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MacSoft releases Halo 1.5 update

MacSoft releases Halo 1.5 update 12/19/2004 03:33 PM
Destineer's MacSoft unit has announced that the 1.5 Halo patch for Macintosh has been released...

MacSoft releases Halo 1.05 Update

MacSoft releases Halo 1.05 Update 05/20/2004 02:48 AM
Destineers's MacSoft unit has announced the release of a patch for Halo, its epic adventure game...

MacSoft ships Halo

MacSoft ships Halo 12/12/2003 10:33 AM
Destineer Inc. subsidiary MacSoft on Friday confirmed that its long-awaited Mac conversion of Halo has begun to ship to retailers. The company said that, as promised, Halo went out to retailers on Thursday and is already available on some store shelves. Halo for Mac is expected to be available in Europe later next week.

MacSoft releases Halo v1.04 patch

MacSoft releases Halo v1.04 patch 02/14/2004 03:38 AM
Hot on the heels of the PC release of Halo v1.04, Destineer subsidiary MacSoft has released a patch to bring its Macintosh conversion of Halo to v1.04. The new patch guarantees that Mac users and PC users stay in lockstep when playing against each other online.

MacSoft: Halo for Mac goes Gold Master

MacSoft: Halo for Mac goes Gold Master 12/08/2003 11:41 AM
Destineer Inc. subsidiary MacSoft on Monday announced that its long-awaited Mac conversion of the popular first-person shooter Halo: Combat Evolved has reached Gold Master status, the final development milestone before the game is sent to duplication and ships.

MacSoft: UT 2003 update boosts speed,
fixes Panther bug

MacSoft: UT 2003 update boosts speed,
fixes Panther bug 10/29/2003 04:59 PM
Destineer Studios subsidiary MacSoft on Wednesday released an update to Unreal Tournament 2003, their popular first-person shooter. The patch -- version 2225.1, according to its read me file -- adds a variety of enhancements, including performance improvements. Ryan Gordon, the game's Mac developer, claims that performance improvements of 25 percent or more compared to the retail version are typical, thanks to optimizations, lots of new Altivec (or Velocity Engine) code, and a completely rewritten sound subsystem. Single CPU systems get the most improvement out of this version, according to the developer notes.

Mac Halo 1.03 Update Has Finally Come

Mac Halo 1.03 Update Has Finally Come 01/22/2004 02:50 AM
The Halo 1.03 update has finally come. This allows you to play on all 1.03 servers, which is great since most 1.02 servers were laggy and there weren't very many.

Halo update adds graphics detail, more

Halo update adds graphics detail, more 05/20/2004 08:28 AM
Destineer subsidiary MacSoft continues to tweak its hit game Halo: Combat Evolved with a new v1.05 release. The update adds the ability to display reflective surfaces on Macs equipped with some Nvidia hardware, adds a new Model Reflections option to the Halo Graphics Settings window, corrects a but that prevented eMacs and other high refresh-rate displays from syncing properly at 640x480 resolution, and addresses issues with hardware fogging.

Halo for Windows Dedicated Server Update
v1.04

Halo for Windows Dedicated Server Update
v1.04 02/12/2004 03:20 PM
This file is an updated executable for the Dedicated Server, and should be applied to an existing install of the v1.02 Dedicated Server by saving it into the directory where the server was installed, such as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Server. This file will update the server from v1.02 to v1.04.

Apples issues Security Update 2004-09-07
via Software Update

Apples issues Security Update 2004-09-07
via Software Update 09/08/2004 03:45 AM
Security Update 2004-09-07 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components:

• CoreFoundation
• IPSec
• Kerberos
• libpcap
• lukemftpd
• NetworkConfig
• OpenLDAP
• OpenSSH
• PPPDialer
• rsync
• Safari
• tcpdump

For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website.

phpBB Issues Security Update

phpBB Issues Security Update 12/19/2004 03:07 PM

Apple issues Panther update

Apple issues Panther update 12/18/2003 08:37 PM
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Microsoft Issues Update To Fix IE
Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Issues Update To Fix IE
Vulnerabilities 07/02/2004 04:38 PM
Enterprise Windows I.T. Jul 2 2004 8:13PM GMT

Microsoft issues security update

Microsoft issues security update 07/03/2004 10:00 AM
USA Today Jul 3 2004 2:31PM GMT

Forum Stories: Client update issues

Forum Stories: Client update issues 04/07/2005 01:25 PM

MegaSeg update fixes Unicode issues,
more

MegaSeg update fixes Unicode issues,
more 12/19/2003 11:26 AM
Fidelity Media Inc. released a new version of MegaSeg, their professional DJ mixing and radio automation software.

