Lex Friedman
Lex Friedman's Internet career has included significant roles at Intermix and Demand Media. He co-founded The Daily Plate, a diet-tracking Web site, which is now part of Livestrong.com. Beyond his professional Internet work, Lex also writes. He publishes the Lex, Briefly blog, co-authored humor book The Snuggie Sutra and contributes frequently to Macworld. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Lauren, his two daughters, and too many iOS devices to count. He also tweets too much.
Upgrades to the latest version of the Gecko rendering engine and fixes several bugs. (Free, 15.8 MB)
The Netflix app for iPad has gone universal, so you can now stream movies directly to your iPhone or iPod touch.
Patches a host of security vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, including fixes to prevent maliciously crafted files from allowing arbitrary code execution. (Free, various sizes)
Adds new image manipulation options, fixes issues with color profiles, and corrects bugs with 1080p and animation scaling. ($34.95 new, free upgrade, 100 MB)
Adds image gallery support, integration with Amazon Associates, simplified HTML email creation, simple site searching, and more. ($69/$229 new for Express/Pro, $25/$49 upgrades from 5.x to 5.5, free upgrade for purchases since 1 June 2010)
Fixes a crashing bug, and another that could make all your snippets disappear. ($34.95 new, free update, 4.4 MB)
Includes speed boosts, application-specific fixes, and more. (€19.99 new, free update, 3.2 MB)
Corrects issues with Net Disks, bookmarks, and Amazon S3 integration. ($49.95 new, free update, 6.5 MB)
Addresses aesthetic and usability issues, in addition to adding a configurable command for osascript. ($36 new, free upgrade, 9.0 MB)
Introduces experimental support for vSphere 4.1 and corrects bugs related to iSight, audio recording, and more. ($79.95 new, free upgrade, free trial available, 434 MB)
Corrects several crashing bugs, fixes an issue where iCal calendars disappear, and addresses a slew of other niggles. ($49.95 new, free upgrade, 8.0 MB)
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Microsoft's latest patches address security vulnerabilities in Excel and Word.
Overhauls the interface for the multimedia note-taking software, introduces Web sharing, and lets you adjust the speed of audio playback. ($39.99 new, free upgrade, 5.0 MB)
The latest version of the powerful screencasting application increases the time limit for YouTube videos and corrects several other issues with exporting video. ($99 new, free update, 8.2 MB)