- #MICROSOFT WORD MAC OS X MAVERICKS UPDATE#
- #MICROSOFT WORD MAC OS X MAVERICKS PATCH#
- #MICROSOFT WORD MAC OS X MAVERICKS FREE#
- #MICROSOFT WORD MAC OS X MAVERICKS WINDOWS#
The best management practices of the Web have now trickled down and integrated themselves into Mavericks, like tabbed browsers and tags.
There are many seemingly small additions and changes that make bottom-line improvements to your overall computing, including a quick way to respond directly from notifications. Laptop users will especially appreciate the re-engineered power management system that makes more efficient use of the core processor - increasing battery time.
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In a semi-surprising but understandable move, Apple has released a major update that noticeably improves the overall experience of the OS X line for both new and older machines - for free.
Left Behind: Some apps like Messages, Reminders, and Game Center still look the same: dated or just plain ugly.Ĭlosed: With all the notification updates, it also leaves you wanting more from other third-party apps. Power: Mavericks revamps the way your Macbook allocates its system resources to save power and keep your apps running smoothly by drastically reducing processor consumption for inactive windows. Supported services include Facebook, Twitter, FaceTime, e-mail, instant message, calendar events, and reminders.
Notifications: You can now create responses directly from notifications. Users can now label each file with a tag and color for quick indexed search. Mavericks also brings the ability to add tags to each file. You can now browse your directories with similar Safari-like prowess. Tabs and Tags: As users are now naturally used to browsing and managing the Web with tabbed interfaces, one is left to wonder why first-party developers never incorporated this into the native OS sooner.
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Pros:įree: Mac OS updates are typically a paid upgrade, but Apple has finally embraced the free distribution model, including a bunch of new app updates to boot.
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NB : you should remember that this does not patch the vulnerability and your computer can still be compromised should you open a poisoned RTF file with Word 2011 for Mac.OS X 10.9 Mavericks - the latest update to Apple's desktop OS - noticeably improves the overall experience on for both new and older Macs.All RTF documents will now open TextEdit.Now with the context menu still open press the Alt key (located to the left of the spacebar) and the “ Open with >” menu item will change to “ Always Open with >“.Right-click the RTF document you just created and a context menu will appear showing “ Open with >” as an option.Create a new RTF (Rich Text Format) document and save it to your Desktop.Mac OS X users – mitigating risk of RTF vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2011 for MacĪll we can suggest at the moment is that you change your default Application for RTF files to something other than Microsoft Word – for instance TextEdit. Then follow the instructions to ‘ Run‘ the download. You will see two “Fix it” buttons – see image below – click the left-hand button to “ Enable this fix it” (the right-hand button will Disable the “fix”).
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Windows user – Follow the link below to the Microsoft “Fix it” website
The RTF exploit can even be triggered by just previewing an RTF attachment from within Microsoft Outlook.Īt the moment there is only a partial “fix” for Windows users which disassociates / uncouples the automatic opening of RTF documents from Microsoft Word. Please exercise extreme caution when opening or previewing email attachments. We have received notification from the University OxCERT Security Team (part of IT services) that they have received reports of malicious RTF email attachments being received by University users. RTF (Rich Text Format) documents can now been crafted in such a way that they can open a security vulnerability on your computer via Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 in Windows and Office 2011 for Mac.