QuickTime for Windows Vista now supports ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), a Windows Vista security technology that randomly arranges the positions of key data areas to prevent malware authors from predicting target addresses. In addition to ASLR, QuickTime for Windows will also do stack buffer safety checking (Visual Studio 2005's /GS option) and support for hardware NX on Windows Vista.
Security researchers reacted to Apple's move with applause. "That's a pretty big change for a point release," said Dino Dai Zovi, a hacker who has written multiple exploits for QuickTime. "They [Apple] have way more guts than many other software companies to do something like that. Either that, or they are afraid of the backlash if malware starts targeting QuickTime and iTunes in a more serious way.”
Link: eWeek
Security researchers reacted to Apple's move with applause. "That's a pretty big change for a point release," said Dino Dai Zovi, a hacker who has written multiple exploits for QuickTime. "They [Apple] have way more guts than many other software companies to do something like that. Either that, or they are afraid of the backlash if malware starts targeting QuickTime and iTunes in a more serious way.”
Link: eWeek
I have stated many times how much Vista sucks, that is why I am here to say that Apple has begun innovating it's software even further by including Vista's own security technology.
I won
I'm going to use the platform that provides me with the tools and software that I need to use, regardless of the opinions of others. My rationale for using a particular system in no way defines who I am, or what demographic I am a part of. I find the comments of fanboys to be frivolous and overzealous, and I am aware of the fact that the actual differences between the platforms is minimal at best.
HA.
I'm toast.
Sense of humor gone AWOL?
I have stated many times how much Vista sucks.
u fool & u don't know Vista is better. Vista is Ready Now! Just get Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB+ DDR2 Ram, Windows Vista SP1, A good AGP (I mean your computer have to a base score of 3.3*+ then you can run windows Vista confidently)
*It should be AGP's rating & minimum rating & others hardware should have 4.5+
"Interviewer" So what happened when you took Extenze? "Man on street" Well what can I say? I got bigger. Then I sold my ZO6 and got a Honda Civic.
I beg your pardon! Apple does not take cheap shots at Vista! Apple takes very expensive shots at Vista.
You think those TV commercials are cheap??
QuickTime 7.4.5 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1241)
Yeah, well it's always been "unprofessional" here. Apparently it looks better, too!
omg i'm not installing that again took my computer into a rebooting loop had to safemode to disable the program before i could get int windows properly
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb430720.aspx
However as it stands, the day Apple written software runs on my system is the day you can prise the root password from my dead, lifeless hands. Quicktime, iTunes and Safari are a joke in terms of security - I applaud their efforts in addressing security, but it's long, long overdue.
I understand your gripes about using QuickTime as a media player (I'd rather use VLC) but it's also an underlying framework for video and audio on OSX. But iTunes pioneered a great way of cataloging + searching your local music, and managing devices and playlists. It may not be your preference, but it's not without merit.
Haha, I hadn't tried updating yet so I'm glad I read your post. I usually only update once in a while since it rarely adds any functionality and re-enables all of its stupid services.
This is where I have to say something, and go, no...
The iTunes cataloging system, the way the UI works, the search mechanism, or even device management are not things that Apple created, in fact are direct copies of two different products, one of them being MS's own Windows Media Player.
Go look at the Vista (longhorn) Windows Media player preivew from several years ago, it was about a year after MS demoed it at a tech conference, that its features appeared in the next version of iTunes. This includes the library UI, cataloging system, and search abilities, where MS Windows Media player even demoed searching the Web Media store within the UI transparently. (And worked like this until URGE got POed at MS for Zune)
Even the device management, is a knock off of Windows XP, which built MP3 and media device support into the OS, long before OS X even could handle these devices. WMP uses the OS inherent technologies. Sadly using iTunes on Windows is painful, as Apple tries to handle all the iPod management themselves and does it poorly if have used products from Creative or other MP3 player companies that have inherent Windows support at the OS level.
(Nothing better than dragging and dropping WMA, MP3, XVID, etc files to your MP3 player from explorer, and Explorer will even convert the content if your player doesn't support it.)
Anyway, iTunes isn't bad, but what you are giving it credit for bringing to the market or users is stuff that Apple ripped off. Google it for more info or references...
I understand your gripes about using QuickTime as a media player (I'd rather use VLC) but it's also an underlying framework for video and audio on OSX. But iTunes pioneered a great way of cataloging + searching your local music, and managing devices and playlists. It may not be your preference, but it's not without merit.
Since when iTunes "pioneered" catalogs and searching local databases of music files? Some windows and linux software did pioneered this. AS of now, iTunes is unable to show a "playing now" view or feature. Also they can't remove automatically files that are no longer in your hard disks. You can't even reset your iPod if you dont't have an internet connection! And the obsession to make file duplicates without asking in the first place (the latest versions don't do this anymore)?.
Is that too much to ask? (not for me, i use J. River Media Center).
After all the hype of iPods, iTunes really is an "ok" program at best. There are more for Windows and Linux which are better. Maybe, i don't know there are as well some OSX alternatives out there.
WMP no, but as far as i can recall, J River Media Center was in v7 o v8 with the same music library approach and better management features than iTunes. Also iTunes didn't support windows at that time. By now, iTunes is believed by many to add those features to the users in the first place.
1. Bloat
2. Bloat
3. Lack of security
4. Most songs aren't available DRM-free
5. Bloat
6. Can't buy AACs with a web browser. Have to use iTunes
7. Having software from Apple, Inc. on my computer
The only thing that's annoying is that can't download music from shared libraries over the network.
Perhaps someone can suggest a media player with similar features including sharing and downloading easily over a network?
And I hardly think duplicate songs is a fault of iTunes, at least it allows you to see all your duplicates seperately so you can delete them if you want to.
The only thing that's annoying is that can't download music from shared libraries over the network.
Perhaps someone can suggest a media player with similar features including sharing and downloading easily over a network?
And I hardly think duplicate songs is a fault of iTunes, at least it allows you to see all your duplicates seperately so you can delete them if you want to.
J. River Media Center can do sharing over network, streaming music, photos or video and more. You have yo pay for those features though.
If you want just music support, burning, ripping etc try their free version called Media Jukebox, its the same as Media Center but without video, photo and server support.
I don't understand that claim. Using a few compiler switches makes them "have way more guts than many other software companies"?
Bingo.
What?! Since when being a year and a half late gets you some praise from "security researchers"? that's the kind of comment that seriously ****es me off as a software developer. Using a new API call and a compiler switch is nothing to be proud about, get real.
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