• Snow Leopard gets its First Update

    Snow Leopard gets its First Update

    Techtree News Staff, Sep 11, 2009 1704 hrs IST

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Barely two weeks after Apple released Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system, it has got the first update. The Mac OS 10.6.1 update weighs 71.47MB and includes general operating system fixes that enhances stability, compatibility and security of the Mac. This update also takes care of the older Adobe Flash version in Snow Leopard.

The release notes of the Mac OS X 10.6.1 update list the fixes:

  • Improves compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems
  • Addresses an issue in which some printer compatibility drivers might not appear properly in the Add Printer browser
  • Addresses an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly
  • Addresses an issue that might make it difficult to remove an item from the Dock
  • Resolves an issue in which the Command-Option-T keyboard shortcut would sometimes bring up the special characters menu in applications such as Mail and TextEdit
  • Addresses instances in which auto account setup in Mail might not work
  • Resolves issues when sending mail with certain SMTP servers
  • Addresses an issue in which Motion 4 could become unresponsive
  • Includes an update to Adobe Flash Player plug-in version 10.0.32.18




Apart from that, Apple has also released an update for iMac Graphics firmware, for iMacs with ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO or ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT. Security update for Intel based Macs running Mac OS X Tiger and Mac OS X Leopard were also released.

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