Apple has released OS X 10.5.8 for Leopard. The update includes a generic list of fixes: Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2. Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4. Resolves an issue in which certain resolutions might not appear in the Display pane in System Preferences. Dragging an Aperture image into Automator now invokes an Aperture action instead of incorrectly invoking an iPhoto action. Resolves an issue that could prevent importing of large photo and movie files from digital cameras. Improves overall Bluetooth reliability with external devices, USB [...] Read the rest »
OS X 10.5.7 Lockup Update
As I’ve previously written about here, here and here I’ve had problem with my iMac since installing OS X 10.5.7. I’m pretty much at the point of installing everything from scratch one last time and extensively test after each and every update. Until today when I realized the easiest way for me to reproduce the problem was to minimize iPhoto or iTunes to the dock. (These are the only two apps left on my iMac that I’m using.) So just for the hell of it I decided to switch the [...] Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #42: Apple Sucks Edition
My Apple woes continue. Every since upgrading to OS X 10.5.7 my iMac has been locking up on a regular and frequent basis. I’m not alone with one thread on the Apple forum reaching 11 pages. So, since my initial problems I’ve re-installed my OS twice (a fresh install beginning with a drive format). The second time I incorporated all the tips in the various articles I’ve read and starting off by zapping the PRAM. All peripherals were disconnected during the install except the Apple keyboard, Logitech trackball (just the [...] Read the rest »
Mac OS X 10.5.7 and iMac Lock-Ups
Ever since I installed the OS X 10.5.7 update my iMac has been completely freezing up after a few hours of use, and I’m not the only one as indicated by this thread. Some people were able to fix the problem with some of the recommended solutions, but like Jeff Zeldman I was unable to get them to work for me and OS X 10.5.7 remained nearly unusable` for me. I had upgraded my MacBook without incident although I was not able to test it for very long since soon [...] Read the rest »
