Mac OS X 10.4.6 released...

[ElDiabloConCaca]

...get it while it's hot!

Intel Combo: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...oforintel.html

PPC Combo: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...mboforppc.html

[Veljo]

Nice find. These updates always take days later to pop up in my Software Update over here in Australia

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The 10.4.6 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies:

- login and authentication in a variety of network environments
- file access and byte range locking with AFP file sharing
- network access when using proxy server automatic configuration files
- connecting to Cisco VPN servers using IP/Sec
- using Bluetooth wireless devices
- searching iWork ‘06 and Microsoft Office documents with Spotlight
- saving Word documents automatically when using a network home directory
- creating Automator workflows for iPhoto 6
- synchronizing contacts and calendars to .Mac and mobile phones
- mounting and unmounting iDisk volumes
- compatibility with third party applications and devices
- previous standalone security updates

[Mikuro]

Anyone installed it yet? Any issues?

As always, you should probably repair permissions before (and after) installing the update, and run Disk Utility's verify/repair routine to be sure your system is in good shape.

Also, the combo updater is historically the more reliable choice. Anyone on broadband would do well to take the extra few minutes to download the combo.

(This has been a public service announcement. )

[Veljo]

I combo'd last time to 10.4.5, and this time I decided to go for the non-combo update to 10.4.6, so I'll let you know if I find any problems

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Just installed via combo updater, up from 10.4.5. No issues... expect a long start-up time after installing, and do not interrupt it under any circumstances, as usual. Your startup time will be significantly longer immediately after installing this as the system updates itself, but subsequent restarts will be faster.

One oddity on my machine -- it restarted twice, automatically. I wasn't watching it the first time, but it happened somewhere between the grey spinny-circle thing and the initial blue screen -- I don't know if that's part of the update, or whether something was weird on my machine. After this first "auto-reboot," the second boot brought me to the login screen. Weird.

At any rate, seems about the same. Speed increases, should anyone think they "notice" them, are completely perceived.

[minckster]

On PPC, rebooting twice is expected (bullet point #2, near the top). http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303411

Fixed all of those silly, "We are using special permission" lines when repairing permissions. WooHoo!

[adambyte]

Makes Mac OS X aware of United States Daylight Savings Time (DST) changes enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Will someone tell congress to stop with my time?!?

[dalemeyn]

I'm going to install 10.4.6 via combo, on my external HD safety clone AKA "Sandbox", courtesy of SuperDuper!, so if it bombs, my 10.4.5 on the internal HD won't be affected. Kind of nice to have a Sandbox to play in and try out new software and updates. If all goes well, I'll then install it on the internal HD. iMac G5 iSight w/1.5GB. Dale.