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Apple releases Mac OS X "Tiger" 10.4.1 update
updated 07:25 pm EDT, Mon May 16, 2005
Mac OS X 10.4.1 update
Apple this evening released , a free update to the "Tiger" operating system. The update, which is available via Software Update, delivers overall improved reliability for Mac OS X 10.4 and is recommended for all users by Apple. It includes improvements for: file sharing using AFP and SMB/CIFS network file services; Disk Utility's burning function; using DHCP in wireless networks; user login when accessing LDAP and Active Directory servers; and synchronization with .Mac. Core graphics are enhanced thanks to updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers. The update also improves the Address Book, iCal, Font Book, Mail, and Preview applications. Moreover, the update enhances the Address Book, Flight Tracker, Phone Book, and World Clock Dashboard widgets. Lastly, the Mac OS X 10.4.1 update improves compatibility with miscellaneous third party applications and devices.
Mail and Address Book
- When typing immediately after clicking Reply in a Mail message, all characters typed before the Reply window appeared should now appear in the window.
- In Mail, opening an attached Pages document could lead to an unexpected "Name of document may contain an application" alert—this update addresses the issue.
- Sometimes Address Book subgroups (groups within groups) might not sync correctly during .Mac syncing—this update addresses the issue.
- Addresses an issue in which Mail might unexpectedly quit after pasting a large graphic into a message and then typing text just before the graphic.
- When deleting text in a Mail message window, sometimes some of the undeleted text could unexpectedly move to the beginning of the message—this update resolves the issue.
- This update prevents a second unnecessary horizontal scroll bar from appearing in a Mail message.
- Addresses an issue in Mail in which an entire line of text could be inadvertently deleted when deleting a link at the end of the line.
- Resolves a potential issue in which Mail could unexpectedly quit, stop responding, or fail to import your previous emails if third-party software were installed in a ~/Library/Mail/Bundles or /Library/Mail/Bundles—this update prevents previously-installed plug-ins from loading.
- Updates Mail to handle IMAP prefix paths that start with "/" better.
- Improves Dashboard widget compatibility with third-party mice with scroll wheels, and also for PowerBook G4 computers that feature trackpad scrolling.
- You can choose from three font sizes in the Dictionary widget after installing this update (regular, large, and extra-large)—click the "i" button to access the Font size pop-up menu.
- Addresses an issue for .Mac syncing in which the alert "cannot login to the .Mac sync server" could unexpectedly appear when clicking the Sync tab in .Mac preferences.
- You can now add a Motorola V180 mobile phone in iSync 2.0 with this update.
- Improves iSync 2.0 compatibility for Motorola V551 mobile phones.
- With this update, the default option for the first sync for a mobile phone added to iSync 2.0 is now "Merge data on computer and device," though the "Erase data on device then sync" option is still available if you need it.
- This update allows you to register a computer for .Mac whose name (in Sharing preferences) contains an ampersand ("&").
- With this update, Safari no longer unexpectedly quits when Control-clicking (or right-clicking with a multi-button mouse) some kinds of PDFs or graphics within a Safari window.
- Addresses an issue where iPhoto could unexpectedly quit.
- iDVD no longer quits unexpectedly when hiding it while burning a DVD or saving a disc image.
- With this update, DVD Player no longer unexpectedly quits when opening if Turkish, Central European (Czech, Polish, Hungarian), Cyrillic (Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian), or Greek is the primary Mac OS X language in International preferences.
- With some printers, when printing a PDF webpage file that had been saved from Safari (with the Safari printing option "Print webpage information in headers and footers" deselected), only a gray bar would print—this update addresses the issue.
- This update addresses an issue in which text in a TextEdit document with lists could disappear (even though it really hadn't).
- Addresses an issue in which iCal could unexpectedly quit after you receive an iCal invitation in Mail (and the invitation doesn't appear in iCal).
- Improves compatibility for Dreamweaver MX 2004 when double-clicking results of an XML validation, and when using "Launch & Optimize" with Fireworks MX 2004.
- Users who subscribed to iCal calendars with long names or special characters, and that were published under Mac OS X 10.3 before upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4, will now see changes made in calendars under Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
- Includes reliability and compatibility improvements for Motion 2.0.
- When using the FileVault secure erase feature, the progress window now states "Deleting old Home folder" when securely deleting files from their original location (instead of "Unmounting FileVault"). Note that this option may take a while to complete, during which you shouldn't force-restart your Mac.
- Improves security by disallowing files, applications, and webpages from being opened at the password prompt that appears when waking from sleep or stopping a screen saver (which can be enabled in Security preferences).
- Addresses issues that could, in certain situations, prevent you from opening (mounting) a disk image that's shared by a different computer (in /Network).
- Improves menu scrolling behavior for third-party mice with scroll wheels, and also for PowerBook G4 computers that feature trackpad scrolling.
- Addresses an issue in which clicking a Help button or choosing an item from the Help menu would take you to the main page of the application's Help content, instead of a more relevant page.
- Some third-party wireless DHCP servers might not provide an IP address to a computer through AirPort if the computer has a long computer name—this update addresses the issue.
- Resolves a potential issue that could occur when moving from one access point to another within the same wireless network—the IP address could have been lost and not restored unless the DHCP lease was renewed or the computer put to sleep and then awakened.
- Improves reliability when using the Active Directory plug-in.
- Improves the Mac OS X 10.4 Keyboard Setup Assistant.
So tired ...
05/16, 07:45pm reply
Well i've downloaded it, but as i'm off to bed (damn GMT), i wont get to test it for another few hours.
No doubt it will be Snappier™
coldfusion1970
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No problems
05/16, 07:56pm reply
Good update here. Glad the Airport IP issue has been resolved, that was Annoying. Moving from one end of the house to the other resulted in the Network Troubleshooter starting up every time! :-(
jmelrose
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spotlight
05/16, 08:12pm reply
does it include a version of previous OS's "find file" -- this spotlight business is a real pain in the hump for finding anything outside one's documents folder...
Cucumber Jones
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It Kills SpamSieve...
05/16, 08:13pm reply
FYI: the update disables SpamSieve and it will until SS gets an update.
Maury
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fixed iTunes/iPod issue
05/16, 08:23pm reply
Looks like it fixed an issue I had with iTunes not being able to start with iPod connected to my Mac. Had to disconnect iPod then connect it again for it to work properly.. Minor, but nice to have it fixed. As for "Find file" try Command+F or go to File, Find. Like it's always been in X.
Alexei
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Re: SpamSieve
05/16, 08:34pm reply
Thanks for the heads up!
denim
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kernal panic in 10.4.1
05/16, 08:40pm reply
Just installed 10.4.1 - it requires a restart, which caused a kernal panic!
Fo what it's worth ...
menkor
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still has Safari probs
05/16, 08:43pm reply
Just tried to access my bank in Safari 2, after installing 10.4.1. Problems logging in still there (but not there with OmniWeb 5.1.1 Beta)
menkor
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PGP disabled with Mail
05/16, 08:46pm reply
The first time I started Mail after updating to 10.4.1, an alert popped up telling me that PGP was being disabled, as it was not compatible with 10.4. I use PGP 9, which was quite happy with 10.4.
I haven't tried futzing around with it all yet, so I don't know if there's a quick workaround.
Baritone
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Corruption is your enemy
05/16, 09:16pm reply
Menkor: Did you run Disk Utility before installing? Always a good thing before installing an OS update.
Zang
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