Software updates! Who doesn’t love ‘em? If you’re having issues with iPhoto or even with OpenType fonts under Snow Leopard 10.6.7, Apple has a pair of updates waiting to make your day -- provided that you download them first, of course.

Apple issued a pair of software updates on Tuesday, specifically targeting bugs in the latest iPhoto 9 (i.e., iLife ’11) as well as some pesky problems related to displaying and printing OpenType fonts with Mac OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard.

First up is what Apple is calling the “Mac OS X v10.6.7 Snow Leopard Font Update,” which is just a fancy way of fixing some display and printing bugaboos that popped up when using OpenType fonts with the latest and greatest version of Mac OS X. The update specifically addresses the following:

- Address an issue in which some OpenType fonts don't display correctly in certain applications
- Resolve issues printing from Preview
- Address an issue with PDF files not opening in third-party PDF viewing applications
- Resolve invalid font errors when printing to PostScript printers

Also getting a Tuesday bug fix is iPhoto, with a 9.1.2 update that adds new card themes to the iLife ’11 component as well as the all-important “overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues.” These include:

- Addresses an issue that prevented the Zoom slider from being accessible in Magnify (1-Up) view
- Fixes an issue where Toolbars were not auto-hiding in Full Screen view
- Search field now correctly performs an "includes" search when searching by text string
- Fixes minor formatting issues with book, card and calendar themes
- Message Size of emails now correctly updates when changes are made using the Photo Size menu
- Addresses an issue that prevented some iPhoto 5 libraries from upgrading correctly
- Multiple book pages can now be drag-selected when in All Pages view
- Design tools in print project panels are now accessible via separate Layout and Options buttons
- Photo backgrounds applied to a book are now preserved when book type is changed
- Tab key can now be used to navigate through all text fields in a book project

Hit the Mac OS X Software Update to get ‘em both, or follow the links above to download one or both directly from Apple’s website.

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