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Snow Leopard 10A402 Is Out
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Thus far it is more stable then the version it replaced, by a lot... The Dock and Safari kept crashing and I would have to click three times on a dock item to get it to open and run... hated it. But this is 100% better. 
Wow. This is the first time that Software Update is slow for me. I was always able to get stuff at full speed, now it is barely less than 100kbps.
Did anybody do a diff between this and previous seed to see what else is different? 1.3GB is huge, it is possible several of the extensions have been updated to 64bit, more 64bitness overall. Maybe updated frameworks like Python. GCD/OpenCL may have gotten an optimized update as well.
Can't wait to see what else is new, I am assumping the lack of posts here on that is based on the fact that it is slow to download the seed update.
It would be also interesting to see if Apple has decided to keep seeding us updates via Software Update to keep the non-ADC members testing.
Did anybody do a diff between this and previous seed to see what else is different? 1.3GB is huge, it is possible several of the extensions have been updated to 64bit, more 64bitness overall. Maybe updated frameworks like Python. GCD/OpenCL may have gotten an optimized update as well.
Can't wait to see what else is new, I am assumping the lack of posts here on that is based on the fact that it is slow to download the seed update.
It would be also interesting to see if Apple has decided to keep seeding us updates via Software Update to keep the non-ADC members testing.
Just an FYI:
I heard that if your download slows to a crawl in the middle you can stop it and choose to install again and it will resume at a much more bearable speed.
I heard that if your download slows to a crawl in the middle you can stop it and choose to install again and it will resume at a much more bearable speed.
I just finished my update, and what strikes me the most at this point in time is the battery life of my MBP! It is at 93% at still showing about 7:23 minutes of battery life. In the previous build, such high numbers show only due to calibration errors. This seems to be real, though. So yes, I can second the improved battery life in this build.
As for the black list view, I'm sort of on the fence with this one. It's nice looking and all by itself, but I don't believe it blends in well with the rest of the interface. I think Apple should either have the ENTIRE interface looking like that, or none of it. Leopard cleaned up the horrible mix between Tiger's Aqua and Brushed Metal interfaces. Apple: don't introduce yet another interface type!
Someone had a post on this thread saying that the Spotlight drop-down menu appeared slightly transparent. I back that up: Apple seemed to have tweaked the opacity of that window a bit.
Overall stability is currently unnoticeable as 10A394 already seemed very stable. However, does anyone feel like Dock Exposé is a little laggier than before?
Also, the Mail.app sorting problem has now been fixed. Phew!
As for the black list view, I'm sort of on the fence with this one. It's nice looking and all by itself, but I don't believe it blends in well with the rest of the interface. I think Apple should either have the ENTIRE interface looking like that, or none of it. Leopard cleaned up the horrible mix between Tiger's Aqua and Brushed Metal interfaces. Apple: don't introduce yet another interface type!
Someone had a post on this thread saying that the Spotlight drop-down menu appeared slightly transparent. I back that up: Apple seemed to have tweaked the opacity of that window a bit.
Overall stability is currently unnoticeable as 10A394 already seemed very stable. However, does anyone feel like Dock Exposé is a little laggier than before?
Also, the Mail.app sorting problem has now been fixed. Phew!
I can confirm! I just tried this and it's going much faster. Let's just hope stopping it didn't screw up the file.
Apple tweaked the appearance of the Finder magnifier slider in this new build, removing that blue knob in favor of a grayish one.
Also, in the display brightness System Preference, what's with that horrible pulsating blue knob?
Also, in the display brightness System Preference, what's with that horrible pulsating blue knob?
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Darn! Bought my Mac in mid-May. Just missed the beautiful $9.95 fee. Guess I'll settle for the full $29.
In 10A380 BT on my Late 2008 MBP was not working at all and I asked about if it was fixed in 10A394 and didn't hear back, so well, is it working now?
Also is it necessary to force 64-bit on a Late 2008 MBP or will it work right out of install/update?
I removed my SL install after a day with 10A380 and didn't upgrade to 10A394 of course because I didn't want to have to re-install all over again after getting Leopard all set back up, so any input on the experiences with a Late 2008 MBP?
Also is it necessary to force 64-bit on a Late 2008 MBP or will it work right out of install/update?
I removed my SL install after a day with 10A380 and didn't upgrade to 10A394 of course because I didn't want to have to re-install all over again after getting Leopard all set back up, so any input on the experiences with a Late 2008 MBP?
I agree the black list view seems outta place.
BUT, I guess this is how OS X was before with the phasing of the pinstripes from 10.2-10.5. Apple just likes to slowly add/take away features in each release regardless of a unified look.
That was like that in the previous build, if I remember correctly.
And the pulsating knob is in 10.5.7, it just does that when you click that ambient light option below.
I would also like to say that Spaces 'hiccups' as the screens switch.
Loving the new look though of the right click in the dock.
Just to follow up on this, I've been running 10a380 up until now (I reverted back after having issues with 10a394) but I just upgraded again to 394 so that I could grab this new update and Mail isn't having that problem like it did before. So it looks like it's just some random bug.
I'm not sure, I just remember reading that in the documentation it says to hold down 6 and 4 on boot to enable it and not all models support it (late 2008 mbp should though). The limitation had nothing to do with whether or not the cpu supported 64 bit, I think Apple was just limiting it to certain models to make sorting through the bug reports a little easier. And I can confirm that my Unibody Macbook didn't support it in 380 or 394. Would be nice if it was enabled in this update though. I'll try it when the update finishes downloading.
Nope, I just checked my old screenshots: the finder slider used to be the aqua blue.
Right, now I get it. I was thinking it was unconventional of Apple to have a random pulsating button.
Got it workin' here!
Had to downgrade to the 32-bit 2.6 driver. You can get it from here.
you can use last version (2.6), not the latest 2.7 to recognize the mx revolution
you can use last version (2.6), not the latest 2.7 to recognize the mx revolution. Then setup all the shortcut with keystroke...like setup your mid button as F8, the same one will activate space...
you can use last version (2.6), not the latest 2.7 to recognize the mx revolution. Then setup all the shortcut with keystroke...like setup your mid button as F8, the same one will activate space...
The 2.6 drivers only work in 32bit version of Snow Leopard. It won't work in 64bit version.
Yeah, that stopping and restarting the download didn't do much to benefit me. The time shot right back up to 3 hours.
Go to the Apple web site and search for ADC; sign up, pay up and start playing.
the display brightness in system pref. is look like this even mine one is like this in leopard 10.5.7. what's wrong? it's aqua
So Marble really does exist! Awesome! Didn't remember hearing about it at WWDC, but glad to see it's popping up in dev. builds. The black looks awesome. A very welcome change.
Random shades of gray (aka Unified) was getting pretty damn boring.