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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard update

Apple also updated Mac OS X Server to version 10.6.2

Nick Spence

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Apple has updated Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to 10.6.2 fixing a number of bugs including a serious issue that could result in data loss when using a guest account, potentially wiping files.

The update addresses issues with new iMacs, highlighted on several Apple Discussions threads including jerky unresponsive Flash playback on websites such as YouTube.

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Apple notes: "this update addresses video playback and performance issues for iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) and iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) computers that may occur in some situations while AirPort is turned on."

The 10.6.2 update is available via Software Update and Apple's support downloads site.

According to Apple's own notes:

The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for:

• an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly
• a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites
• Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts
• a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user
• issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers
• the reliability of menu extras
• an issue with the 4-finger swipe gesture
• an issue that causes Mail to quit unexpectedly when setting up an Exchange server
• Address Book becoming unresponsive when editing
• a problem adding images to contacts in Address Book
• an issue that prevented opening files downloaded from the Internet
• Safari plug-in reliability
• general reliability improvements for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio, MobileMe, and iDisk
• an issue that caused data to be deleted when using a guest account

Various font fixes are also provided including an issue with font spacing, an issue in which some Fonts are missing font duplication issues and an issue with some PostScript Type 1 fonts not working properly.

Apple also updated Mac OS X Server to version 10.6.2, including a fix for a problem where the Web calendar interface wouldn't work when the server was in the Indiana/Indianapolis time zone, a Keychain issue which might have prevented managed clients from performing Time Machine backup, and improved Mail Clustering reliability, among fixes for a host of other problems.

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Al said on Tue, 10 Nov 2009

More useful fixes in 1 release that Microsoft have done in ~5 years of de-engineering their OS so it never works, so you keep paying top price for the 'next' one. They made the 'mistake' of making XP work too well and couldn't kill it, thus illustrating their 'deprecation model' inner workings. Seems as though Apple actually care that their products works flawlessly.

@Al said on Tue, 10 Nov 2009

What cack. A flawless product would not delete a users data and flawless programmers would not have just copied the code blindly from Leopard. They only have one set of hardware to work for and do an appalling job at times. The iPhone updates are no better.

They need to open the Beta testing for all products to a larger audience.

@AI said on Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Growup yeah?

BenAtRKUK said on Tue, 10 Nov 2009

I downgraded from Snow Leopard simply because of flash it was terrible, fans storming on YouTube videos and everything, back on Leopard wondering whether these fixes will be enough. ClickToFlash helps alot tho!

Al said on Tue, 10 Nov 2009

The patch makes it flawless you f*****g retard.

@Al said on Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Piss off back to your Windows box, troll.

Ooops said on Tue, 10 Nov 2009

should be to @@Al. :D

MikeM said on Tue, 10 Nov 2009

I'm another user that "downgraded" back to Leopard after 10.6.1. The only issue that I had was that my wireless connection drops every couple of minutes making browsing unusable. I'll update my work MacBook and hope that the latest update addresses this issue though there is no mention of this in the details. I was really hoping that 10.6.2 would address this.

ChrisW said on Wed, 11 Nov 2009

Who mentioned Windows? Why can't Mac users talk about their OS without having a go at windows. (And I'm not spelling it Windoze cos I don't want to look like a twat). I've had a mac for a couple of months now and it's great - if you like everything to work the Apple want it to work.

David said on Wed, 11 Nov 2009

Bloody hell,updated to 10.6.2 and now my wireless keeps disconnecting? WTF?,going to use time machine soon to remove.

Graham Wade said on Wed, 11 Nov 2009

When is the fix coming for those of us having 'editing' trouble with Snow Leopard Iphoto - eg red @ green lines

Chris M said on Wed, 11 Nov 2009

No problems so far for me with the 10.6.2 update on either my MBP or MBA both working fine. Safari seems a lot more stable now.

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