Apple issues revised security update

Apple issues revised security update 09/13/2004 09:42 PM
Apple has released a revised version of last week's Security Update 2004-09-07, which fixes problems with Safari & FTP server in the original security update. The new update is now available via the Software Update panel and can be installed over the previous update.

Microsoft Issues Update To Fix IE
Vulnerabilities (NewsFactor)

Microsoft Issues Update To Fix IE
Vulnerabilities (NewsFactor) 07/02/2004 02:56 PM
NewsFactor - After a grueling seven days in which two viruses exploited vulnerabilities in the Internet Explorer browser, and the federal government, no less, warned users away from IE -- Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has responded with software updates.

QuarkXPress 6.1 update resolves Panther
issues, more

QuarkXPress 6.1 update resolves Panther
issues, more 02/11/2004 03:11 PM
Quark Inc. has released an update to its flagship desktop publishing software QuarkXPress, version 6.1. The new update, which measures 78.4MB, can be downloaded from Quark's Web site.

OmniOutliner update addresses issues
with Panther

OmniOutliner update addresses issues
with Panther 10/29/2003 10:27 PM
The Omni Group has released OmniOutliner 2.2.6, an update to the company's outlining and organizational tool that addresses recently discovered issues with the application when running under Mac OS X 10.3 Panther...

A fix for 2005-003 update and Active
Directory issues

A fix for 2005-003 update and Active
Directory issues 03/24/2005 02:17 PM
I've been using Apple Active Directory plug-in for Directory Services to "bind" a Mac to an Active Directory (AD) computer account ever since 10.3 came out. It has worked like a charm! Users with an AD user account (in a spec...

Mike Pinkerton Issues Update on the
State of Camino

Mike Pinkerton Issues Update on the
State of Camino 01/10/2004 07:55 PM

Microsoft Issues Critical Update Patch
from 9x to WinXp

Microsoft Issues Critical Update Patch
from 9x to WinXp 03/19/2003 10:43 PM
A flaw exists in all versions of windows from Win 98 to WinXP that could allow root level access.

Apple security update addresses latest
issues

Apple security update addresses latest
issues 06/07/2004 04:06 PM
Apple on Monday issued a security update for Mac OS X addressing a number of issues found in the operating system. Secutiry Update 2004-06-07 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users, according to Apple. The update includes the following components: DiskImages; LaunchServices; Safari; and Terminal

Microsoft Issues First Outlook Anti-Spam
Update

Microsoft Issues First Outlook Anti-Spam
Update 12/22/2003 12:41 PM
Microsoft has quietly provided its first anti-spam filter update for Outlook 2003, the company's newest e-mail client. Now available from the Office Update Web site, or via download from this page of the general Microsoft site, the update is the first of a regular refresh of the anti-spam capabilities of Outlook. According to Microsoft, updates will be posted every few months.

Mac Halo Can't Talk To PC Halo

Mac Halo Can't Talk To PC Halo 12/17/2003 10:48 AM

Apple issues Panther update; security
fixes to follow

Apple issues Panther update; security
fixes to follow 12/18/2003 02:26 PM
Apple Computer issued an update late Wednesday night for its Mac OS X, also known as Panther, and is set to release a security update for the operating system later Thursday.

Schiller talks security; update fixes
outstanding issues (MacCentral)

Schiller talks security; update fixes
outstanding issues (MacCentral) 06/07/2004 07:02 PM
MacCentral - Apple on Monday issued a security update for Mac OS X addressing a number of issues found in the operating system. Security Update 2004-06-07 fixes all of the potential risks reported by security firms over the past few weeks, according to Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.

Microsoft issues Windows Server 2003
update blocking tool

Microsoft issues Windows Server 2003
update blocking tool 06/22/2005 02:56 AM

Microsoft on Tuesday released a blocking tool for corporate users that will prevent the automatic download of the first service pack for Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft provided a similar blocking tool when Windows XP SP2 was released. The tool allowed companies to keep using Automatic Updates while they decided on if, how and when they would upgrade to XP SP2.

The new blocking tool, which works with a registry key, a script or a group policy setting in Active Directory, will prevent the automatic download of Windows Server 2003 SP1 through Microsoft’s online patch download services, Automatic Update, Windows Update or the newly launched Microsoft Update.

Those services automatically bring security and other patches down to the operating systems and installs them. During the release of XP SP2, Microsoft caused an uproar among users, especially those in the higher education community, when it decided to deliver the service pack through its automatic update services. Just months earlier, Microsoft had said it would not do that. Users were concerned because XP SP2 was not compatible with some desktop applications. No such similar concerns, however, surround Windows Server 2003 SP1.

But most corporate users do not have updates automatically installed on desktops and certainly not servers because it would not allow for proper testing before deployment. But during the XP SP2 fiasco, even Microsoft was surprised how many corporate users had activated Automatic Updates on their corporate desktops.

