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Apple has issues Security Update 2006-007 which fixes a variety of issues.

• 10.3.9 client
• 10.3.9 server
• 10.4.8 client Intel
• 10.4.8 client PPC
• 10.4.8 Server PPC
• 10.4.8 Server Universal

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From the Apple Blog: There are thousands of great Mac apps out there, but from the Apple Blog, 10 apps you might not know about, but should.

Adobe is now shipping Creative Suite 2.3, the latest release of its complete design environment for print, Web, and mobile publishing.

Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 Premium software combines the latest versions of Adobe’s professional design software with Version Cue CS2, Adobe Bridge, and Adobe Stock Photos. It includes all-new Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional software for the most up-to-date Adobe PDF file creation, collaboration, and automation tools. Creative Suite 2.3 Premium also comes with Dreamweaver 8 Web development tool.

Creative Suite 2.3 Premium is priced at US$1,199 ($549 upgrade)

Extensis today announced free XTensions modules for all the company’s font management products for QuarkXpress 7 on Intel-based Macs. This update allows for auto-activation and adds native support for Intel-based Macintosh and PowerPC systems. The modules extend support to the Suitcase Fusion Single-User, Suitcase Server X1, and Font Reserve Server font management products.

From Wikipedia

“Crowdsourcing” is a term coined by Wired magazine writer Jeff Howe and editor Mark Robinson in June 2006. It describes a business model akin to outsourcing, but relying sometimes upon unpaid or low-paid amateurs who use their spare time to create content, solve problems, or even do corporate R&D. Other times is based over the set of ideas and abilities than only can be found in a crowd.

Crowds targeted for crowdsourcing include garage scientists, amateur videographers, freelancers, photo enthusiasts, data companies, writers, smart mobs and the electronic herd.

Why this could be important to newspapers:

From Wired.com, Gannett to Crowdsource News

The publisher of “America’s newspaper” is turning to America to get its news.

According to internal documents provided to Wired News and interviews with key executives, Gannett, the publisher of USA Today as well as 90 other American daily newspapers, will begin crowdsourcing many of its newsgathering functions. Starting Friday, Gannett newsrooms were rechristened “information centers,” and instead of being organized into separate metro, state or sports departments, staff will now work within one of seven desks with names like “data,” “digital” and “community conversation.”

Crowdsourcing attempts to replace selectively hired, trained and managed workforces with mass volunteer or paid participation and self-organization. [Link]