News: OS X has its own sandboxing security hole, firmware updates, SuperDrive on any Mac, and more!

Written by Benny Ling | 14 November 2011
Posted in Apple

From what I'm reading so far, there's been a little bit of backlash against the upcoming Mac App Store sandboxing policy. People have said that sandboxing will severely decrease the quality of apps available on the App Store by simply not allowing them the same privileges as they are allowed now, and others still have said sandboxing isn't the approach Apple should be taking in order to achieve security. Now, Ars Technica says Mac OS X has its own sandboxing security hole.

Apple has released a few firmware updates — first there's a MacBook Pro update in order to resolve some unexpected shutdown issues when the machine is being plugged in and heavily used, and also an AirPort firmware update which fixes AirPlay audio streaming performance along with a few other things.

The frustrating thing about the external MacBook Air SuperDrive is that it doesn't work on any Mac. There's a tip from Mac OS X Hints that says that's a OS X limitation, not a specific hardware one — and they include the tip to let you use the external SuperDrive on any Mac, not just the MacBook Air.

Not rubbing salt into the wound or anything, but there's a really cool website which showcases all the Apple storefronts, worldwide. It's pretty impressive.

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