ADOBE
FrameMaker 6
Point your browser to http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n5809 to find out whether or not your Macintosh computer supports the Energy Saver control panel. If it doesn’t, don’t try running Adobe FrameMaker 6.0, otherwise this message may pop up: “The application ‘FrameMaker 6.0′ could not be opened because ‘PowerMgrLib’ could not be found”. The fact of the matter: FrameMaker 6.0 doesn’t run on any Macintosh that doesn’t support the Energy Saver control panel feature.

APPLE
iMac
If you have an Apple iMac or Power Mac G4 Cube with a slot loading CD-ROM or DVD drive, you can only use standard-sized round disks. You should not try to insert smaller disks or odd-sized disks into these types of drives.

CALDERA SYSTEMS
OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4
Caldera reports that there is a vulnerability in the way sperl interacts with /bin/mail that can be exploited by any local user to gain root access. This vulnerability exists in OpenLinux eServer, eBuilder 2.3, and eDesktop 2.4. Desktop 2.3 is not vulnerable. Caldera recommends upgrading immediately.

DEBIAN
GNU/Linux 2.2
Debian reports that the Netscape Communicator shipped with all recent versions of GNU/Linux has a couple of security holes, one in the jpeg handling portion and the other in the java virtual machine. All users of GNU/Linux and Netscape Communicator are encouraged to upgrade Communicator. Debian deb packages are available for all platforms from the following URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000901.

DEBIAN
GNU/Linux 2.2
A root exploit has been found in sysklogd. Debian notes that this exploit affects both 2.1 and 2.2. Update packages are available here: http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000919.

IBM
ThinkPad A20p
If you want to upgrade to Windows ME on your IBM ThinkPad A20, there is a BIOS upgrade for you. Go to http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4MNN8Y.html to get BIOS update 1.02, with a release date of 8/16/2000.

INTERACT COMMERCE
ACT! 2000 – PC
Be forewarned! Updating to Act! 2000 5.0.2.353 may not display e-mail attachments in the inbox, and may be missing when the message is opened, says Interact Commerce. A fix wasn’t available at the time of this writing, but a couple of solid workarounds are worth trying.

INTUIT
Quicken 2001
Intuit says the import of Quicken for Macintosh data into Quicken 98, 99, 2000, and 2001 may deliver an “Invalid QIF” message if the process is stopped by an unrecognized or damaged group of transactions. Complete workaround details are posted at http://www.intuit.com/support/quicken/faqs/mac3/2576.html.

INTUIT
QuickPayroll
This error may pop up during the installation routine of the patch update in Intuit QuickPayroll if the settings in the SYSTEM.INI file aren’t right: “ptchinst cause a gpf in mmsystem.dll @ 000a:00000032″. Examples of incorrect settings, plus workarounds for Windows 95 and 98 are posted at http://www.intuit.com/support/quickpayroll/faqs/1134.html.

LOTUS
Notes
In Lotus Notes 5 if you went to your Calendar view and deleted a canceled or expired meeting, a “Decline” notice would be sent to the other participants. This has been fixed in the Notes Quarterly Maintenance Release 5.0.4a.