Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.3 today via Software Update. About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update

Does anyone know why the network drive icon changed for Mac OS 10.5.2? The new icon looks like a string of three paper-cutout people. Why? To me, the abstract globe thing makes more sense as a “network”. Well, now that I think of it, maybe the icon is meant as a network of people. Hmm… new [...]

The 10.5.2 update is available via Software Update. Also included in the 10.5.2 update is Security Update 2008-001.

FileMaker, Inc today announced that all FileMaker Pro 9 products are fully Leopard compatible. In addition to Leopard compatibility, the updates for all four products (FileMaker Pro 9, FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced, FileMaker Server 9 and FileMaker Server 9 Advanced) address other issues. We recommend all users of FileMaker 9 products, on Mac and Windows, download [...]

Heise Security is reporting that a vulnerability has been found in the load_threadstack function in mach_loader.c when processing Mach-O binaries, which can lead to a kernel panic. Single user systems should not be at risk as the bug can only be exploited by users logged onto a system. The bug does, however, represent a problem on [...]

Why, Apple, did you swap the eject and menu buttons on the Leopard version of DVD Player.app? I find myself many times ejecting a DVD when I am intending, out of habit, to go to the menu.

Intego is reporting what to me is old news. See my post from October 4, 2007 for an example of this problem.

Apple has released the first update for Leopard today (10.5.1). You can find it here, or through Software Update. What’s included? The following improvements for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs are included in this update AirPort * Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder’s Shared Sidebar. * Resolves an issue with saved passwords [...]

I’m using Timbuktu v8.0.1 in Leopard, and I noticed that after installing Leopard, the Timbuktu Host no longer starts up after a reboot. Here is the quick and dirty fix for that: If you are comfortable editing your root crontab, then simply add the following line to it: @reboot /bin/sleep 60; /Applications/Timbuktu\ Pro/Timbuktu\ Pro.app/Contents/SharedSupport/Timbuktu\ Host.app/Contents/MacOS/Timbuktu\ Host > /dev/null [...]

I haven’t heard any mention of this yet, but it is one of those minute changes in Leopard that I can now not live without. In Tiger, when you wanted to change a filename and clicked on the name (or pressed return), the entire name including the extension was highlighted. Now in Leopard, clicking the filename [...]