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Apple Increases Pace of 10.4.9 Development
AppleInsider reports that Apple has increased the pace at which it is developing and distributing new builds of Mac OS X 10.4.9. The latest builds of 10.4.9 are 8P2120 (Intel) which reportedly contains 40 new fixes since previous builds and build 8P120 includes 25 fixes…
In Brief: Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.4.9, 1G iPod shuffle Software Update, New Displays at MacWorld?
Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.4.9 Apple has seeded build 8P21111 for Mac OS X 10.4.9 to developers. Areas said to have fixes are as follows; Sync Service Engine, rsync and extended attributes, .Mac Sync, Rosetta, USB Modem and caller ID, Bluetooth device pairing, USB…
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.3.9 Security Update
Alongside the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update, Apple also today released a new security update for Mac OS X Panther (10.3.9) users. Security Update 2006-006 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components: CFNetwork Cyrus SASL Flash Player Plug-in QuickDraw…
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update
After earlier reports by WOA, Apple today released Mac OS X 10.4.8. The update, which is available via Software Update and Apple's website , includes a number of general OS fixes, along with specific fixes for the following issues: Connecting to wireless networks using the…
Mac OS X 10.4.7 Intel Re-Release [Updated]
Sources are claiming that Apple has updated its original Mac OS update for Intel based Macs. Although the update has not been changed in Software Update as of yet, Apple did send out a notice to its security email list: "the install package that upgrades…
Mac OS X 10.4.7 Now Available
Available via Software Update: The 10.4.7 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies. It includes fixes for: preventing AFP deadlocks and dropped connections saving Adobe and Quark documents to…
OS X 10.4.6 Now Available
Available via Software Update: The 10.4.6 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies: - login and authentication in a variety of network environments - file access and byte range…
Apple Unleashes Mac OS X 10.4.5
Apple has posted an update to Mac OS X Tiger,10.4.5 weighs in at a measly 6.4MB and is described as the following by Apple: The 10.4.5 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the…
Mac OS X 10.4.5
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has begun testing of the next update to Mac OS X, this will be the fifth update to Tiger within a year. Details are slim right now but it appears the area of focus will be Safari, Core Graphics applications…
Mac OS X 10.4.4 Available
As announced in todays Keynote Apple have released 10.4.4. As promised the new widgets are included along with the following fixes:
10.4.4 Seeds Again
Around one week after the first seed emerged Apple has reportedly released another seed of its upcoming Mac OS X update 10.4.4. The build is labelled 8G9 adds more fixes to the previous seed including Bluetooth and the MS DOS filesystem. Right now testers are…
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.3
Now available via Software Update, weighing in at around 97MB! The 10.4.3 Update delivers overall improved reliability and compatibility for Mac OS X v10.4 and is recommended for all users. It includes fixes for: - AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS and FTP network file services - AirPort…
Testing of Mac OS X 10.4.3 Begins
Apple this week seeded Mac OS X 10.4.3 to developers. The build is 8F8 and is said to include over 40 bug fixes related to .Mac, AFP Server, Finder permissions and AppleScript. According to rumours around the web the update is expected in September.
Apple Releases 10.4.2, YAY!
The 10.4.2 Update delivers overall improved reliability and compatibility for Mac OS X v10.4 and is recommended for all users. Brief list of fixes is here and the larger list below;
Mac OS X 10.4.2 Build 8C40
Yet another build has been released to Developers and it suggests that the next update to Mac OS X is nearing completion. 10.4.2 seems aimed at killing every known bug in Mac OS as well as adding functionality to the current system. One notable addition…