Mac OS X 10.5.5 released

[Danny Stewart]

Apple has just released Mac OS X version 10.5.5 via Software Update. Mac users are strongly encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.

What's included?

General

• Includes recent Apple security updates.
• Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling, and remote disc sharing for MacBook Air.
• Addresses an issue in which some Macs could unexpectedly power on at the same time each day.
• Resolves a stability issue in TextEdit that could be found when accessing the color palette.
• Improves Spotlight indexing performance.
• Fixes an issue in which contacts might not sync properly with PalmOS-based devices.
• Improves iPhone sync reliability with iCal and Address Book.
• Includes improvements to Active Directory (see this article for more information).
• Improves Speech Dictionary.
• Fixes Kerberos authentication issues for Mac OS X 10.5 clients that connect to certain Samba servers, such as Mac OS X Server version 10.4.
• Includes extensive graphics enhancements.

Address Book

• Addresses stability issues that may occur when creating a Smart Group.
• Resolves a printing issue with address cards containing information that spans more than one page.

Disk Utility and Directory Utility

• Improves reliability when rebuilding a software mirror RAID volume in Disk Utility.
• Improves reliability of server status displayed in Directory Utility.

iCal

• Updates iCal to more accurately handle repeating events.
• Improves performance when choosing meeting attendees.
• Resolves an issue in which the "Refresh All" option may be dimmed ("grayed out") in the contextual menu for certain calendars.
• Fixes issues with read-only calendars.
• Addresses an issue that prevents an invitee from moving an event to a different calendar.
• Resolves an issue with syncing published calendars.

Mail

• Addresses performance issues related to displaying IMAP messages.
• Resolves an issue with SMTP settings for AIM, Compuserve, Hanmail, Yahoo!, and Time Warner Road Runner email accounts.
• Addresses stability issues that may occur when dragging a file to the Mail icon in the Dock.
• Addresses an issue with the "Organized by Thread" view in which the date does not appear when the thread is collapsed.
• Resolves an issue in which RSS feeds could temporarily disappear from the sidebar.
• Improves Mail robustness when sending messages.
• Improves reliability when saving drafts that have attachments.

MobileMe

• Improves overall sync reliability.
• Improves Back to My Mac reliability.

Time Machine

• Improves Time Machine reliability with Time Capsule.
• Addresses performance issues that may affect initial and in-progress backups.
• Fixes an issue in which an incorrect alert message could appear stating that a backup volume does not have enough free space.
• Time Machine can now back up iPhone backups that are on your Mac, as well as other items in (~/Library/Application Support).

[Jamie Minty]

Don't know if I've done this yet or my dad has but love the new iTunes! very much in the style of iPhone.

[Danny Stewart]

Originally Posted by Jamie Minty

Don't know if I've done this yet or my dad has but love the new iTunes! very much in the style of iPhone.

I noticed the same thing, although strictly speaking the iTunes 8 upgrade is independent of the Mac OS X 10.5.5 upgrade.

But yeah, the interface for the new grid view is very much inspired by the iPhone.

[Jamie Minty]

Ok iTunes isn't putting all my artists in the new artist view box!?

Any help?

[Superkid11]

Since upgrading it seems to be starting up with a lot of the desktop distorted. Yeah, it goes back to normal when a window covers it or I select it, but it's still rather confusing. Onyx says everything's fine...

[Danny Stewart]

Originally Posted by Jamie Minty

Ok iTunes isn't putting all my artists in the new artist view box!?

Any help?

You mean in the Grid view? You've selected Artists, correct? Once you select Artists from the top, all your artists should show up. Make sure it's not set to Albums.

Originally Posted by Superkid11

Since upgrading it seems to be starting up with a lot of the desktop distorted. Yeah, it goes back to normal when a window covers it or I select it, but it's still rather confusing. Onyx says everything's fine...

How do you mean distorted? Are there any additional updates available in Software Update? Have you restarted a few times? Repaired permissions? Cleared temp files, etc.? Can you post a picture?

[Jamie Minty]

Originally Posted by Danny Stewart

You mean in the Grid view? You've selected Artists, correct? Once you select Artists from the top, all your artists should show up. Make sure it's not set to Albums.


How do you mean distorted? Are there any additional updates available in Software Update? Have you restarted a few times? Repaired permissions? Cleared temp files, etc.? Can you post a picture?

Its definitely on Artists but some won't show up!

I've noticed one or two are from a compilation album but Gracenote automatically gave the track names and artists so its not under various artists or soemthing!

[Superkid11]

Like this:

Only a part of it of course. The glitched up parts start out all over the screen except for the icons.

[Danny Stewart]

Originally Posted by Superkid11

Like this:

Only a part of it of course. The glitched up parts start out all over the screen except for the icons.

Eep. That's really weird. Seems like a graphics glitch of some kind but I'm not sure what's causing it.

I'd advise you to post here with your problem: http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=69

Hopefully someone there will be able to help you.

Originally Posted by Jamie Minty

Its definitely on Artists but some won't show up!

I've noticed one or two are from a compilation album but Gracenote automatically gave the track names and artists so its not under various artists or soemthing!

It's got to be a categorization issue. Check the tags on the songs whose artists don't show up properly -- it's likely that you have Artist and Album Artist set differently, or something like that.

[Jamie Minty]

Originally Posted by Danny Stewart

It's got to be a categorization issue. Check the tags on the songs whose artists don't show up properly -- it's likely that you have Artist and Album Artist set differently, or something like that.

Oh Yeah it could be an album artist thing!

Thanks!

[Kody]

Oh how I wish I could use OS X.. have I mentioned this before? D:

I do like the new iTunes, but haven't had any amazing finds with the Genius feature yet.

[Danny Stewart]

Originally Posted by Kody

Oh how I wish I could use OS X.. have I mentioned this before? D:

I think you might have.

Originally Posted by Kody

I do like the new iTunes, but haven't had any amazing finds with the Genius feature yet.

Genius will get better with time, as more and more people start to use it.

[Kody]

Originally Posted by Danny Stewart

Genius will get better with time, as more and more people start to use it.

Oh for sure.

[Superkid11]

Originally Posted by Danny Stewart

Eep. That's really weird. Seems like a graphics glitch of some kind but I'm not sure what's causing it.

I'd advise you to post here with your problem: http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=69

Hopefully someone there will be able to help you.

I was about to do that, because repairing permissions didn't seem to help. (I restarted once after doing it and it still came up messed up.) However, it seems to have stopped now... either I had to restart more than one time after repairing permissions or it was because I cleaned up my desktop. ... yeah, I let it get cluttered again for a while. ;_;

[Danny Stewart]

Don't assume repairing permissions is some magic fix-all. It's not. It wouldn't fix a graphics problem like that, nor would it fix most such issues.

[Superkid11]

I know. I was going to do a full-on disk repair.
Fact remains though that I stopped getting it after I cleaned up my desktop. Which is kind of hilarious.

... well, also after I did this other update. It was a Remote Desktop and... something else(I think it was Garrageband or something).

[Danny Stewart]

Serves you right.