Now that the snow on the ground last time Apple updated Mac OS X in November has finally begun to melt (if you’re somewhere Northerly, anyway), Apple has finally gotten around to releasing yet another Snow Leopard update. Version 1.6.3 brings a number of updates to speed, security and compatability for OS X users.
What will it do, exactly? Glad you asked. According to Apple, the 1.6.3 update will:
- improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X
- address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
- address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail
- resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or & characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications
- resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers
- improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode
- improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand
- address a color issue in iMovie with HD content
- improve printing reliability
- resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server
- improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices
- fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera
Full information on the exact security fixes can be found on another Apple support document. The full update weighs in at a whopping 719MB.
I am thinking of trying out mac laptop. (never tried before). I would like to check the speed of apple power book G4 (1.33 Ghz, 1 GB ram)? What would it be equivalent to pc (Intel Pentium M, D or core duo)?
I have hard time finding comparison between PC and mac config. I am quite familiar with PC configuration. But not at all sure about mac. And I don't want a slow computer.
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I'm pretty embarrassed – after a second reboot, yahoo works fine.
My mailbox on yahoo opens the email in the bottom pane of the mail client, does yours not do that? I tried in both OS X 10.6.3 and 10.5.8 using Safari. Is your email loading in a pop-up window?
I downloaded the 10.6.3 update last night. This morning I am suddenly unable to access my Yahoo mail. (I do not wish to use Mail, I want to access my email on the internet.) I can go to the Yahoo site, and I can even see the subjects of my emails (by opening QuickView) but when I try in any way to actually get into my email, I get a message:404 Not FoundThe path '/dc/launch' was not found.This happens whether I use Safari or Firefox. I am able to access email accounts I have in Gmail and Hotmail.My husband can access my Yahoo email on his pc.Suggestions??
I want outside parameters to dictate whether some fields get updated. The logic is like this:if (parameter aa is not null) then update column a )if (parameter bb is not 'turkey') then update column b)Some code:DECLARE @pwd varchar(100)DECLARE @dd varchar(100)SET @pwd =”#password#” //comes from outsideSET @dd=”appleUPDATE MY_COLUMNIF @pwd = @blankBEGINSET MY_COLUMN = '#password#'WHERE MY_COLUMN = 1ENDIs the above good practice? Is it possible to use coldfusion <cfif> tags inside the <cfquery> tags? Should I use sql case expressions? I don't want to write multiple queries and would rather have some logic control what actually happens in the query. thanks.Best Man Speeches