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Java update from Apple contains Flashback removal tool

April 13, 2012

Apple promised, and they delivered. The latest updates to Java, Java for OS X Lion 2012-003 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8, contains the removal tool, as well as disabling automatic execution of Java applets by default. You can choose to renable automatic applet execution if you choose… after a while (not [...]

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New Security Update provides more malware protection for Snow Leopard

June 1, 2011

Security Update 2011-003 was released a couple of days ago to help protect against malware such as the Mac Defender trojan horse, and to help protect against future malware. Update! as of today (6/1/11), MacDefender developers have circumvented the detection ability of the current definitions. Browse carefully! More details on how the new security update [...]

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Snow Leopard Font Bug addressed

April 27, 2011

Apple released an update to Mac OS X 10.6.7 to address a bug that caused problems for some users. They had issues with some OpenType fonts not displaying and printing correctly, particularly in PDFs. Snow Leopard Font Update by Apple http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1377 If you’ve had issues with the recent 10.6.7 update, or if you are using [...]

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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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