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10.5.3 Is Out!
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can someone tell me what the difference between getting the update via software updates and the combo updater acutally is? also.....im trying to read thru all these post while at work, so i apologize if this was addressed in a page i missed, but has anyone figured out why some are getting different size update files?
Software update will only give you what you need. So if you have 10.5.2, you'll get the delta update, which will only update from 10.5.2. The combo update will update from 10.5.0, 10.5.1, or 10.5.2. You could also download just the delta update from Apple's site, rather than use Software Update.
I don't like using Software Update for large things like this, personally. In the case of system updates, though, I always grab the combo updater for previously-state reasons.
It appears you only have the Google Sync option if you sync an iPhone with your Mac.
Took less than a minute to download 
- helps when your ISP is a supercomputing center!
FYI: After installation, system went through a "2 chime" restart - so be a bit patient and don't panic if you see a black screen for some seconds after the first restart
Noticed that the dock is snappier.
Another thing - checked airport and attempted to connect to the network of a nearby cafe that I frequent (the password for this network is already stored in my keychain). But now I noted the password dialogue box popup and requested a "64 character hexadecimal" wpa2 password - strange
update: tried connecting to the cafe network again - this time it connected using info from my keychain
- helps when your ISP is a supercomputing center!FYI: After installation, system went through a "2 chime" restart - so be a bit patient and don't panic if you see a black screen for some seconds after the first restart
Noticed that the dock is snappier.
Another thing - checked airport and attempted to connect to the network of a nearby cafe that I frequent (the password for this network is already stored in my keychain). But now I noted the password dialogue box popup and requested a "64 character hexadecimal" wpa2 password - strange
update: tried connecting to the cafe network again - this time it connected using info from my keychain
I see a "Synchronize with Google" in the General tab of Address Book's Preferences. Shouldn't that work?
I finally got it to work, but not sure why. However, it still isn't the same as before. It used to be if I was using my Windows desktop in Fusion Full Screen Windows mode, I could use the keyboard to switch to another space (Ctrl-1, Ctrl-Arrow for example). Now that doesn't work unless I mouse up to show the menubar first.
In any case, it's not the same as before.
Combo updater
The Combo updater is an update file that contains ALL of the product updates up to and including the current update.. just in case there was any corruption or whatever. I always load Combo updates on major releases and it has worked out well for me.
Doe anyone have a link to the latest combo download?
The Combo updater is an update file that contains ALL of the product updates up to and including the current update.. just in case there was any corruption or whatever. I always load Combo updates on major releases and it has worked out well for me.
Doe anyone have a link to the latest combo download?
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Same here - on 2.4 Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro is much smoother and faster (especially in Mail, Safari and Finder).
Same here - on 2.4 Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro is much smoother and faster (especially in Mail, Safari and Finder).
I'm running Fusion 2.0b1 and Vista SP1 and have no problems getting into my Boot Camp partition.
Wow - I hope not. I've become completely accustomed to it not working reliably since the beginning of the year. It would suddenly be way too much of a change for it to actually work as intended.
Yeah, I mean, that'd be almost as crazy as mail actually hiding on start-up when you say it should...
The combo update is specifically designed for updating for more than 1 version, i.e 10.5.1 to 10.5.3. Software update on the other hand will install the correct version for your machine. This is shown by the fact that some users have a 420MB update and some have a 198MB update.
Always use software update otherwise you could potentially be downloading updates that are unnecessary for your machine and thus wastes bandwidth. There is no reason not to use software update that I can think of (with perhaps the exception of downloading the combo update to install on multiple machines that you have on a small network without an OS X Server).
Sooo, anybody care to find out what plist you need to hack to enable Google contact sync without an iPhone ?
They can't with software update, but they can download and run the updater manually. I'd be curious to hear what happens...but with so few of those boxes in the field, we may not hear anything.
I agree that it's silly to repair permissions when you don't have a problem, but many mac users have reported better results from combo upgrades than from incremental upgrades. People who use software upgrade will get a particular issue while those who used combo updater don't.
Even when they bless a system version and release app updates, people sometimes still see better results using the combo updater.
Recommended by who? Apple? You?
I'd love to see someone take two identical machines and apply incremental upgrades to one and combo to the other and check for differences. I'd be shocked if both machines had identical system folders (beyond receipts and logs, which would obviously be different).
