Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.3 v1.1, what is essentially an update to its recent update for Snow Leopard. It contains a typical round of stability, compatibility, and security fixes for Mac OS X, though apparently not enough to warrant a bump to 10.6.4.
Included in v1.1 of 10.6.3 are improvements to QuickTime X, OpenGL-based apps, coloring messages in Mail, and printing reliability. This update also resolves issues with opening files with some special characters in Rosetta apps, color problems with HD content in iMovie, recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server, and it improves performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 under 64-bit mode. Apple digs into greater detail in its release notes.
Mac OS X 10.6.3 v1.1 weighs just over 785MB, but is strangely not available via Software Update. You can grab it as a Combo update from Apple’s support site.
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AJClayton said on Tue, 13 Apr 2010
The Apple download page specifies system requirements of 10.6.1 or 10.6.2 so perhaps you shouldn't use the update if you're already on 10.6.3 v1.0? I'm certainly not going to download a 785MB file just to be told by the OS that I can't install it...
MadAxeMan said on Tue, 13 Apr 2010
10.6.3 v1.1 works fine over 10.6.3 v1.0, moreover, I would recommend it.
My 18 month old Macbook Air has suffered a total loss of battery power after upgrade to 10.6.3 v1.0, it may be a coincidence but before the update the battery was 91% healthy. Now the battery is a complete dud, will not hold any charge at all.
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