Most companies use Microsoft’s System Management Server, Windows Server Update Services or third-party patch management tools to control patch downloads and distribution.

“There are more people than you would expect with [auto updates] turned on at the server,” says Samm DiStasio, director of product management for the Windows Server division. “We are just trying to make sure the tool is available well in advance of us turning on automatic updates. But let’s be clear, this is a tool for blocking automatic updates. You can still install SP1 on their servers if you have the disk or you want to download the bits on your own.”

Windows Server 2003 SP1 was officially released on March 30, however, its availability over the Web is slated for July 26.

The new blocking tools, which will keep Windows Server 2003 SP1 off the automatic update cycle until March 30, 2006, has three components: a Microsoft signed executable, a script and an ADM template.

The executable creates a registry key with a switch that will block or unblock the download of the service pack while allowing all other patches and fixes to be downloaded. The key used is called HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate.

The script will do the same thing as the registry key, but Microsoft says it allows users to specify a block or unblock on a specific machine name.

Microsoft also issued a warning saying “the executable and script have been tested only as command-line tools and not in conjunction with other systems management tools or remote execution mechanisms.

The third option is the ADM template, which works in conjunction with Active Directory’s group policy technology. The template includes new group policy settings to block or unblock delivery of the service pack.

Microsoft also noted that Windows Server 2003 SP1 requires users to accept and initiate its installation so even if the service pack is automatically downloaded it must be explicitly accepted and installed by a server administrator.

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unattended/silent deployment - Update �
Non US English language issues.

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MacSoft to release Railroad Tycoon 3

MacSoft to release Railroad Tycoon 3 09/02/2004 03:44 PM
MacSoft today announced that the Mac version of Railroad Tycoon 3 has reached gold master status and is on track to ship to retailers on September 13...

MacSoft: Age of Mythology on shelves
next week

MacSoft: Age of Mythology on shelves
next week 11/12/2003 06:46 PM
It's going to hit store shelves a couple of weeks later that MacSoft previously indicated, but the good news for strategy gamers is that the long-awaited Mac conversion of Age of Mythology is expected to find its way to retailers by the middle of next week.

MacSoft bringing Rise of Nations to the
Mac

MacSoft bringing Rise of Nations to the
Mac 06/17/2004 11:39 AM
MacSoft today announced that it will release a Mac version of Rise of Nations, the award-winning real-time strategy game...

MacSoft ships Railroad Tycoon 3

MacSoft ships Railroad Tycoon 3 09/14/2004 12:25 PM
MacSoft today announced that the Mac version of Railroad Tycoon 3 is now shipping...

MacSoft to bring Neverwinter Nights
expansions to Mac

MacSoft to bring Neverwinter Nights
expansions to Mac 02/17/2004 02:28 PM
Destineer subsidiary MacSoft on Tuesday confirmed with MacCentral that it will bring forth Macintosh versions of the official expansion packs to the role playing game Never winter Nights, Shadows of Undrentide and Hordes of the Underdark.

MacSoft: Railroad Tycoon 3 ships Sept.
13

MacSoft: Railroad Tycoon 3 ships Sept.
13 09/02/2004 04:05 PM
Destineer subsidiary MacSoft on Thursday announced that its Mac conversion of Railroad Tycoon 3 for Mac OS X will be released on September 13, 2004. The company has not previously noted plans to publish this port, so news that Railroad Tycoon 3 will be released for the Mac so soon may surprise many Mac gamers. Also included with the software is the Coast to Coast Expansion Pack, an add-on that was available separately for PC gamers.

MacSoft ships Close Combat: First to
Fight

MacSoft ships Close Combat: First to
Fight 04/12/2005 11:47 AM
MacSoft today announced that Close Combat: First to Fight has shipped for the Mac and will be available in retail outlets this week...

MacSoft updates Unreal Tournament 2004

MacSoft updates Unreal Tournament 2004 09/15/2004 07:21 AM
Destineer subsidiary MacSoft late on Tuesday posted an update to its Mac conversion of the popular first-person shooter arena game Unreal Tournament 2004. The new patch, v3323, brings the Mac version back to parity with its PC counterpart, which was updated only the day before. The update provides changes to the Onslaught game mode, and makes various changes to the game's core engine, general gameplay issues and networking. The update can be applied to any retail version of Unreal Tournament 2004; an updated demo version is coming.

MacSoft to publish Rise of Nations this
summer

MacSoft to publish Rise of Nations this
summer 06/17/2004 11:32 AM
Destineer subsidiary MacSoft on Thursday announced plans to publish a Mac conversion of the strategy game Rise of Nations this summer. It's been in development since February at the studios of Westlake Interactive.
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Halo 1.05 Patch

Halo 1.05 Patch 09/07/2004 06:05 PM

Halo patch restores Mac/PC online play

Halo patch restores Mac/PC online play 09/10/2004 08:32 PM
Destineer's MacSoft unit has released a patch for its hit game, Halo...

