A while back I wrote something for Dropbox users on OS X called Dropbox Cache Cleaner. It was early in the life of the now infamous file sharing/syncing service and they had an effective but rudimentary method of caching deleted items in the event you really needed them back. The trouble was that it could consume large amounts of disk space without you even knowing it.

If you are interested in purchasing Base to aid your development projects (it is a front-end for SQLite3 database design), you must remove the ".xml" extension on the license file (Base_License.baselicense.xml) Menial sends to you in order for the app to recognize it.

I realize this applies to a very small subset of folks out there (most of whom probably figured this out as quickly as I did), but if this post helps out even one person, it was worth the entry time.

Apple updated Java on OS X today (they updated Quicktime and GarageBand as well). Unfortunately, we're not getting Java 6 yet, just performance and bug fixes.

From Software Update:

Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 6 delivers improved reliability and compatibility for Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 and Java 1.4 on Mac OS X 10.4.10 and later. This release updates J2SE 5.0 to version 1.5.0_13 and Java 1.4 to version 1.4.2_16.

For more details on this Update, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307051

As of the time this was posted, the details link did not work, but the update installs without a hitch.

UPDATE: A different link http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177 now provides information on the security content and it's significant! Test & update as soon as possible (though Leopard is fairly patched already w/r/t these vulns)!

• CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5862

  Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.10 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.4.10 and later

  Impact: A malicious webpage can remove or insert items in the keychain

  Description: An access check may be bypassed for Keychain updates. A specially crafted Java applet may be able to add or remove items from a user's Keychain, without prompting the user. This update addresses the issue through an improved access check. This issue does not affect systems running Mac OS X v10.5 and later. Credit to Bruno Harbulot of the University of Manchester for reporting this issue.

• CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4339, CVE-2006-6731, CVE-2006-6736, CVE-2006-6745, CVE-2007-0243, CVE-2007-2435, CVE-2007-3004, CVE-2007-3005, CVE-2007-3504, CVE-2007-3698, CVE-2007-3922, CVE-2007-4381, CVE-2007-5232

  Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.10 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.4.10 and later

  Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Java 1.4

  Description: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Java 1.4, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. These are addressed by updating Java 1.4 to version 1.4.2_16. These issues are already addressed in systems running Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

• CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4339, CVE-2006-6731, CVE-2006-6745, CVE-2007-0243, CVE-2007-2435, CVE-2007-2788, CVE-2007-2789, CVE-2007-3004, CVE-2007-3005, CVE-2007-3503, CVE-2007-3504, CVE-2007-3655, CVE-2007-3698, CVE-2007-3922, CVE-2007-4381, CVE-2007-5232

  Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.10 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.4.10 and later

  Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in J2SE 5.0

  Description: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in J2SE 5.0, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. These are addressed by updating J2SE 5.0 to version 1.5.0_13. These issues are already addressed in systems running Mac OS X v10.5 and later.