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Mac OS X 10.3.3 Released

These are some of the enhancements that are part of Mac OS X 10.3.3 Update.

Networking and .Mac enhancements


Addresses issues, such as a lost network connection, that could occur when connecting to a network device that forces the network speed and/or duplex setting (known as a "locked" device).
AppleTalk Browsing is now on by default.
Resolves an issue in which name conflicts could occur among Network Service Entities.
Available servers can be seen when browsing Windows Workgroups or Domains.
Enhancements to /Network browsing include: Servers appear on the desktop and in Finder window Sidebars, AFP Authentication options are available, and you can disconnect a server by dragging its icon on the desktop to the Trash or by clicking the Eject icon in the Sidebar.
Improves synchronization between .Mac and your computer.
.Mac no longer attempts to automatically sync files over a wireless network (or "hotspot") before the computer is authorized to use the network.
Enhances an Open directory plug-in, which is used in network environments: The Active Directory plug-in is no longer sensitive to the case of the domain; the plug-in now works in ".local" domain environments; the plug-in is now less sensitive to DNS records that don't have matching reverse lookup.
Improves compatibility with certain third-party wireless networking PC cards, such as the Honda AH-G10. More...

Enhances the IrDA menu item when IrDA networking is active.
Finder and applications that allow you to browse the file system will now refresh the contents of a remote network volume's folder or directory when the folder's contents change.


DVD Player enhancements

DVD Player will no longer quit if an unsupported PCI video card is installed in your computer. More...
DVD Player supports more DVD video discs that are designed to play automatically.
Improved DVD playback when "Digital Audio Output" is selected in DVD Player preferences.
DVD Player now recognizes and plays DVD+R media.


Application enhancements


Images retain their characteristics when you import them in iPhoto. More...
Addresses an issue in which Mail could unexpectedly quit when marking some types of unsolicited messages (or "spam") as Junk.
Addresses issues that may cause Address Book and other applications to unexpectedly quit if the Classic Mac OS fonts are disabled in Font Book.
Text shadow opacity and color are saved in RTF documents and preserved when you copy or paste.

Image Capture can now import files whose names begins with an underscore character ("_") .


Finder enhancements


Improves security by requiring an administrator to authenticate for each Finder action that needs authentication, such as installing software. In earlier Mac OS X Panther versions, an administrator who authenticated may have unknowingly given elevated priviledges to the non-admin user for 5 minutes. This change also prevents a normal user from performing administrator actions if an administrator user has authenticated during their session.
When you use an Open menu command to choose a file in Finder or an application, the flashing button now says "Choose" instead of "Open".
Addresses an issue in which Finder unexpectedly quits if the View menu option "Show icon preview" is enabled while dragging a significant number of icons to another location.



Other enhancements


Improvements in start up time that some computers experienced under some installations of Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update. More...
Improves print operations when a pending print jobs is moved to the queue of a printer that has different capabilities. More...
Improves recognition of Hi-Speed USB devices by PowerBook G4 and iBook G4 computers when woken from sleep.
A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) panel is available in Energy Saver preferences, as well as a UPS menu bar item, when a UPS power management system is connected to the computer. Overall support for UPS systems is improved.
Improves display of text when printing a document that contains two-byte PostScript CID or OpenType fonts.
Improves compatibility for USB Overdrive: Addresses an issue in which the Media Eject and volume keys may not work if an early version was installed. More...

Improves Fan Control system function for Power Mac G5 computers.

Includes Bluetooth 1.5, which supports Bluetooth-enabled headsets with iChat AV, and adds the ability to print to compatible Bluetooth-enabled printers.

Adds support for the latest mLAN devices. First-generation mLAN devices require a firmware update for compatibility with v10.3.3. Please visit (http://www.mLANcentral.com) for complete details and access to available firmware updates.
 
I installed and repaired permissions (only one fix required) and am reporting live....

Normally I am reluctant to claim things are "snappier," but things definitely seem slightly faster. Network browsing is, on average, 500 million times better than before...even that seems faster. And already stated, Safari saw a slight upgrade.

No kernal panics. :D

Good luck to the rest of you.
 
optimizing..... 96%... installed... rebooted.... and everything seems ok. Networking is much better (icons finally show up on the desktop). Havn't tested the rest but installation went smoothly.
 
WHOO!

WHOOHOO! Frame rates are up in everything ive checked so far! A LOT!!! and even normal OS stuff seems to be perfect. better scrolling, window resizing.....finally. this is awesome! what are your results ?
 
What's going on? It's not appearing in my software update, and I can't find it on the Apple downloads page! I want my update! :mad:

Anyone else having trouble? (I'm in the UK by the way...)
 
Holy crap! UPS support built-in?

And here I just installed the new version of APC PowerChute on 10.3.2... if that's really in there, and really does work, guess I won't have to wonder if it's compatible with 10.3.3!

(Wonder if it automatically shuts the UPS down after the computer... oooh, time for testing.)
 
Oh goodie! Can't wait to get home and install this one. Let's hope all the networking crapola has been fixed. I won't complain about a snappier feel either...
 
Well I'm going to backup first (as I always do :)) then install and hopefully won't have any issues :D
 
steadyeddie said:
What's going on? It's not appearing in my software update, and I can't find it on the Apple downloads page! I want my update! :mad:

Anyone else having trouble? (I'm in the UK by the way...)
Click to expand...

Yeah, i feel for you. i tried about 6pm from the UK too... :mad:

Every good thing comes to those who wiat (i checked back about 10 mins) downloading now... :p
 
Can´t wait to test out the fontbook improvements. If this fixes the bug causing my problems I will finally be able to install all my fonts without Suitcase:

"Addresses issues that may cause Address Book and other applications to unexpectedly quit if the Classic Mac OS fonts are disabled in Font Book."
 
Servers now show up in the different domains immediately! Before it was very slow as they all showed up and it wasn't cached so it had to do it each time.

It's interesting that once you connect to a server via browse, you no longer actually browse the server from that point like 10.3.2. You have to go to the desktop or finder sidebar. That's fine with me, as it was awkward navigating to the server that deep anyway, just surprised it was removed from that point.

Keychain still doesn't work connecting to the Windows servers here. it may be that IT somehow disabled that on the server.

So anyhow, I'm going to stick with using this format:
smb://username@server.company.com/sharename

in Connect to Server since keychain seems to work that way.
 
I installed 7F43 yesterday. Picked it up on the net. Do I need a Reversioner before installing this final release ? Someone let me know ASAP cause I'm dying to update.
 
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