Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.5 update

Author: Gareth Halfacree
Published: 17th September 2008
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Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.5 update

This latest build of Mac OS brings some important security updates, so upgrading is highly recommend for all users.

Apple fans rejoice – the latest update for Mac OS X 'Leopard' has now been released, and brings some important bugfixes for the platform.

According to Webmonkey, the new build – 10.5.5 – fixes some MacBook Air-specific issues with video playback, poor idle power usage and remote disc sharing. Perhaps most importantly for all Mac owners is that a particularly nasty DNS issue has been resolved – and not before time.

It's not all security fixes, either: 10.5.5 includes the ability to save your iPhone data via the Time Machine backup service, performance improvements to the Spotlight indexing system, enhanced synchronisation capabilities for iCal and the Address Book for iPhone users, and some improvements to the Mail.app package.

Coming in at 136MB, the download – which can be applied to any version of 'Leopard' from the original 10.5 release to 10.5.4 – is a must-have for any Mac OS X 10.5 users. As with previous updates, you can choose to install via the Software Update option in the Apple menu or instead download a stand-alone installer from Apple's website – handy if you're upgrading several machines and want to save your bandwidth.

A full list of changes in 10.5.5 is available on Apple's knowledgebase, along with instructions on installation.

Any MacBook Air owners hoping that this will introduce a bit of extra reliability into their lives? Perhaps you're a MobileMe user just hoping that it might start working once you've updated? Share your thoughts and experiences over in the forums.
Quote liratheal 17th September 2008, 12:08
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Any MacBook Air owners?

Fixed.

Now, if only I had Leopard..
Quote Mentai 17th September 2008, 12:16
"10.5.5 includes the ability to save your iPhone data via the Time Machine backup service"

This should be available on all OS imo, chucked in with an itunes patch
Quote ChaosDefinesOrder 17th September 2008, 12:26
Going with the way Apple treat their customers elsewhere, I'm surprised that they don't have this update as "free to Air and Pro users, but a $10 charge for standard MacBook/iMac users"

Disgusting business model...
Quote BlackMage23 17th September 2008, 13:40
Mac owners need to line up each time an update comes up to see who gets left behind.
Quote adam197 17th September 2008, 15:03
Care to elaborate #4 and #5 or just more factless jibes?
Quote rhuitron 17th September 2008, 15:47
ChaosDefinesOrder: That's because Apple is Commi. "NO! You CANT use anything hardware but what was made for APPLE!"

Need I prove more?

Here's one fix, Apple users still need a solution to..................Ready for it?................You Still have an APPLE!!!
Quote adam197 17th September 2008, 17:17
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Originally Posted by rhuitron
ChaosDefinesOrder: That's because Apple is Commi. "NO! You CANT use anything hardware but what was made for APPLE!"

Need I prove more?

That would be because Apple is a hardware company. If they let people install their software on any hardware they like, that is nost likely going to take away from thier hardware sales, which as Im sure you can work out is not a good thing.
Quote shomann 17th September 2008, 17:26
It's so popular to hate Apple LOL.

Glad to see that Apple is bringing out updates a bit faster then they did for 10.5.4.

Not sure why the Time Machine thing is a big deal, unless returning the iPhone to a certain point in time is really important to some users. iTunes already backs the thing up, multiple times.
Quote dyzophoria 17th September 2008, 18:57
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Going with the way Apple treat their customers elsewhere, I'm surprised that they don't have this update as "free to Air and Pro users, but a $10 charge for standard MacBook/iMac users"

I remember the Firmware 2.0 for the Ipod Touch which was needed you to buy the update, and yet alot of people still love and defend Apple despite this and the numerous exploits that are discovered time after time again on OSX, now talk about Fanboy loyalty
Quote p3n 17th September 2008, 19:24
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Originally Posted by Mentai
"10.5.5 includes the ability to save your iPhone data via the Time Machine backup service"

This should be available on all OS imo, chucked in with an itunes patch

Pretty sure thats what itunes8 does (locally), theres no other way they could cut the backup times by such a large amount unless they switched to some form of incremental backup...
Quote mrb_no1 17th September 2008, 20:03
yeh apparently it is included, sorry, the use of backup features in windows os through itunes for iphones is available. It just like to know where they store the backup so that i doesnt get deleted in formats, or god forbid the virus attack that means a hdd recovery must be done. its not an obvious file inside my music\itunes so i dont know where it is, results on a postcard, its just too late in the day to search google and read 'ideas'

peace

fatman
Quote ChaosDefinesOrder 18th September 2008, 11:30
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Originally Posted by dyzophoria
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Going with the way Apple treat their customers elsewhere, I'm surprised that they don't have this update as "free to Air and Pro users, but a $10 charge for standard MacBook/iMac users"

I remember the Firmware 2.0 for the Ipod Touch which was needed you to buy the update, and yet alot of people still love and defend Apple despite this and the numerous exploits that are discovered time after time again on OSX, now talk about Fanboy loyalty

Actually, EVERY firmware update for the iPhone/iTouch has been free for iPhone but $10 charge for iTouch.
Quote rhuitron 19th September 2008, 20:20
Who's the Bitch now?
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