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Snow Leopard

Apple releases update to Mac OS X 10.6.4 for the new iMacs

July 27, 2010

An update to Mac OS X 10.6.4 was released this morning, with additions specific for the new iMacs… oh, you didn’t know about the new iMacs? Read the next post! Unless you have one of the new model iMacs, you won’t need this update. The new update addresses graphic anomalies occurring in the new iMacs [...]

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Managing a hung OS X 10.6.3 update installation

March 31, 2010

By Topher Kessler, published originally at MacFixIt Regardless of how you have decided to install OS X (Software Update, Delta, or Combo installers), you may run into a problem where the system might hang on installation. Though the occurrence of this with the 10.6.3 update seems to be rare, when it happens you may see [...]

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Mac OS X 10.6.3 is out

March 31, 2010

It came out March 29, and I’ve been using it since then, without any issues. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1017 (combo update) http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1018 (10.6.2 to 10.6.3 update) http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1019 (server combo update) http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1020 (server 10.6.2 to 10.6.3) I do recommend updating with the Combo Updater. For some reason, updates using the delta updater (one step update) or Software Update has [...]

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10.6: Revert to older Canon drivers to recover features – Mac OS X Hints

December 8, 2009

Some Canon printer drives have had problems with 10.6 and not displaying all print options. I know this sounds completely counter-intuitive, but bear with me… With 10.6, some drivers were broken and Canon (like most companies) was pretty quick to release new drivers. In the case of Canon's Pixima iP##### line, there have been two [...]

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HP All-In-One Printing and Scanning in Snow Leopard

December 7, 2009

Many users have had a problem with older printers after switching to Snow Leopard, and some of those older printers will never work in OS X 10.6. Whatever your opinion of that, it’s a fact. HP printers and multi-function printer/scanner owners have been particularly noisy, as HP left it to Apple to include printer drivers [...]

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Drobo Dashboard update fixes performance hit in 10.6

December 6, 2009

Some of us have noticed a nasty slowdown after updating to Snow Leopard, or buying a new Mac. In at least some cases (mine, for one) it’s caused by Drobo Dashboard, at least prior to the new 1.6.6 update, found here. MacFixIt has a page reporting the performance drop on Macs that older versions of [...]

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Four unit conversion options in OS X

December 6, 2009

Number conversions are always convenient to have around. There are many times when you may need to convert grams to pounds, miles to kilometers, or see the latest exchange rates. In OS X there are some convenient ways to convert numbers that are readily available. Calculator The OS X calculator has a decent number converter [...]

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Mac OS X 10.6.2 released – comments and issues

November 10, 2009

Apple released the Snow Leopard update that is supposed to fix all the problems. I for one haven’t had any problems to speak of, nor have the majority of users, but there have been a few reported that could be serious. Now they’re fixed, one hopes. Apple’s About the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update page [...]

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Possibile Data Loss with Snow Leopard and guest account login

October 13, 2009

Avoid Data Loss – Don’t use Guest Account login 10.31.09 update The easy way to avoid the bug: if you have Guest account enabled in Leopard, do away with it before you install the Snow Leopard upgrade. Then, *after* you have upgraded to Snow Leopard, re-enable the Guest account. You won’t have a problem. original [...]

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Snow Leopard tips and info, part one

September 17, 2009

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me… but here it is: part one of an ongoing Snow Leopard (SL for short) info series. Should I update to Snow Leopard? The answer is a definite maybe… there are still some apps and utilities that haven’t been updated yet, and some printers that need new [...]

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