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Mac OS X 10.3.4 Released

Posted by pudge on from the get-it-while-it's-hot dept.

sizemoresr writes "The 10.3.4 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3 'Panther' and is recommended for all users. Key enhancements include: improved file sharing and directory services for Mac (AFP), UNIX (NFS), PPTP, and wireless networks; improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers; improved disc burning and recording functionality; iPods connected via USB 2.0 are now recognized by iTunes and iSync; additional FireWire audio and USB device compatibility; updated Address Book, Mail, Safari, Stickies, and QuickTime applications; improved compatibility for third party applications; previous standalone security updates."

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  1. I installed it by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    now my hair is falling out, food doesn't taste good anymore, and all my bath towels are missing!

    On the plus side, it now only takes 19 minutes to copy that damn file.

    I guess it's not all bad...

    1. Re:I installed it by Entropy2016 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Geek: New update ... geek urge ... rising ... must resist ... temptation to be update early ...

      Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin: (whispering) From our hiding spot behind this potted plant, we can get a good view of a geek trying to resist his instinct to update his computer. One has to be extremely careful when handling a common Windows geek, since they quite often carry diseases like worms, but this geek appears to come from either a Linux or Mac colony. It looks like this one is fairly calm, possibly domesticated, since he's been showing some self-control ...

      But watch what happens when I yell "new features" ...

  2. Re:The question is.. by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not yet but there's a bitchin' version of Office 2004 to be had there....

  3. Re:The question is.. by Zestius · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, but if you'll just follow this url, you can get it here: help://panther-10.3.4.dmg ;-)

  4. Accidentally installed it. by SkiingOnMars · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was re-installing panther on a new hard disk for my cube, and did the software update thing after i got it running. When I saw 10.3.4 update, i was blankly confused, but clicked ahead anyway for some reason. Now, two hours later, I'm reading Slashdot and realizing that there actually was a new update today, and feeling like a software-installing Forrest Gump, happening to be at the 'right' place at the 'right' time.

    Everything is cool so far, but I feel like a total idiot for not noticing. And yet I feel compelled to tell this to other people...

  5. Re:10.3.4 update on DualG5... by Maelikai · · Score: 4, Funny

    >> my Dual G5 system does appear to run snappier

    prick. :)