News

  • iOS 8.1.2 – Stable but upgrade at your discretion

    Over the past 3 months I have been testing iOS 8 and have found that with iOS 8.1.2, Apple has at last corrected the bulk…

  • Ethernet Thunderbolt Adapters

    There is news that a new undetectable Mac malware can be carried on compromised Ethernet Thunderbolt Adapters. These are the devices that allow newer Mac…

  • Do Not Upgrade to iOS 8 and OS 10.10 Yosemite

    We are reiterating to all folks in the SHASS sections we support: Until further notice, all older MISSION CRITICAL iOS devices and computers you use…

  • Apple Releases Patch for POODLE, Shellshock via Software Update

    Apple has released a security patch for the recent POODLE and Shellshock security holes.  These updates can be found on Macs in “Software Update”. PLEASE…

  • OS 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8.1

    Apple made some new announcements today regarding new technology and features. Of those announcements two directly affect users in SHASS: 1) Apple has made available…

  • iOS 8

    As many of you may be aware, Apple has released the latest version of their iOS software, iOS 8, for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.…

  • How to deal with Spam with Spam Quarantine

    As the summer season gets underway, users in the community have continued to see an increase in unwanted spam from different sources. Fortunately if that…

  • New Adobe Licensing Program for MIT

    Great news from IS&T regarding a major boon for all staff and faculty Adobe product users. Thanks,Albert  Begin forwarded message: From: Barbara J Goguen <goguen@MIT.EDU>Subject:…

  • Major Adobe vulnerabilities patched

    Adobe has just patched major vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Adober Reader and Acrobat, Adobe AIR SDK, and Illustrator CS6. Anyone running any of these programs…

  • IS&T Hardware Repair

    Hi Everyone, I wanted to give everyone the good news that someone I used to work for at Apple, Tom Brand, is now the IS&T…