I have not yet had an update since the spectre and meltdown vulnerabilities came out...  This leads me to believe they have not patched spectre/meltdown on anything below High Sierra...   I have hardware that does not support drivers past 10.10, therefore I cannot upgrade without paying $1000 in musical equipment; plus, everytime I upgrade, my computer slows down significantly and I don't want to deal with the hassle.
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While Apple has yet to comment on the flaw, Alex Ionescu, Windows   security expert, noted a fix was present in a new 10.13.3 update to   macOS.   source:
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I'm downloading the update right now and I would like to know if any of my files or app gets deleted after this update... I'm sure many people here already installed the update so what can you say?
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Support of Windows XP . There is a lot of fuss and fear around this and many  on what you should do but I haven't found a clear explanation: What does the end of support actually mean?   There won't be any new updates. This is the only thing which is clear. Will we be able to get the old updates?  weakly suggests that yes, but I haven't found any more confirmation of that. Will we be able to install Windows XP on new machines? There was some procedure of confirming the key over the network (registering windows), so will this work as before? Are there any other direct changes for users of Windows XP?     Note: I am not asking on security consequences of the above, and have my own opinion on updates of this product, so please be so kind and skip the big warnings and disclaimers how it's impossible to use XP without updates. There have been a lot of scaring people and no actual explanation of what actually is going on - this question is meant to fill in the gap.
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I've been running Alpha releases of Ubuntu for some time now. I keep running into issues - how can I get these resolved? What should I do when I encounter these problems? And where can I find other Ubuntu+1 users to ask questions?
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Before starting: lets forget about the EULA and any other legal regulation. I'm not interested in those. Also, since this is a grey line about what I'm going to ask, Ask Different may not be the place to ask:     Installing or using Apple operating systems on non-Apple hardware (and most other explicitly unlicensed use of product)   Continue reading.    Everyone knows that until some years prior OSX (or Mac OS) only could be run in PowerPC CPU's, but that changed when Apple adopted Intel CPU's opening the possibilities of installing OSX in PC's (again lets forget about legalese I'm going for factual and technical references) that users started experimenting until it's is possible. So, anyone knows why is the reason that OSX wouldn't work in normal folks PC? Some piece of hardware that is made custom tailored for OSX that only Mac's has? Or is just Apple folks making users life difficult at technical level?  The question is a mere curiosity of mine, inspired in an very debated answer of mine about installing Mac OS X in a Dell PC.  TL;DR: How they make it so difficult?  References (can be used in answers ;) ):
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Update from Shog9:     Also affects Aviation, Cooking... Probably everything on the "not yet in progress" list here:  - I've passed this on to the devs. – Shog9     The  got busted in the last few hours.  It looks ugly and now needs to be scrolled, see below.  Other review pages (, ) are still fine. And the problem appears for me in both Chrome and Firefox -- and whether or not I'm logged in.        versus:
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So it is shown that volume license packages of Windows 8, like Pro and Enterprise, are unavailable for upgrading.  I received a link last night to download the Windows 8.1 Enterprise 90-day Evaluation, but it will replace my current Windows 8 Enterprise version.  Is it known when these versions will become available for upgrade? I've been waiting patiently for weeks to get this upgrade.  Thanks.
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My MacBookPro is currently running macOS Big Sur Version 11.0 Beta. Now that an official release for Big Sur has arrived, is it possible to move to the public release, just like a regular software update? In the &quot;Software Update&quot; settings, it still looks like I am suggested to install the new Beta version, rather than the official release. How should I fix this?
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I'm just wondering what I can look forward to in the next Ubuntu version.  In this case it's 16.04.  I also want to be able to speculate on what it's probably going to break and whether or not I should go through the hassle of writing some code that wont last more than a few months.  Where does one find an official feature list, or (as it appears to be) is there none?
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Will there be a version of blender 2.81 for 32bit windows as there was for 2.80? In my working environment we are currently unable to upgrade PCs.
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Any suggestions for a good, free audio converter for Mac?  I used to use Max.app but it has long become abandonware and is now super buggy and crashy. I just need something I drop a couple (or 20 thousand) Apple Lossless files into and let it crank away making me some AAC compressed files or some MP3 or whatever.
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I'm thinking about upgrading the CPU in my MacBook Pro from its current  dual core processor to a  quad core processor.  Is there any reason why this wouldn't be a good idea? The socket, operating temperature, instruction set, wattage, and memory specifications match perfectly.  It's a summer 2012 production model, 13" unibody, FCPGA988 socket, 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM (upgrading to 8GB shortly), with 10.8.3.
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I got some issues with sound, sometimes it freezes and get out of sync with picture. VLC is giving me error, and there is said that I should update to pulseaudio 3.0. I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 and pulseaudio is  $ pulseaudio --version pulseaudio 2.1   Shall I upgrade? And if so, how?
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Any recommendations on  tools for Windows? Ideally ones that could leverage 64-bit OS.  I'm aware of , of course, and have also found , but I'm wondering if there are any hidden gems out there?
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I am considering purchasing a Mac for my godson who will be using it to run Blender 2.8.  I know very little about this program.  All I can find are requirements for a Mac that will run earlier versions of Blender.  Would someone please recommend a list of requirements for a Mac (or a link to a list of requirements) that I could use to find a model that can run 2.8?  Thank you in advance for all your help! Sincerely, M. Lap
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I need to find the 32-bit version, and all I keep finding is the 64-bit. Can anyone provide me with a link?
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I don't know how to update Nvidia graphic card drivers on MacBook Pro Retina. I have been a Windows user and a gamer for a long time where we expect frequent driver updates.   My expectations revolve around whether Nvidia releases graphic driver updates for Mac and how to check for pending updates.  Where can I see the versions of drivers on OS X?