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IMP Live 189 – The Mountains Roar

Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Add a comment

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This week’s panel are Bart Busschots, Stu Helm, Will Smidlein and Matt Hillyer

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This week’s show notes, including links to the panel’s picks and all the stories we cover can be found after the break.

###Show Notes

####Security Update
* Adobe issues Flash update (including fix for a Zero Day being actively exploited in the wild on Windows) – via [Adobe](http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-03.html)
* Adobe issues Shockwave Player update (you may not be running this, and if your are, you most probably shouldn’t be) – via [Adobe](http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-02.html)

####Other News
* Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than Macs in 28 years – via [ASYMCO](http://www.asymco.com/2012/02/16/ios-devices-in-2011-vs-macs-sold-it-in-28-years/)
* Many iOS apps upload your address book to their servers – via [Macworld UK](http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/570/f/7332/s/1cb0695e/l/0L0Smacworld0O0Cipad0Eiphone0Cnews0Cindex0Bcfm0Dnewsid0F33379330Golo0Frss/story01.htm)
* Future iOS update will require user permission before address book can be accessed – via [The Mac Observer](http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=bc029e679add8787adfa0d0589272534)

####Mountain Lion
* No big keynote (not even a small one), just a [page with s a short video over on Apple's Website](http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/):
* According to John Gruber, Apple have told him there will be annual updates of OS X from now on, like iOS – via [Daring Fireball](http://daringfireball.net/2012/02/mountain_lion)
* Apple releases [public beta version of Messages for Mac](http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/messages-beta/)
* Most features not delved into in great detail, but there is an [entire page dedicated to Gatekeeper](http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/security.html)
* Not all Macs will get to play – via [The Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/mountain_lion_leaves_more_macs_behind/)

####Picks
* __Matt__:[Minecraft](http://www.minecraft.com/)
* __Will__: [Rubbernet](http://www.rubbernetapp.com/)
* __Stu__: [Osfoora for Mac](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com//app/osfoora-for-twitter/id502401238?mt=12)
* __Bart__: [TaskPaper](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/taskpaper/id424281111?mt=12)

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