13124 Late Wednesday Apple released the Mac OS X Version 10.6.5 Update. It's been a fairly long stretch since the Version 10.6.4 update was released in mid-June.

Apple recommends that before updating your system you should do a global backup your system using Time Machine or other backup utilitiy.

You can either update the easy way using OS X Software Update, or my personal preference — download and run a standalone installer, ideally, I use the Combo installer version even if I'm only going up one fractional version increment. For good measure, I also try to squeeze in running a slate of system maintenance routines with an application like OnyX. The standalone installers are available from Apple Support Downloads (see link below).

Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update

New in Mac OS X 10.6:

General fixes and improvements
• Improves reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers.
• Addresses performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture.
• Addresses stability and performance of graphics applications and games.
• Resolves a delay between print jobs.
• Addresses a printing issue for some HP printers connected to an AirPort Extreme.
• Resolves an issue when dragging contacts from Address Book to iCal.
• Addresses an issue in which dragging an item from a stack causes the Dock to not automatically hide.
• Resolves an issue in which Wikipedia information may not display correctly in Dictionary.
• Improves performance of MainStage on certain Macs.
• Resolves spacing issues with OpenType fonts.
• Improves reliability with some Bluetooth braille displays.
• Resolves a VoiceOver issue when browsing some websites with Safari 5.
• Improves Bluetooth pairing with Magic Trackpad.
• Resolves performance issues with third-party displays that use InstaPort technology.
• Add SSL support for transferring files with iDisk.
• Resolves an issue when opening 4-up Photo Booth pictures in Preview.
• Addresses keyboard responsiveness issues in the Dock when Spaces is turned on.
• Resolves an issue syncing Address Book with Google.
• Fixes an issue when replying to a Mail message sent by a person whose name contains certain characters such as é or ü.
• Improves performance for users bound to an Active Directory domain.
• Improves reliability of Ethernet connections.
• Systems with a Mac Pro RAID Card (Early 2009) installed can now be put to sleep. For more information, see Mac Pro RAID Card (Early 2009): Enabling system sleep.
• Improves reliability of fibre channel connections, resolving a potential Xsan volume availability issue.
• Adds RAW image compatibility for additional digital cameras.
• Security improvements; for information about the security content of this update, please visit this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Several standalone update installer versions are available. A basic update ("Delta") lets you update from Mac OS X 10.6.4 to 10.6.5 only, while the Combo update lets you update from Mac OS X 10.6, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, or 10.64 to 10.6.5. One downside of the standalone updaters is that they're huge — even bigger than the Software Update downloads that run at about 500MB to 700MB depending on the configuration of the system being updated. The incremental Delta updater file is 607.21 MB, and the Combo version 977.21 MB.

This update also includes the improvements found in the Mac OS X v10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, and 10.6.4 updates.

For more information, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4250

Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update (Delta)
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1325
The 10.6.4 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It includes Safari 5 and general operating system fixes - 607.21 MB

Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update (Combo)
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1324
The 10.6.5 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It includes Safari 5 and general operating system fixes - 977.21 MB

You can download the standalone installers here:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/#macosx106

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Apple Releases Security Update 2010-007 For Mac OS X 10.5

Apple also yesterday released the Mac OS X Security Update 2010-007 For Mac OS X 10.5. Leopard (Client and Server) including a variety of security fixes that you can read about here:
http://sup8port.apple.com/kb/DL1329

Security Update 2010-007 (Leopard Client) 240.74 MB
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1329

Security Update 2010-007 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update.

System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Server

For information on the security content of this update, visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Security Update 2010-007 (Leopard Server) - 448.10 MB
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1330
Security Update 2010-007 (Leopard Server) is recommended for all servers and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Server

You can download the standalone installers here:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/#macosx106

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