Archive for category Leopard

Security Update 2010-001 released

Apple has released Security Update 2010-001 Client and Server for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Security Update 2010-001 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
The update addresses issues with CoreAudio, CUPS, Flash Player Plug-in, ImageIO, Image RAW, and OpenSSL. Read more here.
The update is available via Software Update or can be downloaded manually [...]

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Security update for Leopard and Tiger; firmware update for the iMac

Hot on the heels of the Mac OS X 10.6.1 update, Apple released security updates for both Leopard and Tiger as well as a graphics card firmware update for the iMac.

Security Update 2009-005 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security [...]

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Mac OS X 10.5.8 released

Apple just released an update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Mac OS X 10.5.8 “includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.” This update is said to fix issues with Airport networks, System Preferences, Bluetooth and more. It also includes an update to Safari.
It is highly recommended that you [...]

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How to eject a disk image

The scenario is this: I have four to six applications running with at least five windows open on my screen. I get an update or find a nice interesting app to install. I download the app and then click on the .dmg file to mount it. In most cases a small window opens after .dmg [...]

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Updates: Final Cut Pro; Time Capsule, AirPort Firmware; Java; Bluetooth

According to AppleInsider, Apple has released updates for Final Cut Pro and a firmware update for Time Capsules and Airport Base Stations.
The Final Cut Pro 6.0.6 update fixes problems with real-time playback in Final Cut Pro with Mac Pro (Early 2009) models and Xserve (Early 2009) models.
Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.4.2 [...]

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AnandTech: "The best battery life I've ever seen"

One of the sites that I trust* when it comes to hardware reviews gave its wholehearted approval for the new 15″ MacBook Pro when it came to battery life.
There’s no other way to say this. If you care about battery life and portability at all, buy the new MacBook Pro.
AnandTech’s review of the new 15″ [...]

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Schiller to keynote WWDC 09

According to AppleInsider, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, Phil Schiller, will be delivering this year’s keynote on June 8 for the Worldwide Developer Conference to be held at the Moscone West conference center in San Francisco from June 8 to 12, 2009.
WWDC 09 is expected to showcase more Apple talent among of which [...]

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Update Tuesday: Apple releases OS X 10.5.7, Safari 3.2.3 and 4.0 beta, and OS X 10.4 updates

Apple Tuesday released a slew of updates for their Leopard and Tiger operating systems as well as for their Safari web browser version 3 and 4 beta.
Mac OS 10.5.7
This update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of Macs.
Here’s the partial [...]

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Mac OS 10.5.5 is out

Apple just released the latest update to their latest operating system, Leopard. Mac OS 10.5.5 includes hundreds of bug fixes and stability improvements.
Intel version is 321 MB big and I read on Twitter the Combo update is 500+MB.
For a detailed description of what’s new under the hood go to AppleInsider.
Fire up Software Update to get [...]

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Tweak that Leopard Dock and Menu Bar

Some Leopard users are really hung up about the look of the new Dock under Leopard. Some consider ‘hate’ as too mild a term to describe what they feel every time they see the 3D dock. Hacks into the terminal can turn that 3D Dock into the 2D strip seen in Tiger.
Others seem to like [...]

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Old news: Mac OS 10.5.1 update out; freezing iMacs patch out, too

Here’s a bit of old news. Apple released an update to their latest operating system. That was fast. Less than a month of Leopard’s release. Three weeks to be more precise.
Fire up your Software Update, Leopard owners or you can download it manually from Apple’s website.
Also released last week was Apple’s fix for freezing [...]

Leopard’s mosaic screen saver

I didn’t even know that this feature exists until I heard it from a podcast. I think it was the MacCast Loop or the Typical Mac User Podcast. There is a screensaver option creates a photo mosaic out of pictures in iPhoto. The effect is hypnotic, according to Michael Rose. From what I understand the [...]

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The good and the bad in the Leopard

The Unofficial Apple Weblog asked its readers to vote for the little good things and the little bad things in Leopard. What topped the ‘Good‘ list are Quick Look, an improved Finder, and iCal Dock icon showing the correct date. The top ‘Bad‘ things are the changing Stacks icons, two step edit of iCal’s info, [...]

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Finding Leopard’s intro movie and music

Victor Cajiao who does the The Typical Mac User podcast has a tip on how to grab the Mac OS 10.5 intro movie and music.
It involves digging into the Core Services folder and after six folders down, TA-DA!. The movie doesn’t play any music so the mp3 file has to play simultaneously with the movie [...]

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