Mac OS X 10.4.9 has dropped!

[M A V I C]

Installed!

[zachdog]

That means LEOPARD is right around the corner, RIGHT?

[Paul F.]

My computer just keeps repeating;
"We are Tiger, Of Borg.... Resistance is Futile... you will be assimilated.... "

[blusubaru]

Man, took a long time to restart both the MB and the iMac (G5) after the updates.

[Jem]

What's new in the Client version:

About Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update (PPC)
The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently running Mac OS X Tiger versions 10.4.0 through 10.4.7 and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates for the following applications and technologies:

- Application launch times
- RAW camera support
- Updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
- Handling of large or malformed images that could cause crashes
- Image capture performance
- Mouse scrolling and keyboard shortcuts
- Font handling
- Dashboard stability
- Playback quality, and bookmarks in DVD Player
- USB video conferencing cameras for use with iChat
- Bluetooth devices
- Browsing AFP servers
- Apple USB Modem
- Windows-created digital certificates
- Open and Print dialogs in applications that use Rosetta on Intel-based Macs
- Sharing using AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS and FTP file sharing protocols
- Login and authentication in a variety of network environments
- Connecting to Cisco VPN servers using IP/Sec and NAT
- AirPort including connectivity to EAP-FAST networks
- Searching iWork ‘06 and Microsoft Office documents using Spotlight
- Viewing of QuickTime streaming media behind a firewall
- Audio playback in QuickTime, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack applications
- Determining the space required to burn folders
- Synchronizing contacts, bookmarks, and calendars to .Mac and mobile phones
- Mounting and unmounting iDisk volumes
- Time zone and daylight saving for 2006 and 2007
- Security updates


Of especial interest to me is the USB video conferencing in iChat. No new iSight needed?

[M A V I C]

[quote blusubaru]Man, took a long time to restart both the MB and the iMac (G5) after the updates.
Same here with my PB.

First thing I've noticed is now my phone has a hard time connecting via bluetooth (haven't been able to get it to connect since installing 10.4.9.)

Edit: there we go, it took another reboot but it connected. The Mac also rebooted faster this time than right after the update.

[jimbrady]

[quote tuqqer]What's new in this version:


The 10.4.9 Server Update is recommended for all servers and includes fixes for the operating system and various applications, services and technologies. It includes fixes for:
• avoiding AFP connection errors when authenticating Active Directory users who are members of lots of groups
• preventing SMB/CIFS server deadlocks and service interruptions
• authenticating Windows clients when bound to Active Directory
• copying read-only files to AFP shares on Xsan and UFS volumes
• copying files with extended attributes from an AFP share of an Xsan volume
• preventing NFS server hangs at shutdown
• printing too many copies of a document when using the print server
• using Open Directory authentication when using Ethernet Link Aggregation
• slow performance of non-cached DNS queries; update to BIND version 9.3.2
• better TCP performance with Windows clients and servers using rsync to copy files with extended attributes
• creating and managing VLANs from the command-line
• setting startup wait period after a power failure
• time zone and daylight saving time changes for 2007
• compatibility with third party applications and devices previous standalone security updates
Boy is that NOT a compelling list. Nice green bullets, though.

[Zoidberg]

[quote Jem]Of especial interest to me is the USB video conferencing in iChat. No new iSight needed?
Wow, looks like I may have sold my old iSight just in time.

[macaroo]

I am still holding off Installing the new QT 7.5.1. It does bad things to VLC not to mention embedded Vids. I'll wait a couple of weeks for this.

[Silencio]

Just finished installing 10.4.9 myself (after doing a safety clone of my 10.4.8 system with SuperDuper first, of course).

Anecdotally, my Dual G5 feels a heckuva lot faster. Safari and the Finder were bogging down on me for a while, but this thing is really flying at the moment. We'll see how long it lasts and what kinds of glitches I run into...