News for Wednesday, 16 November 2005

Java 1.5 also known as J2SE 5.0 is finally available as a stable version for OSX.
You can get it from the software update panel or via Apple website :

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Release 3 allows applications and applets developed for the J2SE 5.0 platform to run on Mac OS X v 10.4.2 and later.
This update does not change the default version of Java on your Mac from Java 1.4.2 to J2SE 5.0, though Java applications that require J2SE 5.0 may specifically request it. You can change the preferred Java version for applications and applets by using the new Java Preferences utility. This utility is installed by the J2SE 5.0 update at /Applications/Utilities/Java/J2SE 5.0/.

For additional info: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302412-fr

The long-awaited firmware update for the PMG5 SP 1.8GHz (revB) is finally available. We hope that it will fix the main issues of this computer when running Tiger.
The update is available for both Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.3.
Firmware for Mac OS X 10.3.9
Firmware for Mac OS X 10.4.3
The corresponding article in apple Knowledgebase
Do not hesitate to send us comments regarding this new firmware update.
PS: Thanks to our readers to have mentioned this update to us.