Posts Tagged Software Update
Apple Patches Java Vulnerability – At Last
After what seems to be the longest Time, Apple have finally released an update for Java that addresses the long standing vulnerability that if exploited could result in malicious code being executed on your Mac.
For many the only safe solution until this release was to disable Java in the browser preferences rendering sites that depend on Java ( not Javascript ) unusable.
OS X 10.5.7 Update Just Landed
The latest update to OS X Leopard ( 10.5.7 ) has just launched through Software Update. Full details of the fixes and improvments can be found here
Apple Release Firmware Patch For New MacBook Trackpad Issues
Apple have today released a software update for the new MacBooks which have been reported by many owners to exhibit problems with trackpad clicks not being recognised. This has been widely discussed on Apples forums and popular blogs and podcasts have covered the issue extensively. Leo Laporte has covered this on a number of episodes of MacBreak Weekly since upgrading to a new MacBook Pro.
Apple Release OS X 10.5.5
The latest build of OS X Leopard ( 10.5.5 ) is now available for download or via Software Update. The update includes a whole raft of fixes and improvements and so far there is little noise about possible problems caused by this version.
There are a couple of comments on this Digg thread suggesting that the update may cause problems with iChat and Time Machine, but at the time of writing these appear to be unconfirmed and may be local issues with the users reporting them rather than a widespread issue.