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OS X Update 10.5.6 Available Now [Apple]
Gizmodo —
The latest OS X update just popped. See the complete list of improvements and fixes after the jump and at Apple. Looks like a pretty commonplace list. A couple of standouts are better compatibility with AT&T; 3G cards (maybe they don't summon a kernel panic if unplugged accidentally without disconnecting now?), MobileMe syncing within one minute on your Mac for any change made elsewhere, and general graphics improvements for gaming and elsewhere. And, finally, Chess.app has received the performance and reliability overhaul it has needed for so long. Let us ...
Mac OS X 10.5.6 is available via Software Update
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Mac OS X 10.5.6 has just been released to Software Update. The ~190 MB update (assuming you are already running the latest version of OS X) offers up the following, according to Apple's Support Page: ...
Apple Has Released Mac OS X 10.5.6
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
Apple has released an update to its operating system Mac OS X Leopard bringing it to version 10.5.6. After brief, inaccurate reports claimed last Friday as a possible release date, Apple has released the 190MB update today.
Details of the update can be found in a support document on Apple.com.
The Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard versions 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, and 10.5.5. It includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, ...
Mac OS X 10.5.6 is here!
HardMac.com —
... through Software Update:
The Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard versions 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, and 10.5.5. It includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
On a MacBook Pro c2d, it weighs 190MB, while it goes up to 377MB on an Unibody Macbook Pro...
The list of changes is HUGE and, for once, extremely detailed, and you can read it here.
And, by the way, the best feature probably? REAL PUSH UPDATES to ...
Mac OS X 10.5.6 released with improved MobileMe syncing
Infinite Loop —
[image] Apple has just released Mac OS X 10.5.6 with several fixes and tweaks . Though there are a number of notable improvements included with the update, MobileMe users will rejoice with the improvements to syncing with the service to and from a Mac. "Contacts, calendars, and bookmarks on a Mac automatically sync within a minute of the change being made on the computer, another device, or the web at me.com," according to Apple. A few other fixes caught our eye as well. Graphics enhancements and performance improvements are included, and there's a fix specifically for those ...
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Released
TheAppleBlog —
... Apple today released the next major update to OS X Leopard in the form of Mac OS X 10.5.6 and is now available via Software Update, or the ...
Apple releases Mac OS X, Safari updates
The Apple Core —
... Apple on Monday released its Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update and a security update for Safari. The updates improve security as well as improving gaming performance and reliability of various system-level componnents, according to Apple documentation . In addition, the security portion of the v10.5.6 update is also available as ...
Apple Adds Nearly-Instant MobileMe Sync with 10.5.6 Update
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... MobileMe subscribers finally get nearly instant synchronization of their contacts, calendars, and bookmarks with the latest Mac OS X 10.5.6 Leopard update. Deep in the release notes, Apple writes that these items "automatically sync within a minute of the change being made on the computer, another device, or the Web at me.com." ...
OS X 10.5.6 Update Invades Software Update
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
software The latest update is ready to fix a plethora of issues. - Address Book gets a reliability boost. - AirPort connections are improved - Graphics improvements for gaming, Cover Flow and a fix for distortion issues with certain ATI graphics cards - Mail should quit when you tell it too. - MobileMe contacts, calendars, and bookmark changes on a Mac sync within one minute - Improves Safari compatibility with web proxy servers The list goes on and on. Check out the entire list and download away! ...
10.5.6 here...snappieness™ ensues
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
10.5.6 is out, go grab it from Software update (377mb here!) or via the standalone installer.
Here are the details or check below. It looks like there are many performance improvements in this one! Yes, we are feeling the snappieness™, are you?
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Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update released with 39 changes
MacCentre701 —
... , it includes 39 different changes, improvements, and bug fixes, including fixes for Time Machine, syncing improvements, graphics performance improvements, AirPort connections reliability improvement, Mail, iChat, MobileMe, and a variety of other changes. Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update includes fixes and improvements for both PowerPC and Intel-based Mac. For more detail about improvement on each component, please refer to About the Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update (Article: HT3194) and ...
Apple Makes Changes to MobileMe: We’re Finally Where We Should Have Been From the Start
TheAppleBlog —
Apple’s documentation for changes in the recent 10.5.6 system update includes a line of interest to MobileMe users on the Mac:
Contacts, calendars, and bookmarks on a Mac automatically sync within a minute of the change being made on the computer, another device, or the web at me.com.
So we now have “push” for those items on the desktop, as we’ve always had on the Web and the iPhone. That’s good news.
However, the MobileMe changes go deeper than that. Apple didn’t just change ...
Mac OS 10.5.6 thwarts jailbreakers
The Apple Core —
... about some of the changes in the freshly released Mac OS 10.5.6 update. The operating system update ( release notes ) has over 40 fixes and includes improvements to AirPort, MobileMe, Time Machine, Safari and ...
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update Doesn't Like my MacBook
O'Reilly Media: Mac and iPhone —
I really should know better by now. But, when I read that the 10.5.6 fixed all kinds of things (see Apple support item linked below)... About the Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update ...like Address book syncing with the iPhone, AirPort connections, graphics performance, improved network performance, and Time Machines fixes, I decided to update my Macs right away. ...
Bugs & Fixes: Delete files to prevent crashes in OS X 10.5.6
Macworld —
... ), these may be incompatible with the latest version of Mail. Check to see if there are newer versions of the plug-ins available. Otherwise, simply delete the plug-ins. This should eliminate the crashes. Two follow-ups • Adobe printing errors fixed in 10.5.6 : Apple’s list of what’s fixed in Mac OS X 10.5.6 claims that the update “improves printing for the Adobe CS3 application suite.” As usual, Apple’s documentation offers little in the way of specifics. However, I am guessing that this addresses the ...
