Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.1, Mac OS X Server 10.6.1

Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 05:48 PM EDT

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.1 Update which is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for:

• compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems
• an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly
• some printer compatibility drivers not appearing properly in the add printer browser
• an issue that might make it difficult to remove an item from the Dock
• instances where automatic account setup in Mail might not work
• an issue where pressing cmd-opt-t in Mail brings up the special characters menu instead of moving a message
• Motion 4 becoming unresponsive

Apple also released Mac OS X Server 10.6.1 Update which is recommended for all servers currently running Snow Leopard Server version 10.6 and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your server.

Mac OS X 10.6.1 Update and Mac OS X Server 10.6.1 Update are available via Software Update and also via standalone installers:

More info and download links:
• Mac OS X 10.6.1 Update (71.47MB)
• Mac OS X Server 10.6.1 Update (71.57MB)

MacDailyNews Take: Hey, we told you it was imminent!

For those who haven't heard (like me, who was at sea coming back from Alaska), Apple released the first update to Snow Leopard yesterday. So, it's past time to click the Black Apple and choose Software Update...PING!

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This produced my first problem ever updating a Mac (from 10.4 + updates, to 10.5 + updates, to 10.6). It updated, then tried to restart but hung. I hard-powered off, turned it on, and it installed the update (again?), and restarted again. Now all’s well.

Of course if that’s the worst that happens I’m kind of happy.

Installed without issue.

Did a clean install of SL while you were cruising, Swordmaker. System was much faster and except for the new version of Logic Express 9, all is perfect on my machine. LE9 needs an update though. BADLY. Naturally, 99% of the music work I do on my Macbook requires LE9.

Updates done. I had a problem with SL when I installed it, but I should have known what it was - they did warn that some video formats required the old version of Quick Time player, and that by default SL didn't install it. The Apple store loaded QT 7 for me, and I'm happy.
You wasted your time going to Alaska, tho - the FReeper convention was in DC. A good time was had by all, and there was an amazing attendance on the mall on Saturday. You knew something was afoot when you first got on the Metro - or tried to, and found the train to be already full.

I have a HP Photosmart C4480 all-in-one printer/copier/scanner. Primarily, of course, it's a printer - but I occasionally want to scan something (such as the Banquet Program for the FR National Convention, in this case). And I found that my scanner software is now broken. This seems to be a known problem, and someone online suggested that uninstalling the HP software would allow the Snow Leopard drivers to take over and allow the scanner to run.
I'd just as soon not lose my print functionality. What do you think?

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