<![CDATA[Gizmodo: patches]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: patches]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/patches http://gizmodo.com/tag/patches <![CDATA[Airport Update Fixes OS 10.5.8 Issues]]> I know of a few people who've encountered weird Wi-Fi problems since the OS 10.5.8 update. Now Apple has released a Macbook/Macbook Pro patch for the networking issues claimed to occur under low battery power. Hopefully things will be all better now. [Apple via Ars]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5335875&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[QR Code Jacket Patches Take Strangers On the Street to Your Blog, Stat!]]> We're sad that after all these years, the only place QR codes are actually useful is still good ol' Japan (where they're everywhere). That said, San Francisco has recently dabbled, and there are readers available for just about every mobile platform (including iPhone)—which you'll have to make sure all of your friends have installed if you're going to wear one of these. The $20 patch points to a proxy server which redirects phone browsers to the URL of your choice when someone takes a photo of your shoulder, back, um, wherever. Which means you can take them to your innocent little blog, or perhaps something a bit more nefarious. You wouldn't do that though, would you? [p8t.ch via Pocket Lint]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5030884&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Windows XP Service Pack 3 Ships to Manufacturers April 21st, Hits Windows Update April 29th]]> Windows XP SP3 will start shipping to manufacturers and IT workers next Monday, 4/21. The Following Tuesday, 4/29, it will be made available for download over Windows Update. This is the final version of SP3, following the RC1 and RC2 builds offered earlier in the year, which promises to boost performance by 10% and network access protection. [ComputerWorld]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=380158&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[RFID Skin Patch Wirelessly Transmits Your Medical Info to Your Doctor's Cell]]> Doctors and nurses will soon be able to receive updates on their patients with a quick glance at their cellphones, thanks to RFID skin-patch technology developed by Gentag, a DC-based IP development company. The Band-Aid-like patches are flexible and water resistant, and will be able to keep track of a patient's drug interactions and allergies in a non-invasive way so that medical charts can be easily updated, hopefully leading to fewer hospital mistakes. RIFD chips have been used in medicine before, but usually were implanted into the body rather than being placed in a patch on the skin. [Ubergizmo]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=319487&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[iPod + Vista = BFF (Finally)]]> Microsoft published a final compatibility update for Vista iPod users that should eliminate any problems still happening. This patch fixes the problem that caused iPod to get corrupted after trying to eject using Windows Explorer or "Safely Remove Hardware." –Travis Hudson

Patch [Via Vistablog]

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