Halo: Combat Evolved Patch & Server
v1.04

Halo: Combat Evolved Patch & Server
v1.04 02/12/2004 11:16 AM

New Halo patch restores Mac/PC online
play

New Halo patch restores Mac/PC online
play 09/10/2004 02:29 PM
A new patch for the Windows version of Halo -- published by Microsoft -- was recently distributed that corrected security issues in online play. Unfortunately, that update prevented users of the Mac version -- published by Destineer studio MacSoft -- from playing on updated Halo servers on the Internet. That issue has been corrected in a new Mac update (v1.053) released Friday. The update also adds support for vertex and pixel shading graphics effects produced by the Nvidia 6800 Ultra video card available as a build-to-order option on Power Mac G5 systems.

Halo for Windows Hot-Fix v1.04

Halo for Windows Hot-Fix v1.04 02/12/2004 03:20 PM
The GameSpy Security Hot-Fix for Halo PC addresses a rare crash bug that could occur if a malicious individual (hacker) purposely tried to exploit the GameSpy CDKey SDK. This Hot-Fix changes the version number of Halo PC and Halo PC Dedicated Server to v1.04 from v1.031.

Halo PC 1.05

Halo PC 1.05 09/06/2004 09:44 PM

Halo 2

Halo 2 06/17/2004 04:32 PM

Off-by-one bug in Halo 1.04

Off-by-one bug in Halo 1.04 09/10/2004 01:59 AM
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Halo (No, Not The Game)

Halo (No, Not The Game) 10/29/2003 12:12 AM
 WindowShade X 3.1b4 (release is available) Once again improved shadows handling under Panther. Fixed a bug with live shadow preview...

Halo v1.5.1 Released

Halo v1.5.1 Released 12/30/2004 12:51 AM
MacSoft has updated Halo to v1.5.1. This update fixes Pixel Shaders and compatibility with ATI 8500, 9000, and 9200 cards.

[Links from this story may be found on MacMerc.com. Click the title to delve deeper.]

No "Halo" Effect? Look Again

No "Halo" Effect? Look Again 08/03/2004 10:32 AM
The success of iPods and Apple stores stopped Macs' market share from sinking lower. And signs indicate even more future converts. By Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek (via MyAppleMenu)

Halo 2 Updates

Halo 2 Updates 04/16/2005 02:52 PM

Halo Goes Gold

Halo Goes Gold 12/08/2003 01:07 PM

Is The Halo Real?

Is The Halo Real? 04/15/2005 09:37 AM

Notes on Halo

Notes on Halo 04/02/2005 10:07 PM
Some reviewers of computer games have begun to adopt the first-person techniques of New Journalism.

Are You Prepared for Halo 2?

Are You Prepared for Halo 2? 08/27/2004 02:04 PM

Halo v1.5 Released

Halo v1.5 Released 12/19/2004 03:00 PM
MacSoft has updated Halo to v1.5. Among several bug fixes and enhancements, this massive update also brings Halo in sync with v1.06 of the PC build and adds support for GameRanger.

[Links from this story may be found on MacMerc.com. Click the title to delve deeper.]

Halo 2 Screenshots

Halo 2 Screenshots 07/01/2004 05:24 PM

Halo 2 vs. Tribes 2

Halo 2 vs. Tribes 2 12/22/2004 01:03 AM

I went to visit my brother in Colorado over the weekend, and he had a copy of Halo 2 with an X-Box Live subscription. I didn't get to play it, but I watched him quite a bit.

X-Box Live is hailed as the big thing that propels Halo 2 into gaming infamy. However, in watching my brother play, I was struck by how much it looked like a similar, older game: Tribes. It was perhaps more graphically advanced than Tribes, but it didn't look much better than Tribes 2.

Gameplay dynamics seemed pretty much the same. My brother was amazed at the idea of playing people from around the world in a giant game of capture the flag, but I just couldn't kick the thought that I had seen this all before.

Is there anyone who has played both Halo 2 and Tribes 2 that can comment on how similar they are or which is better? Is Halo 2 that good, or is it just Tribes 2 for the console-playing masses? (The flame doors have just swung open...)

3D Halo 2 Screenshot

3D Halo 2 Screenshot 05/28/2004 09:31 PM

Halo 2 Movie

Halo 2 Movie 05/07/2004 04:15 PM

Dogfooding Halo 2

Dogfooding Halo 2 09/01/2004 01:20 PM
Halo 2, due out November 9, is nearing its completion deadline. According to Andy Pennell, a member of the Visual Studio team, 8,000 Microsoft employees are among the Halo 2 beta tester pool.

MacSoft issues a Halo update

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