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Fire up Software Update, Mac OS X 10.6.8 has been released. The update prepares your Mac for installing Mac OS X Lion when it is released next month and includes other bug and security fixes. The 10.6.8 update 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 that:Enhance the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Lion Resolve an issue that may cause Preview to unexpectedly quit Improve support for IPv6 Improve VPN reliability Identify ...(continue read)
tags: 10.6, update

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.7, the seventh maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update.The 10.6.7 Update 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 that:Improve the reliability of Back to My Mac Resolve an issue when transferring files to certain SMB servers Address various minor Mac App Store bugs For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4472. For information on the security ...(continue read)
tags: update

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.5, the fifth maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update. The download weighs in around 500 – 700 MB, here are the release notes from Apple: The 10.6.5 Update 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 that:improve reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers address performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture address stability and performance of graphics applications ...(continue read)
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Security Update 2010-006 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Available for: Mac OS X v10.6.4, Mac OS X Server v10.6.4 Impact: A remote attacker may access AFP shared folders without a valid password Description: An error handling issue exists in AFP Server. A remote attacker with knowledge of an account name on a target system may bypass the password validation and access AFP shared folders. By default, File Sharing is not enabled. This issue does not affect systems prior to Mac OS X v10.6. For information on the security content of this update, please visit this ...(continue read)
tags: security, update

Apple released a small software update for Safari bringing it up to version 5.0.2. The update contains “improvements to compatibility and security” and includes the following: - Fixes an issue that could prevent users from submitting web forms - Fixes an issue that could cause web content to display incorrectly when viewing a Google Image result with Flash 10.1 installed - Establishes an encrypted, authenticated connection to the Safari Extensions Gallery More detailed information on the security changes can be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 tags: browser, security, update

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.4, the fourth maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update. The update offers a number of fixes implemented since the release of Mac OS X 10.6.3 in late March. The 10.6.4 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It includes Safari 5 and general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:– resolve an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive – resolve an issue that may prevent some Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications ...(continue read)
tags: Snow Leopard, update

Tunes 9.1.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including: • Addresses several stability issues with VoiceOver • Addresses a usability issue with VoiceOver and Genius Mixes • Addresses issues with converting songs to 128 kbps AAC while syncing • Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance iTunes 9.1 comes with several new features and improvements, including: • Sync with iPad to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on the go • Organize and sync books you’ve downloaded from iBooks on iPad or added to your iTunes library • Rename, ...(continue read)
tags: music, update

Apple today released a series of security updates targeting users of Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Leopard. According to the support document for the release, the updates address a single vulnerability related to handling of embedded fonts by Apple Type Services. Discovery of the vulnerability is credited to noted cybersecurity researcher Charlie Miller, who last month disclosed his discovery of 20 new zero-day holes in Mac OS X. - Security Update 2010-003 (Snow Leopard) (6.50 MB) - Security Update 2010-003 (Leopard-Client) (218.6 MB) - Security Update 2010-003 (Leopard-Server) (379.5 MB) The ...(continue read)
tags: security, update

Since two weeks after release Mac OS X update (Snow Leopard  v10.6.3), Apple published a fixed version Mac OS X 10.6.3 v1.1. The fixed version (10.6.3 v.1.1) has 60Mb more than original version. Manual download Mac OS X 10.6.3 v.1.1 update from Apple websiteThe 10.6.3 Update 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 that:improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications address ...(continue read)
tags: update

iTunes updateApple today released iTunes 9.1 via Software Update and the company’s iTunes download page. The update brings several enhancements such as support for iPad syncing including eBook content and greater customizability of Genius Mixes. iTunes 9.1 comes with several new features and improvements, including: - Sync with iPad to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on the go - Organize and sync books you’ve downloaded from iBooks on iPad or added to your iTunes library - Rename, rearrange, or remove Genius Mixes Apple’s iPad is scheduled ...(continue read)
tags: music, pictures, update

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.3, the third maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update and the company’s software downloads page. The update offers several hundred fixes implemented since the release of Mac OS X 10.6.2 last November and an interim security update issued in JanuaryThe 10.6.3 Update 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 that: - improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X - address compatibility ...(continue read)
tags: update

iMovie ’08 Introduced drag-and-drop editing — a fun and easy way to make movies, even if you’ve never edited a single frame. iMovie ’09 takes drag-and-drop editing even further. For starters, it gives you more ways to add clips to your project: Now you can replace or insert clips using a single pop-up menu. Or edit just your audio. When you choose to show the Advanced Tools menu in iMovie preferences, drag-and-drop editing includes additional options such as cutaways, picture-in-picture, and green-screen effects. This update improves reliability when working with videos from Aperture. The ...(continue read)
tags: update, video

Apple today released Safari 4.0.5 for Mac (Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard) bringing a number of enhancements to Apple’s Internet browser application. This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including:Performance improvements for Top Sites Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins Stability improvements for websites with online forms and Scalable Vector Graphics Fixes an issue that prevented Safari from changing settings on some Linksys routers Fixes an issue that prevented some iWork.com users from commenting ...(continue read)
tags: browser, security, update