[MacTUG] Mac OS X 10.5.5 update out

[Glenn Anderson]

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update

By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 04:15 PM EST

Apple on Monday released Mac OS X 10.5.5, a recommended update for all  
users of Mac OS X 10.5.x Leopard that includes over a hundred bug  
fixes and more than two dozen security enhancements.

As of press time, the 321MB update was only available via the Software  
Update mechanism located under the Apple menu of your Mac.

In addition to general stability improvements and over two dozen  
security enhancements, the update addresses issues with Address Book,  
Disk Utility, iCal, Mail, MobileMe, and Time Machine. A detailed list  
of those fixes follows:

General
Includes recent Apple security updates.
Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling,  
and remote disc sharing for MacBook Air.
Addresses an issue in which some Macs could unexpectedly power on at  
the same time each day.
Resolves a stability issue in TextEdit that could be found when  
accessing the color palette.
Improves Spotlight indexing performance.
Fixes an issue in which contacts might not sync properly with PalmOS- 
based devices.
Improves iPhone sync reliability with iCal and Address Book.
Includes improvements to Active Directory (see this article for more  
information).
Improves Speech Dictionary.
Fixes Kerberos authentication issues for Mac OS X 10.5 clients that  
connect to certain Samba servers, such as Mac OS X Server version 10.4.
Includes extensive graphics enhancements.

Address Book
Addresses stability issues that may occur when creating a Smart Group.
Resolves a printing issue with address cards containing information  
that spans more than one page.

Disk Utility and Directory Utility
Improves reliability when rebuilding a software mirror RAID volume in  
Disk Utility.
Improves reliability of server status displayed in Directory Utility.

iCal
Updates iCal to more accurately handle repeating events.
Improves performance when choosing meeting attendees.
Resolves an issue in which the "Refresh All" option may be dimmed  
("grayed out") in the contextual menu for certain calendars.
Fixes issues with read-only calendars.
Addresses an issue that prevents an invitee from moving an event to a  
different calendar.
Resolves an issue with syncing published calendars.

Mail
Addresses performance issues related to displaying IMAP messages.
Resolves an issue with SMTP settings for AIM, Compuserve, Hanmail,  
Yahoo!, and Time Warner Road Runner email accounts.
Addresses stability issues that may occur when dragging a file to the  
Mail icon in the Dock.
Addresses an issue with the "Organized by Thread" view in which the  
date does not appear when the thread is collapsed.
Resolves an issue in which RSS feeds could temporarily disappear from  
the sidebar.
Improves Mail robustness when sending messages.
Improves reliability when saving drafts that have attachments.

MobileMe
Improves overall sync reliability.
Improves Back to My Mac reliability.

Time Machine
Improves Time Machine reliability with Time Capsule.
Addresses performance issues that may affect initial and in-progress  
backups.
Fixes an issue in which an incorrect alert message could appear  
stating that a backup volume does not have enough free space.
Time Machine can now back up iPhone backups that are on your Mac, as  
well as other items in (~/Library/Application Support).
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