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OS X 10.5.3 Released

May 28, 2008

Apple has released OS X 10.5.3 through Software Update and as a Combo Update. Details about the update are included in this knowledge base article while the security fixes are listed in the security bulletin. I’ve updated my three Macs (MacBook, iMac and Mac Mini) without serious incident So far just a few minor [...]

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OS X 10.5.2 Part II

February 14, 2008

I’d been having some minor problems on my MacBook since I upgrade it to OS X 10.5.2 that seemed related to .Mac syncing with my OS X 10.5.1 iMac. So rather than waiting for the weekend to upgrade my primary machine I decided to do it tonight.
The problems I was having were minor [...]

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Apple OS X 10.5.2 Leopard Graphics Update 1.0

February 12, 2008

Apple released a graphics update in conjunction with OS X 10.5.2 which is required for the graphics update. Apple describes the update as “Leopard Graphics Update is recommended for all users and improves the stability and compatibility of your Mac. This update requires Mac OS X 10.5.2.”
Not a lot in the way of details. A [...]

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OS X 10.5.2 Released

February 12, 2008

The updates continue with Apple releasing OS X 10.5.2 onMonday. The release notes are here and the security updates are described here. I installed it on my MacBook a short while ago and had a few minor issues.
The update itself went fine. It’s a 180MB download through Software Update on my Intel MacBook. The install [...]

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OS X 10.5 Leopard Frustrations

November 27, 2007

While I’m very hapy with OS X 10.5 Leopard overall and don’t regret the upgrade there are some things that annoy me or a outright bugs.
Let’s get the translucent menu bar and menus out of the way. The translucent menu bar doesn’t bother me because I use a dark background. Still, the translucent menus are [...]

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Security Quest #11: Leopard Firewall Updates

November 21, 2007

Apple recently released security updates for their OS products and among those were updates for Leopard all centered around the firewall. The three firewall updates were included in the OS X 10.5.1 update.
One of the fixes took a page from Microsoft by changing some words to help call the problem solved. This “re-wording” was for [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #15:

November 18, 2007

When I upgraded to Leopard I kept Safari as my default browser so it would open whenever I clicked a link. But I kept using Firefox for almost everything. I liked how fast Safari was when I did fire it up. So this morning I decided to switch over and start using Safari as my [...]

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OS X 10.5.1 Released

November 15, 2007

It’s been less than a month and Apple has released OS X 10.5.1, it’s first update to Leopard. There’s over two dozen fixes listed in the release notes. Most fixes include either security, stability or reliability in the description. It’s available through Apple Software Update or as a 110MB standalone download. It was a 39.8MB [...]

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Security Quest #9 – OSX.RSPlug.A Brings Macs Mainstream

November 7, 2007

There was news last week of a piece of malware targeting OS X. It’s called OSX.RSPlug.A (a.k.a. DNSChanger) and it’s a trojan distributed through porn sites (no puns). A lot was made of the fact that this *could* redirect browsers to malicious websites, such as phishing sites.
The only real news here was that OS X [...]

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Leopard Spaces – My Killer Feature

November 5, 2007

I wouldn’t have guessed that I’d be picking Spaces as my killer feature in OS X 10.5 Leopard. I tried various virtual desktop systems in the past but was never overly impressed so I expected more of the same from spaces.
But I was pleasantly surprised when I turned on Spaces to see what was there. [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #13: More Leopard

November 4, 2007

It’s been just over a week with OS X 10.5 Leopard. So far I’m liking it a lot. I wouldn’t have picked it going in, but Spaces has turned out to be the killer feature for me. I’m using it on both my 24″ iMac and my 13″ MacBook.
I installed Leopard on my Intel Mac [...]

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