Mac OS X updates
Friday, 03 February 2012
Mac OS X updates — The 10.7.3 update is now available for the general public. The update (around 1GB) is available through Software Update for all users running Lion 10.7.2 .
The update includes additional language support for Catalan, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slovak, Thai, and Ukrainian.
Fixes are included for smart card login, Windows file sharing, markup documents in Word, graphics performance, Wi-Fi connectivity and it contains updates to Safari and RAW image support. A number of Directory Service changes were made as well, detailed in the release notes.
The direct links to the various versions of the updates for download, rather than going through Software Update, are as follows:
OS X Lion Update 10.7.3 (Client Only)
OS X Lion Server Update 10.7.3 (Server Only)
OS X Lion Server Update 10.7.3 (Combo Update)
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Rage needs 10.7.2 (Lion), an Intel Core 2 Duo at least running at 2.4GHz+, 4GB RAM and 25GB hard drive space.
Strange Apple event? According to a new rumour from Japanese site Macotakara, Apple is planning to hold an event in February. However, despite the fact that many people would immediately place this event in the context of a launch event for the iPad 3, the site is reporting that this is not a product launch event (via MacRumors). Instead, they are describing it as a ‘Strange’ Apple event, which, as you’ll appreciate, is a very ‘strange’ description.
[I thought releasing something new at the Guggenheim in New York was odd already.]
Security update for Snow Leopard; update to Apple Remote Desktop — Security Update 2012-001 (Snow Leopard) (and the corresponding server edition) is recommended for all Snow Leopard users. The update addresses security issues.
The Apple Remote Desktop 3.5.2 update addresses issues with screen sharing, Apple says. The update fixes authentication when using Kerberos, or when logging in as a user with no password. It also fixes problems controlling a remote computer with two displays, when the primary display is on the right.
Both updates are available through Apple’s Support site as well as the Mac OS X’s Software Update.
SubRosaSoft.com Inc updates — The software company founded by a Kiwi and focusing on data recovery and system utility software, announces the immediate availability of version 7.5 for the entire Salvage line. FileSalvage, CameraSalvage, and PodSalvage have all been upgraded. Improved search and recover functions increase the chances of recovering lost files.
