This post was written by Mary Joseff
Apple has released the client and server versions of the OS X 10.5.6 update, which includes a range of bug fixes and security patches. OS X 10.5.6 shores up the performance of Airport WLAN connections and specifically addresses issues that Intel based Mac users were having while roaming in large wireless networks. The update also addresses issues with Apple’s MobileMe, and ensures that contacts, calendars and bookmarks on a Mac automatically synchronize within a minute of the change being made on PCs, devices, or online at me.com, according to the release notes.
Apple Inc. has released a fix for a serious security flaw in the Windows version of the Safari Web browser, which allowed the download of software from a malicious Web site without giving the victim any advanced warning. The patch, part of a security update recently issued by Apple, has changed Safari in a way that it would first seek permission from a user before downloading an application from a Web site to the desktop. In a description of the patch, Apple seemed to place the blame on Microsoft, saying the vulnerability stemmed from “how the Windows desktop handles executables.”
To fix its MobileMe software, Apple has released 27 patches, ending an embarrassing episode associated to the iphone launch. MobileMe is the e-mail service which was supposed to start working on the day of the launch of the iphone. However, it worked so unsystematically that the company had to keep shutting the service down and return the money to its customers. However, the provider had maintained that nothing was wrong with its service. MobileMe is a hosted service. Thus, Apple was able to make all the changes on the servers without the need to inform anyone. With the various aspects of MobileMe re-written, users report that the service is working fine now.
