Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.4

[MacRumors]

Apple released Mac OS X 10.4.4 in your Mac OS X software update. Apple releases this today alongside a number of other software (iTunes 6.0.2, Quicktime 7.0.4, iLife '06, iWork '06) and hardware (Intel iMac, MacBook Pro).

The 10.4.4 Update delivers overall improved reliability and compatibility for Mac OS X v10.4 and is recommended for all users.

It includes fixes for:
- SMB/CIFS and NFS network file services
- Bluetooth wireless access
- Core Graphics, Core Audio, Core Image, RAW camera support, including updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
- Spotlight indexing and searching
- AppleScript, iChat, DVD Player, and Safari applications
- Dashboard widgets: Calendar and Stocks
- Software Update and Sync Services
- compatibility with USB and FireWire devices and third party applications
- previous standalone security updates

For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n302810.
For detailed information on Security Updates, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798.

 

[Lacero]

54.4 MB for me.

Delta upgrade from 10.4.3. to .4. on my PowerBook 12". This'll be my guinea pig machine until I know it's safe to go on my production G5. Spotlight fixes sound good to me.

Here's to the Crazy Ones ​

 

[treblah]

Delta (55MB)
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1044.html

Combo (120MB)
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1044combo.html

 

[someguy]

27.6MB here on a 15" PowerBook G4.

Currently downloading.

 

[furryrabidbunny]

works good on my emac. Lots of new widgets. Espn widget, new calendar widget (now black and green), ski report, google search, white pages search. those seem to be the only noticeable and major changes.

 

[Doctor Q]

Who should use which:

Mac OS X 10.4.3 users should use Software Update or the 55MB Delta update.

Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.2 users should use Software Update or the 120MB Combo update.

 

[Apple]

i guess i have to restart my computer again today
After first taking forever for that qtime update, now this is taking forever. O well I hope it fixes things instead of the opposite

 

[pdpfilms]

27.6 on my 15"pb. I'll guinea pig.

 

[markomark]

Craaasssshhhhh!!

crashes my machine g5 2.0hz whenever it boots

HELP!!!!!!

 

[markomark]

Crassshhhh!!!

there it goes again!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stridder44]

Giggity giggity goo!!


P.S. im laughing at all you whiners complaining about having to restart

 

[mi5moav]

isight crashes

yeh, my imac isight keeps crashing oh, well

 

[hyperpasta]

Yay new widgets!!!

I have:

*Google
*ESPN
*Yellow Pages name changed to "Business"
*New White Pages widget called "People"
*New Widget: "Ski Report"
*Improved look for calendar widget
*Ugly look for Address Book Widget

 

[ITASOR]

Posting this from 10.4.4 right now on my iBook. So far, so good, as with every other OS update I've done.

Oh, and my computer feels like a quad 8.9Ghz core duo x99 now. It's so snappy.

 

[davey-nb]

No more Front Row for me!

I'm not surprised but after the update the Front Row hack on my iMac G5 is kaput!

 

[iDM]

It gave me error messages three straight times saying it encountered a time out error and that I should check my network connection it finally went through......I hope that doesn't mean bad things.......

 

[FireArse]

10.4.4ok here...

crashes my machine g5 2.0hz whenever it boots

My rev. B 2GHz PM is fine here - bit of a long time with the grey screen - but the 10.4.3 update was the same, so I just sat and waited till it did its thing.

erm - the Dashboard is a great deal quicker - possbily from new Drivers for graphics. Well otherewise - pretty much the same as 10.4.0 is you ask me.

F

 

[Lacero]

The update made a minor cosmetic change to the Spotlight icon background.

Here's to the Crazy Ones ​

 

[furryrabidbunny]

Yay new widgets!!!

I have:

*Google
*ESPN
*Yellow Pages name changed to "Business"
*New White Pages widget called "People"
*New Widget: "Ski Report"
*Improved look for calendar widget
*Ugly look for Address Book Widget

i didn't notice the new address book widget... imho it looks a lot better, no more odd shapes, fits more nicely with the os.

 

[bloodfist]

Hopefully the USB compatibility fixes my issues with my PS2 to USB radio shack adapter and my PNY Vibe on my G5.

-bloodfist

 

[0098386]

Download after EyeTV records some crazy BBC Four japanese comedy film. gah its on for hours...

 

[Viewtiful Rich]

Installed it and everything seems fine... it does feel a bit snappier, especially dashboard (well for me anyways).

 

[Rye Brye]

27.6 Megs here

Dashboard was cool for 5 minutes after I loaded Tiger. Then I realized how much CPU those little buggers use...

Needless to say, I will not be loading these new widgets on.

 

[Megatron]

works great on my ibook 12" 1.33 GHz. Installed smoothly, rebooted, repaired permissions, and everything seems to be working great.

 

[Laser47]

Installed on my ibook, works great. I also noticed that the finder version now matches the OS version 10.4.4.