Posted on 11/10/2010 2:42:46 PM PST by Swordmaker
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.5 which is available via Software Update and contains the following improvements:
• Improves reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers.
• Addresses performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture.
• Addresses stability and performance of graphics applications and games.
• Resolves a delay between print jobs.
• Addresses a printing issue for some HP printers connected to an AirPort Extreme.
• Resolves an issue when dragging contacts from Address Book to iCal.
• Addresses an issue in which dragging an item from a stack causes the Dock to not automatically hide.
• Resolves an issue in which Wikipedia information may not display correctly in Dictionary.
• Improves performance of MainStage on certain Macs.
• Resolves spacing issues with OpenType fonts.
• Improves reliability with some Bluetooth braille displays.
• Resolves a VoiceOver issue when browsing some websites with Safari 5.
• Improves Bluetooth pairing with Magic Trackpad.
• Resolves performance issues with third-party displays that use InstaPort technology.
• Add SSL support for transferring files with iDisk.
• Resolves an issue when opening 4-up Photo Booth pictures in Preview.
• Addresses keyboard responsiveness issues in the Dock when Spaces is turned on.
• Resolves an issue syncing Address Book with Google.
• Fixes an issue when replying to a Mail message sent by a person whose name contains certain characters such as é or ü.
• Improves performance for users bound to an Active Directory domain.
• Improves reliability of Ethernet connections.
• Systems with a Mac Pro RAID Card (Early 2009) installed can now be put to sleep.
• Improves reliability of fibre channel connections, resolving a potential Xsan volume availability issue.
• Adds RAW image compatibility for additional digital cameras.
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I’m still running 10.5 but Mrs Bender’s new MacBook Pro is 10.6 . Should we wait a few days to download it?
I just downloaded mine to my IMAC All in One. It went fine.
Obviously I’m not using my Mac for enough tasks because nothing I do now would need updates from that list.
But I’ll upgrade anyway since there are probably lots of little fixes which would help.
I just checked my iMac 10.5.8 for updates and there was a security update which I downloaded. I must have ignored it when I received notice...
Screw Apple! I am still with Tiger and tested Leopard. Leopard killed my photoshop and I can see nothing worth bothering with. Only a fool will move up to Snow Leopard since the cost a new computer with intel chips and matching the drives, memory etc would cost me a fortune. The loss of Photoshop really pis@ed me off so I have switched to Gimp. Apple cutting of Photoshop to work on Leopard smells of something fishy. (Been with Apple since Apple IIc)
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I assume you were using PS7 or earlier. Adobe announced that it was transitioning to CS3 (Creative Suite 3) and would not support old releases of Photoshop on Leopard.
Adobe released a statement saying that PS7 users on 10.5 were "likely to encounter issues for which there is no resolution".
Adobe could have fixed PS7, but they wanted their customers to upgrade to CS3, and forced the issue by allowing PS7 to stay broken.
So I think your description of the breakdown is incomplete -- it was Adobe, not Apple, who refused to support old releases of Photoshop.
I don't know the technical details of why old Photoshop won't run on Leopard, but it appeared to be security and stability issues, and Apple refused to compromise the new OS release, to accommodate Adobe's old problems.
> The loss of Photoshop really pis@ed me off so I have switched to Gimp.
I use Gimp also. Great program.
> Only a fool will move up to Snow Leopard since the cost a new computer with intel chips and matching the drives, memory etc would cost me a fortune.
I had a Mac Mini with PPC chips and ran Tiger. When it came time to upgrade, I sprung for an Intel Mac Mini because I needed the ability to run VMware and virtual x86 operating systems such as Windows and NetBSD.
I put Fedora Core Linux on my old PPC Mac Mini and it runs like a champ.
I bought a Family Pack of Snow Leopard but am slow to upgrade the OS, since Leopard is doing everything I need at the moment, but I expect to make the transition before Spring, probably about the time Lion appears.
I'm always about a year behind Apple's new releases. Just like with Windows, I never buy a new version immediately; I wait for at least the first service pack.
Photoshop works fine under Leopard and Snow Leopard. You just had to install Rosetta to enable the older versions to work. Rosetta comes as an optional instal on the OSX install disk. It took twenty seconds to install it. So what's fishy?
There is a lot in both Leopard and Snow Leopard you are missing out on by sticking with five year old technology. The ability to look at most files by merely tapping the spacebar with Quicklook is a great productivity enhancer when seeking a specific file. Snow Leopard releases about 40% of the space the previous system files were using making the install much smaller. Both Leopard and Snow Leopard were faster than the previous releases, again increasing productivity.
Thank you so much for all the Mac info....I have not used my Mac much the last few days, so I will do the update when I get home from work....
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