Avalanche of Snow Leopard improvements in 10.6.5

11/11/10 11:34

Apple have today released their latest version of Mac OS X, 10.6.5.

This update is considerably large, with over 100 bug fixes, enhancements and stability improvements. The release is recommended for all Snow Leopard users and is available via the normal Apple Software Update channel. The update includes the following

improve reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers
address performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture
address stability and performance of graphics applications and games
resolve a delay between print jobs
address a printing issue for some HP printers connected to an AirPort Extreme
resolve an issue when dragging contacts from Address Book to iCal
address an issue where dragging an item from a stack causes the Dock to not automatically hide
resolve an issue with Wikipedia information not displaying correctly in Dictionary
improve performance of MainStage on certain Mac systems
resolve spacing issues with OpenType fonts
improve reliability with some Bluetooth braille displays
resolve a VoiceOver issue when browsing some web sites with Safari 5

If you need to update multiple computers and would prefer to download the relevant update only once then this can be located on the following webpage http://support.apple.com/downloads/

Full details of the new version are described in the following Apple knowledgebase article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4250

Information on the security features of the update can be viewed here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Note: the security update can also be downloaded separately and contains fixes for 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 systems
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1329

Apple recommends that you back up your system before upgrading to 10.6.5.