privileges possible. This means if I can install something as a normal user into my home directory (Documents and Settings if I'm on Windows), then I do it. If your apps can't even touch your OS then how are they going to mess it up?
Granted if we're talking Windows, a lot of developers are idiots (or know just what they're doing) and their apps require admin privileges, so this won't work sometimes. In that case you have to just bite the bullet and install them Globally. Or some applications you might want global I spose. Anyway, the point is, the default certainly isn't always the best. Least that's my opinion.
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2005-07-06
Are you serious?
I think I should decide where my applicatons go, not Apple... /Applications is horribly bloated by default, in my opinion.
And therefore, if your computer doesn't work properly, you can run to your bathroom mirror and have a good hard look at yourself.
I used to customise settings and tweak things; but now, I'm Mr Default; I stick with the status quo that the installer offers (in terms of installation location) and let it do the rest - I've yet to have a problem with MacOS X or Windows XP yet.
If they're suggested to install in a certain location - just maybe they've got a good bloody reason for installing it in that location! remember kids, they developed the application, so there is an obvious reason for the placement of that application in that location.