10.1.3 Any Day Now?

[arn]

MacMinute (http://www.macminute.com) has further hints at a soon to be released Mac OS X update:

A specific release date for Mac OS X 10.1.3 is unclear at this point, with sources suggesting only that the update could come "almost any day now."

[Taft]

... for the ability to play DVDs from my TiBook to a TV since I bought the notebook. Finally!! I don't need to boot into OS 9 *ever*!!

Matthew

[dricci]

Where's my Input Sprockets! :mad:

[Unregistered]

It is just me, or was January the first month in awhile we didn't get an update? Guess the holidays delayed them a bit.

[eyelikeart]

it would make sense...

there have been many people claiming to have pirated copies of the update for a little while anyway....

[Flatpainter]

http://www.howstuffworks.com/eye.htm

I love learning.

[flatpainter]

Sorry. Had too many windows open at once. Heh.

[Hemingray]

So is this the release that we get the new "handicap" features or is that slated for 10.2? Oh, and maybe if we're lucky this version of System Update will allow us to GET RID OF THE UPDATES WE DON'T WANT/NEED. :rolleyes:

Big, BIG pet peeve: "There are no new updates available. However, you have 13 inactive updates. Would you like to view them?"

Proposed Button: "For the last goddam time, NO!!" ;)

[ftaok]

Hemingray,

There is a way to get rid of the updates that you don't want (i.e. Icelandic Character Set, [Brand X] Inkjet drivers, etc).

Just highlight the "offending" update and choose "Make Update Inactive (or something like that). This will de-activate the specific update.

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edited for typo (whoever heard of Hemingray anyways???)

[voicegy]

Indeed, the updates are inactive, but, like Hemingray noted, we are continually TOLD that they are inactive. It's most annoying.

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by Hemingray
So is this the release that we get the new "handicap" features or is that slated for 10.2? Oh, and maybe if we're lucky this version of System Update will allow us to GET RID OF THE UPDATES WE DON'T WANT/NEED. :rolleyes:

Big, BIG pet peeve: "There are no new updates available. However, you have 13 inactive updates. Would you like to view them?"

Proposed Button: "For the last goddam time, NO!!" ;)

What are you talking about? Everyone needs drivers for a Japanese Epson 840 printer.

[ftaok]

I didn't read Hemingray's message correctly. That's what happens when you try to post with your boss lurking around the cubicles.

[Unregistered]

A FRIGGIN' FONT CACHE!
Please, oh Apple Gods, give us smooth live scrolling, because I'm really tired of jumpy live scrolling. I hope this is a high enough priority to make it into the next update.

[tw9876z]

yeash 10.1.3 is almost here and why not? also its not a big deal at all, it snot like 10.2 or anything. it should be released during quicktime live.

[Unregistered]

Are they ever going to add in support for connecting to windows servers. in the meantime, i'm just going to have to keep getting a new DAVE license code every 30 days...

[AlphaTech]

Originally posted by Unregistered
Are they ever going to add in support for connecting to windows servers. in the meantime, i'm just going to have to keep getting a new DAVE license code every 30 days...

10.1 allowed you to connect to any windows server that has the Apple services installed. That includes both nt4 and 2000. We have both types of servers at work, and I can connect to them from any system running either 10.1 or 10.1.2.

I do know that you could connect to win2k servers all the way back in 10.0.4 (at least to servers running the advanced version). I know this because I was running 10.0.4 on my TiBook, and could connect to the one win2k advanced server on our network.

To do either, simply use the 'connect to server' item under the 'go' menu and navigate to the server. It is pretty easy to figure out, since the zones show up as they did under OS 9.

[Unregistered]

I think he means being able to connect to a machine without having Apple services installed... like a Windows 2000 WORKSTATION not server. I was under the assumption that 10.1 could do that?? I have not tried it myself yet.

[Unregistered]

It has never connected to our NT server because the IT support refuse to switch on the Apple Services.

Workstations running NT4 are also invisible.

[Taft]

You've been able to connect to Windows Machines all along, you just never knew it. Just click your mouse against your keyboard three times and you'll be taken to the land of Samba...

To connect with Sambe go to Go->Connect To Server...

Here enter into the server name field your shared windows directory in the format:

smb:\\winIP\Sharename

Where winIP is the IP address of the windows computer (or name if it has a name on the network) and Sharename is the name of the share you created on the windows machine.

I do this at work all the time. It mounts it as a network drive.

Matthew

[Unregistered]

mrtrumbe:

Excuse me..is this any workstation that has a share? Even Win98?

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by arn
MacMinute (http://www.macminute.com) has further hints at a soon to be released Mac OS X update:

A specific release date for Mac OS X 10.1.3 is unclear at this point, with sources suggesting only that the update could come "almost any day now."


