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#1 2009-05-12 3:43 pm
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10.5.7 released
Links below. 
This should be fun. The Combo Updater is 729.2 MB. Setting the timer.
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#3 2009-05-12 5:58 pm
Re: 10.5.7 released
I wonder what firmwares I had updated, as my Mac restarted 3 times. The support article Apple links to takes you to the details page for the 10.5.6 update! So I have no idea what was just updated. Anyone know the real details?
Apple wrote:
About Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update
The 10.5.7 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3397
Haha, Apple just caught the mistake, as the link correctly direct to the 10.5.7 details page now instead of the 10.5.6 page like it was.
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#4 2009-05-12 7:33 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
Hmm... I just opened Software Update and it crashed with a spinning ball. Not a terribly good sign....
Maybe I'll do ye ol' Combo Update.
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#5 2009-05-12 11:48 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
I hate to use the word snappy, but my system feels great after this install. I had a crash earlier today (safari brought down the whole system) and it was sluggish even after a reboot. Now everything is moving right along. Thumbs up from me, so far. 1.5Ghz Powerbook G4.
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#6 2009-05-13 9:44 am
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Re: 10.5.7 released
Combo update worked fine here. No problems... yet. 
Actually, I've never had a problem with a software update. (Except iMovie HD to iMovie '08.... GRRRR!)
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#7 2009-05-13 11:53 am
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Re: 10.5.7 released
Apple open source updates, including security, can be way behind the times by as much as 3 years.
http://rixstep.com/1/20090514,00.shtml
As reported by members of the Rixstep/7 forum.
bash seems to be about two years old.
bzip2 is still at version 1.0.4 which is a year old.
rsync is still at version 2.6.x which is three years old.
Most rsync updates since 2006 were security updates.
X11 is still 2.1.6 although X.org released 2.3.3 three weeks ago.
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#8 2009-05-13 3:23 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
Apple hires Ivan Krstic. http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3358
Krstic, a well-respected innovator who designed the Bitfrost security specification for the OLPC initiative, joined Cupertino this week and will work on core OS security. His hiring comes at a crucial time for a company that ties security to its marketing campaigns despite public knowledge that it’s rather trivial to launch exploits against the Mac.
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#9 2009-05-13 3:37 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
Yippie. Installing now..
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#10 2009-05-13 6:02 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
Safari seemed zippier as soon as I read the news on Macrumors.
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#11 2009-05-13 7:35 pm
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Biggest update evah!
Downloading combo. . .
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#12 2009-05-13 8:58 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
It does seem a bit zippier. I don't know if the difference is real or perceived.
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#13 2009-05-13 9:16 pm
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It always does, especially with Safari. But for some reason Safari starts sucking up resources again, slowly but surely, then it slows down again. This has been my experience within the last two years or so.
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#14 2009-05-13 9:34 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
Now that the update is installed, Safari is even zippier.... 
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#15 2009-05-14 12:11 am
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Re: 10.5.7 released
wellfleation wrote:
It always does, especially with Safari. But for some reason Safari starts sucking up resources again, slowly but surely, then it slows down again. This has been my experience within the last two years or so.
Safari's caches are probably just deleted during the update (caching has always been a problem with Safari).
Also worth mentioning: i7 support has been added (probably because of the Xserves).
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#16 2009-05-14 2:51 pm
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I don't see anything noticeable.
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#17 2009-05-14 7:04 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
My G4 seems zippier. My MacBook Pro seems slower to boot.
Haven't installed on the Mac Pro yet.
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#18 2009-05-15 9:50 am
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Re: 10.5.7 released
meh. wasn't inna rush. but now that the FiOS is up and running, gunna get the combo sat. morning.
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#19 2009-05-15 10:01 am
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Re: 10.5.7 released
The unit converter widget's been updated/fixed, which is also great.
MacBook, 13", early 2008.
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#20 2009-05-16 5:15 pm
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I can print again wirelessly (stopped suddenly 3 weeks ago) and I noticed that when I hit the print icon in Word it now works. You used to have to print under the File menu in Word as you would get a connection error message otherwise.
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#21 2009-05-16 5:31 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
my macbook has frozen twice since the "upgrade" and safari is much slower.
worst update ever.
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#22 2009-05-16 7:28 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
10.5.7 installed plus I have a new firewire drive, so I'm completely backed up with Time Machine.
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#23 2009-05-17 11:33 am
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Re: 10.5.7 released
Donkey Butter wrote:
my macbook has frozen twice since the "upgrade" and safari is much slower.
worst update ever.
Did you install the combo or with Software update?
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#24 2009-05-17 3:21 pm
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I did it with Software Update and I've had no problems.
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#25 2009-05-17 3:44 pm
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Re: 10.5.7 released
the combo. I stopped using software update awhile back.
when my macbook goes to sleep the fan starts racing and it won't wake up. I have to shut it down by holding the power button for a few seconds.
I've tried repairing permissions, zap the P, and all that crap but it still did it to me earlier today. 
maybe apple will put out an updated update. I've read that others are having similar problems.
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