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Apple seeded build 13D55 of OS X 10.9.3 to developers, just over a week after releasing the eighth OS X beta, build 13D45a, and nearly two months after the first 10.9.3 beta.

The beta is available through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store as well as through the Mac Dev Center.

Apple continues to ask developers to focus on Graphics Drivers, Audio, Mail, Contacts and Calendar sync over USB in iTunes, and Safari. As was discovered with the first beta, 10.9.3 adds new support for 4K displays, offering “Retina” resolutions that improve readability along with support for 60Hz output from the Retina MacBook Pro.

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iOS 7.1.1 is now available through Software Update in the Settings application on an iPhone or iPad. Documentation accompanying the update says it contains “improvements, bug fixes and security updates.”

Apple has said that iPhone 5s owners will also see further improvements to Touch ID fingerprint recognition after installing the update — something the company has continuously done since the launch of the handset last year. The update is also said to fix an issue that could arise when using Bluetooth keyboards while VoiceOver is enabled.

The latest iOS update follows March’s release of iOS 7.1, a significant upgrade that addressed a number of issues that had lingered since last fall’s debut of iOS 7. In particular, iOS 7.1 fixed a number of crash-related issues that iPhone and iPad users were experiencing while using the multitasking view and browsing the web in Safari. iOS 7.1 also brought improvements for Siri and Touch ID, and also set the stage for the launch of CarPlay in supported vehicles and aftermarket install kits later this year.

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Apple seeded build 13D43 of OS X 10.9.3 to developers, just under a week after releasing the sixth OS X beta, build 13D38, and a little over a month after the first 10.9.3 beta.

The beta is available through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store as well as through the Mac Dev Center.

Apple continues to ask developers to focus on Graphics Drivers, Audio, Mail, Contacts and Calendar sync over USB in iTunes, and Safari. As was discovered with the first beta, 10.9.3 adds new support for 4K displays, offering “Retina” resolutions that improve readability along with support for 60Hz output from the Retina MacBook Pro.

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Yes, Grad Centeral Dispatch may seems big and complex. But if you need to put some work into background, its pretty easy, all you have to do is:

dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LOW, 0), ^{
  // do your job here
});

Simple, isn’t it? In case you want to put more CPU cycles into your background process, you can change priority to DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT or even DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH. You can use also DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND but this one will cause your code to run at very end, when all higher priorities are done.

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Apple today seeded build 13D33 of OS X 10.9.3 to developers, just under a week after releasing the fourth OS X beta, build 13D28, and a month after the first 10.9.3 beta.

Apple continues to ask developers to focus on Graphics Drivers and Audio, and Safari. As was discovered with the first beta, 10.9.3 adds new support for 4K displays, offering “Retina” resolutions that improve readability along with support for 60Hz output from the Retina MacBook Pro.

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It is a common issue, you added:

$this->setUseAjax(true);

but filtering just shows ajax spinner and not loading content? Check your grid class ([COMPANY]_[MODULE]_Block_Adminhtml_[CONTROLLER]_Grid extending from Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Grid) and if you don’t have getGridUrl(), it is the reason. Just add as shown:

public function getGridUrl() {
return $this->getUrl('*/[CONTROLLER]/grid', array('_current' => true));
}

keep in mind to match ‘*/[CONTROLLER]/grid’ to your controller, it should be gridAction() method in controllers/Adminhtml/[CONTROLLER]Controller.php with such content:

public function gridAction() {
    $this->loadLayout();
    $this->getResponse()->setBody(
	    $this->getLayout()->createBlock('[COMPANY]_[MODULE]/adminhtml_[CONTROLLER]')->toHtml()
    );
}

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Apple updated update Safari for Mavericks to version 7.0.3, adding improvements to compatibility, stability, and security. The update includes a new option for turning off push notification prompts for websites, improves credit card autofill, adds support for webpages with generic top-level domains, and fixes several security issues.

– Fixes an issue that could cause the search and address field to load a webpage or send a search term before the return key is pressed
– Improves credit card autofill with websites
– Fixes an issue that could block receipt of push notifications from websites
– Adds a preference to turn off push notification prompts from websites
– Adds support for webpages with generic top-level domains
– Strengthens Safari sandboxing
– Fixes security issues, including several identified in recent security competitions

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As noted by 9to5Mac, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iCloud have gained updated designs for their document, spreadsheet, and presentation editors along with support for Retina displays. All three apps have also been updated with the ability to share view-only documents and to open documents directly from iCloud Mail.

Individually, Pages has also been updated with new templates, the ability to edit charts in imported documents, and improved text wrap. Numbers now has improved pop-up menu support, and Keynote also allows charts to be edited in imported documents.

Apple last updated its iWork suite of apps across all platforms in January, adding several new features to improve the software and return functionality that was removed when the new iWork apps were introduced back in September. Apple pledged to improve the apps back in November after facing significant user criticism from power users.

Pages for Mac – Mac App Store
Numbers for Mac – Mac App Store
Keynote for Mac Mac App Store

Pages for iOS – App Store
Numbers for iOS – App Store
Keynote for iOS – App Store