Well I was always able to play DVD from Ti on my TV. You probably are thinking about DVD playback on external VGA screen.

[Taft]

I thought it was any Windows version above and including 98 but I could be wrong. I know it works under Win 2000...

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by Unregistered


Well I was always able to play DVD from Ti on my TV. You probably are thinking about DVD playback on external VGA screen.

What? How? My Ti400 simply says... that setup is not supported - and then it immediately quits DVD player. So how do you make it work?

[Nipsy]

Apple has a habit I don't understand, they like to release updates on a Friday.

So you may have your 10.1.3 then...

As a software developer, I prefer to release them on a Monday, that way I know if something goes totally foobar, I'll have my full dev staff to work on it on Tuesday (even the ones so hungover they had to 'work at home' on Monday).

I guess maybe Apple's logic is that they won't have their professional users losing work time if an update goes pear shaped. I know I could never get developers to work en mass through a weekend, but maybe Appple can!

[Unregistered]

10.1.3 would be great, however, here in Japan we are still waiting for the new iMac. Apple Japan says it should be launched mid Feb. They originally said Jan like the rest of the world.

I will not hold my breath for 10.1.3, just waiting for my new iMac.

Who said Japoan was important in Apples stratergy

[StealthRider]

Why is exeryone so excited about the 10.1.x updates? It's not like they were meant to be a big deal......

[Taft]

Unregistered--

YOu don't have anything plugged into the S-Video port do you. That will cause that error. Also, I had a friend who had this problem on her G4 tower. She re-installed and everything was fine. I personally would look in the KBase at apple or MacFixIt (though they are charging for the priviledge now:()


Matthew

[Taft]

Anything that adds functionality to OS X is a big deal to me. I work in OS X all day, every day of my life. The more I can do with it, the better. I find that exciting. Not to mention the fact that this update is rumored to add the ability to play DVDs on an external monitor. That continues to be the only reason I ever boot into OS 9--which I loath! So that alone makes me *very* excited.

Matthew

[thirdeg]

Has anyone found a way to turn off all the eye candy like the shadows in X, as I could really do with the extra speed.:D

[Unregistered]

Well, Spymac has been saying that it will come out TODAY (Thursday) at 1 PM PST. let's hope they're right...

[Gelfin]

Originally posted by Unregistered
Well, Spymac has been saying that it will come out TODAY (Thursday) at 1 PM PST. let's hope they're right...

Well, then, sorry to say, but there's one thing you can be sure of: The update will NOT be coming out today at 1pm PST.

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by Unregistered


Well I was always able to play DVD from Ti on my TV. You probably are thinking about DVD playback on external VGA screen.

You can play DVDs from OS X on either an external VGA or S-Video if you close your TiBook lid just after you hear the initial boot-up tone (just before you see the little smiley Mac icon). This turns off display to the laptop and gives all the processing power to the external display.

Once OS X has started up you can open it again to do any typing or mouse movement, although the screen will be blank until you unplug the external display and put the laptop to sleep.

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by Unregistered


You can play DVDs from OS X on either an external VGA or S-Video if you close your TiBook lid just after you hear the initial boot-up tone (just before you see the little smiley Mac icon). This turns off display to the laptop and gives all the processing power to the external display.

Once OS X has started up you can open it again to do any typing or mouse movement, although the screen will be blank until you unplug the external display and put the laptop to sleep.

Oh, I think you also may have to adjust your display settings before you can play DVDs on S-Video. I can't remember what I have mine set to, so just start with a low resolution and Thousands of colors, and work your way up. OS X will remember your latest settings next time you plug into the same display.

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by Unregistered


You can play DVDs from OS X on either an external VGA or S-Video if you close your TiBook lid just after you hear the initial boot-up tone (just before you see the little smiley Mac icon).
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It would be great though if they'd fix this so we wouldn't have to reboot to switch to using an external display as the primary.

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by thirdeg
Has anyone found a way to turn off all the eye candy like the shadows in X, as I could really do with the extra speed.:D

Go to versiontracker.com and search for shaddow killer. It will get rid of all shaddows.

Twister

[amichalo]

Looks like SpyMac's prediction of a 1:00pm PST (4:00pm EST) release of 10.1.3 today was another iWalk.

[iJon]

yeaa 10.1.3

iJon

[Gelfin]

Originally posted by amichalo
Looks like SpyMac's prediction of a 1:00pm PST (4:00pm EST) release of 10.1.3 today was another iWalk.

Toldja.

[samy85114]

So guys, just keep in mind... spymac is just a funny site with weird "predictions" ... that's all! I'll never trust them again.
I'm not frustrated by this but I'm just tired of those things.

Anyway!