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Leopard's longish leap to .6
- TAGS:9G21, AAPL, Apple, Mac OS X
- IT TOPICS:Desktop Applications, Macintosh & Apple, Mobile & Wireless, Security, Software
In Tuesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Apple upgrade Max OS X to 10.5.6. Not to mention I can has popcwn?..
Gregg Keizer reports:
As part of the Mac OS X 10.5.6 upgrade released today, Apple included fixes to MobileMe ... [and] 37 other improvements and fixes for applications ranging from the Address Book to Mail, and for features such as the operating system's wireless, networking, printing, parental controls and automatic backup.
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Among the networking changes were performance improvements to Apple File Sharing, reliability fixes for TCP connections, and both performance and reliability enhancements for AT&T Inc.-branded 3G wireless cards. Apple said it had fixed bugs in Time Machine, Leopard's integrated backup and restore application, when used with Apple's Time Capsule storage device, and in Safari.
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Also included in the upgrade are patches for 21 security vulnerabilities that address bugs in Flash Player, the operating system's kernel and its CoreTypes component.
Seth Weintraub adds:
Depending on what type of system you had the download was anywhere from 100 - 1GB for the Server standalone. The listed features you can see on the website. I've found some others from my own experiences and around the web.
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Apple also rolled the new trackpad system preference to more laptops. Not just for Unibodies and Airs anymore? ... Safari certainly feels snappier. I haven't checked but Apple might have updated it to include a more recent version of Squirrelfish Webkit Javascript engine ... Airport has improved. I am getting more bars in my apartment from my Wifi access point. There are a lot of wireless routers in my area so this is very helpful. iCal now syncs color categories between iPhone and desktop application.
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If issues occur during installation or if Software Update unexpectedly quits, please visit this article.
But Ken Gagne wonders if he should care:
Such news doesn't have much impact to those of us still running OS X's previous iteration, known as Tiger. Don't get me wrong — I'm an Apple fanboy, having used their products for nearly three decades now. But I'm not always what you'd call "cutting edge": I still use my Apple II computer.
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I'm not a Leopard hater, but I'm hesitant to invest time and energy in making a change that won't pay me back with increased efficiency and flexibility.
David Chartier charts the outlook for Tiger users:
Today's Mac OS X 10.5.6 release isn't the only download waiting in Software Update. Users of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger have Security Update 2008-008 [to] look forward [to] ... The download weighs in at [up to] 133MB ... and each update contains Apple's signature same anemic description: "Security Update 2008-008 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X."Previous security updates have also been rolled into this one no matter which version of Tiger you're using, so if you've been lazy on those updates before, this is the only one you'll need.
John Mahoney castles:
A couple of standouts are better compatibility with AT&T 3G cards (maybe they don't summon a kernel panic if unplugged accidentally without disconnecting now?), MobileMe syncing within one minute on your Mac for any change made elsewhere, and general graphics improvements for gaming and elsewhere.And, finally, Chess.app has received the performance and reliability overhaul it has needed for so long.
Glenn Fleishman hopes against hope:
One might take some heart from the Time Machine section [of the release notes], which has two items:
- Fixes issues that could cause Time Machine to state the backup volume could not be found.
- Improves Time Machine reliability with Time Capsule.
Well, alrighty, then. I know of a number of people (including myself) who have suffered unrecoverable corruption on their Time Capsule backup images, and even after wiping the drive or erasing the images, still experience recurring corruption. That's obviously unacceptable. Maybe this update fixes that problem? This is when it would be nice to have some narrative to go along with the executive summary.
Darren Murph has his own hot button:
Nary a mention of Blu-ray. It's still hurting, we guess.
And finally...
- Madly catchy song about a Cricetidus on a 31.4.8-chordophone (eating exploded Zea mays averta)
Buffer overflow:
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Richi Jennings is an independent analyst/adviser/consultant, specializing in blogging, email, and spam. A 23 year, cross-functional IT veteran, he is also an analyst at Ferris Research. You can follow him on Twitter, pretend to be Richi's friend on Facebook, or just use boring old email: blogwatch@richi.co.uk.
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