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Mac OS X 10.3.8 Released
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I would if I was at my Mac right now...I won't return to my Mac for another 6 hours because I'm stuck at college on a Windows XP machine posting this message.liketom said:
Now available as a software download from Apple:
This update was not available for download via Software Update at post time.
This update was not available for download via Software Update at post time.
Well, *some* reasons for having to reboot my computer I really appreciate. 
I've been doing software updates from the command line through a script that does other maintenance stuff, so I guess I'll wait a few days and then run it this weekend and get myself some 10.3.8 action.
I've been doing software updates from the command line through a script that does other maintenance stuff, so I guess I'll wait a few days and then run it this weekend and get myself some 10.3.8 action. 
Has anyone tested if WoW performance increases or decreases?
/probably not since this is first post.
Edit: 4th post
/probably not since this is first post.
Edit: 4th post
New graphics drivers? Didn't we just do this?
Oh well, if WoW performance goes up again, who am I to complain?
If it goes DOWN on the other hand... pitchforks and torches, man.
Oh well, if WoW performance goes up again, who am I to complain?
If it goes DOWN on the other hand... pitchforks and torches, man.
Very well spotted!
I ws just in the process of restoring my iTunes library file, as it got corrupted during a little, ahem, CPU overclocking experimentation!
Hoovering the goodness now.
I ws just in the process of restoring my iTunes library file, as it got corrupted during a little, ahem, CPU overclocking experimentation!
Hoovering the goodness now.
Not on SWU Yet?
I wonder why they released it as a web download and not (yet) on SWU? Usually it is the reverse.
Downloading the combo update here at work. Will do the PowerBook here & then the G5 & iBook at home.
I wonder why they released it as a web download and not (yet) on SWU? Usually it is the reverse.
Downloading the combo update here at work. Will do the PowerBook here & then the G5 & iBook at home.
Enhancements, according to Apple:
- Addresses an issue with Mac OS X 10.3.7 in which iChat, Mail, or other network-based applications could take a long time to open.
- Addresses an issue in which a computer wouldn't always restart automatically after a power failure, even when the Energy Saver preference option "Restart automatically after a power failure" was selected.
- Improves the performance of Blizzard World of Warcraft's "Full Screen Glow" video feature.
- Improves DVD Player compatibility when playing a movie (using certain ATI Radeon cards) to an external widescreen TV with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
- Resolves an issue in which a "flicker" could be seen when navigating DVD menus in DVD Player on certain PowerBook G4 computers.
- Addresses an issue in which a PowerBook G4 computer would, on rare occasion, wake from sleep with a black screen and not respond to any keyboard, mouse, or trackpad input.
- Addresses "jumping cursor" issues that might occur when using your portable computer's trackpad with your thumb, side of thumb, or a "flat" finger.
- Resolves an issue on certain Power Mac G5 computers where a fan cycles erratically at unexpected times, such as when Seti@home software is running.
- Speeds up Address Book and Mail LDAP lookups that are performed by a Cisco DistributedDirector DNS server.
- Addresses an issue that could prevent clients using the Active Directory plugin from binding to their Active Directory server.
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Lol, good, but it's not like it would take much to "improve" it, it was pretty crappy.
Woah! My iBook feels snappier just reading about the update!
Edit: Damn... I just read how the update fixes the slow to open iChat and Mail... Wish I had known this was a universal issue a week ago when I wiped my iMac thinking it was my problem
Edit: Damn... I just read how the update fixes the slow to open iChat and Mail... Wish I had known this was a universal issue a week ago when I wiped my iMac thinking it was my problem
Count me in the list of users intermittently experiencing issue #1 on Mac OS X 10.3.7! Looking forward to the 10.3.8 install as soon as I return home...Doctor Q said:
I'm going to update tomorrow after I come back from work, now it's time to sleep!! I just think about 10.2.8 , I know, no reason to think about it but, time to sleep!
, I know, no reason to think about it but, time to sleep!
mail is quicker for me as is ichat but i did get a folder on restart like it was zaping the pram ??? any1 else get that
