Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.8

[daneoni]

Watching Perform this Way by Weird Al on You Tube in 720p and fullscreen can't catch up (I have latest version of flash installed and on a 27" iMac i7 so flash is still slow)

Can't say i had a problem with this both 1080 and 720 worked fine. PS the vid is hilarious.

 

[highADP]

TRIM support- Yes

YAY!!!

 

[8CoreWhore]

"Major releases" are new cat names.

 

[wonderspark]

Updated and tested.

FCP X still works the same... but more importantly, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and all the other CS5 suite tools work!

Now to make sure it didn't break my method of playing commercial Blu-ray movies via MakeMKV and VLC...

 

[MrMoore]

I didn't bring up Microsoft, someone else did

But the fact still remains that Apple themselves doesn't think their updates are significant enough to label them as such. They see no problem to changing versions with iOS, so it's not like they don't know the difference

Windows 2000 (Version 5.0)
Windows XP (Version 5.1)
Windows Vista (Version 6.0)
Windows 7 (Version 6.1).

So the only reason XP and 7 are considered major version is the name? According to Microsoft they are only .1 releases.

 

[rdowns]

I think Safari feels "Snappier!!""

Really? THis hasn't been funny since 2005.

 

[commander.data]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723

Skimming through the security notes, it seems there are quite a few fixes that target only Snow Leopard and not Leopard. For the Leopard only fixes, they tend to note that either Snow Leopard is not affected or already has a fix in place. However, for the Snow Leopard only fixes, they don't mention anything about Leopard. I wonder if this means that Leopard isn't affected or is Apple implying that they are just leaving it unpatched?

 

[trfjason]

I installed the update to my MacBook Pro 13 2010. I have Intel X25-M SSD 80GB installed. Before the update, I used the hack to enable TRIM. After the 10.6.8 update, I checked System Profiler and now it says

TRIM Support: No

I wonder if Apple will ever officially support TRIM on third party SSD.

 

[interconnect]

And this is another lame comment/attempt at humour. It stopped being funny a long time ago.

I still find it funny. Actually, I find it even funnier when people get pissed off when someone says it.

 

[4God]

Is this new in the system profiler?

 

[EGOvoruhk]

Question for you is Windows Vista ---> Windows 7
or Windows 2000 --> Windows XP a

major release?

I would say all 4 of them are major releases, but 2000 -> XP isn't really an upgrade path, they're two parallel products. One for home, and one for enterprise

Windows 2000 (Version 5.0)
Windows XP (Version 5.1)
Windows Vista (Version 6.0)
Windows 7 (Version 6.1).

So the only reason XP and 7 are considered major version is the name? According to Microsoft they are only .1 releases.

That's only the kernel versioning. It was done for nothing more than software compatibility reasons. But if you want to think that, sure

As said before, I didn't bring Microsoft into the argument, and there are plenty of other development trees you can look at

 

[duckduckgoose]

Lion DP4 has been working on 2011 MacBook Pros for quite some time now. There are just a few people with issues. It's running fine on my 2011 base 15" MacBook Pro.

ah fair enough, just thought a lot of people, along with me, were having trouble getting it to install. Good to hear.

goose!

 

[trfjason]

Is this new in the system profiler?
View attachment 290894

I believe so, I see that on my 2010 MBP.

 

[Reach9]

Here's hoping for a 4th of July release! Lots of fireworks then!

 

[KPOM]

My rules? Hahaha, right...



What!? That's not what I said at all. I said nothing about number changes, I said point releases

1.0 -> 1.1 is what is considered a point release in the software world
1.1 -> 2.0 is what is considered a major release

Windows 95 -> 98 would be a major release
OS 9 -> OS X would be a major release

Anything less is, well, not a major release regardless of how Apple spins it. I don't know why this is something offensive to all of you, it wasn't an insult.

That isn't accurate. Versioning conventions aren't applied consistently, even by the same company. Sometimes a point release is as significant as a new version number.

Windows 95 to 98 was about the same in terms of new features as OS X 10.4 to 10.5. Arguably the leap from 98 to 98SE was as big, even though that was just a point release. 98SE to Me was a new "version number" but was another point release in practical terms.

In general, the jumps between each point release of OS X have been pretty substantial, though not as significant as the leap from OS 9 to OS X. The jump from OS 9 to OS X was about as monumental as the jump from Windows 3.1 to 95, or from 98SE/Me to XP. Those leaps involved new kernels.

XP to Vista was substantial (though it had the same fundamental kernel), but Vista to 7 was about the same as 10.5 to 10.6. If you dig into the command line of Windows 7, you'll see that it's coded as 6.1 (Vista was 6.0). Yet they went with 7 for marketing purposes to distance themselves from the disaster that was Vista.

 

[macsmurf]

I installed the update to my MacBook Pro 13 2010. I have Intel X25-M SSD 80GB installed. Before the update, I used the hack to enable TRIM. After the 10.6.8 update, I checked System Profiler and now it says

TRIM Support: No

I wonder if Apple will ever officially support TRIM on third party SSD.

Doubtful. Standard anti-competitive practice.

 

[techguy20]

Why restart my computer and wait for it to download? It is not even brining any new features or anything. There is no reason. Why ARE people so excited for this?

If you are planning on upgrading to Lion in a few weeks, you will need this update to prepare the App Store for that installation. Likewise, the update also provides stability improvements to Preview and other security enhancements.

 

[commander.data]

Here's hoping for a 4th of July release! Lots of fireworks then!

Also lots of overtime to keep the full support staff in place during a holiday. Luckily Apple is swimming in cash.

 

[*LTD*]

Too late.

Using Lion DP4 as my main OS since it was released.

10.6 is a distant memory now.

 

[wonderspark]

Is this new in the system profiler?
View attachment 290894

I see it on my 2009 Mac Pro, too.

 

[silentnite]

Hopefully the last update before Lion. Happy to be a part of this final stage😀

 

[IzzyJG99]

I see it on my 2009 Mac Pro, too.

I see the Thunderbolt option, too and I'm on a 2010 iMac.

 

[motulist]

Is this new in the system profiler?
View attachment 290894

No, that's the same profiler that's always been there. The new profiler is coming in Lion.

 

[G4DP]

No, that's the same profiler that's always been there. The new profiler is coming in Lion.

Sorry, but your wrong. The Lightning Bang option is new.

 

[dacreativeguy]

Oh boy. The biggest features of this release is that it gets you ready to upgrade to another version of the operating system. What does it do? Install docking clamps to the warp drive, power up the transporter and set phasers to stun? 😀

Enjoy it folks. There will be no more updates to Snow Leopard except for security updates. This will be the last version of OSX period for some. I certainly see no pending reason to upgrade (at least until software I use/need requires it). Most of the new Lion features are pointless at best (namely all the iOS ones; my desktop is not a giant iPad and shouldn't be treated as one).

You are misinformed. Lion brings built in Full Disk Encryption, Time Machine Backup Encryption, Offline Time Machine backups, Auto-save, etc. etc. etc. If you are concerned about Launch Pad, just remove it from the doc. It is just an app. There is nothing that forces iOS onto your Mac in any way.