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iChat AV 2.1, iPhoto 4.0.1 Released
Milanek writes "Apple has released final version of iChat AV 2.1. It's available on Apple's iChat site or via Software Update. It adds support for video conferencing with the new AOL Instant Messenger 5.5 for Microsoft Windows." Also available this week is an update to iPhoto, to version 4.0.1. Apple says it has performance, stability, and organization enhancements, including faster importing, smoother image viewing, easier Rendezvous sharing, and improved thumbnails.
Applications Server Update 2.0 (95.6 MB)
The Application Servers Update provides JBoss version 3.2.3 GM, Tomcat version 4.1.29, and WebObjects Deployment 5.2.3. WebObjects Deployment 5.2.3 provides qualification for WebObjects applications running under Java 1.4.2 and improvements to stability and correctness.
For further information about this update, please see:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10
RAID Admin 1.3 (5.2 MB) (actually available about a week ago?)
The RAID Admin 1.3 Update improves over all reliability of the RAID Admin software. This update is recommended for all Xserve RAID users.
Key enhancements include:
Solves issue where fibre channel link LED goes off even when link is up
Addresses condition where management coprocessor does not respond to RAID Admin
Prevents erroneous enclosure events that caused buzzer and email notification
Corrects situation where disks have a RED status LED after a RAID controller restart
Battery modules will now be detected by RAID Admin 1.3 on Xserve RAID systems with firmware 1.1-117
Addresses RAID Admin Java 1.4.2 compatibility issues
Because it updates the private system instant messaging framework. It's good practice to restart after updating a service that possibly more than one app relies on. I just force quit software update when it was done and everything was fine but it could have caused a crash in Mail.app, Address Book or some other app that accesses the framework.
The 90nm G5 produces a fraction more heat than the 1.25Ghz G4. A little bit of extra heatsink/waterpipe magic and the G5 Powerbook will probably run slightly *cooler* than your 17" PB.
Okay, can somebody please explain why an iChat update requires a reboot?
A lot of iChat is within the .app, but there's an entire framework for it (including code and graphics) within the system files. Ppresumably it gives it a bit of a speed boost, but iChat is also tied with a lot of Apple's other apps (while reading an email in Mail, for example, you can see if the person who sent it to you is online without actually looking at iChat).
Whatever. It's still not as good (or pretty!) as the nightly builds of Adium.
If you get nervous, just remember that there are a few billion other people who don't really give a damn.
it DOES work with ICQ (just choose new chat with person and type in an ICQ number) and one you didn't even mention - SMS. (just choose new chat with person and enter +1 and the 10 digit phone number of the phone you want to message)
both of these are actually supported by AOL, so by extension it works with all AIM clients - iChat included
Don't call me back. Give me a call back. Bye. So yeah. But bye our, well, but alright we are on a shirt this chill.