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Mac OS X 10.3.8 Out, Security Update Released

Posted by timothy on from the dot-dot-dot dept.

Richard_at_work writes "Get it while its hot, or -- if you are less brave -- wait and see if there are any issues. From the download page, the two top points of this update are 'improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers' and 'improved file sharing and directory services for mixed Mac and PC networks'. More information."

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  1. Earlier Adopter by FoolTDW · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Had some bluetooth problems (mouse and keyboard) on first reboot, but another reboot fixed that. Everything else seems fine. iBook G4

  2. this might help? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Try unplugging the display before putting it to sleep. Make sure to wait until the screen gets back to normal as well.

  3. Re:Although point releases... by waynelorentz · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Addresses an issue in which a PowerBook G4 computer would, on rare occasion, wake from sleep with a black screen and not respond to any keyboard, mouse, or trackpad input.

    I'm glad they fixed this one. I've been burned by this more than a few times. Once I lost an entire Pages document because I closed my Powerbook when I went to make a sandwich.

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  4. Active Directory by indie1982 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    For weeks and weeks and weeks I kept getting an "Insufficient privileges" error when trying to bind OS X clients to our domain. I just upgraded from 10.3.7 to 10.3.8 and I can now bind them to the domain!

  5. Safari IDN Vulnerability by the+pickle · · Score: 3, Interesting

    AFAIK, this still isn't fixed, probably because Apple didn't know about it in time. Can anyone who has the update confirm that Safari is still vulnerable?

    Me, I'm waiting on the new AlBook to get here. No point in updating the Ti when it's getting retired in a week.

    p

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    1. Re:Safari IDN Vulnerability by nuckin+futs · · Score: 3, Interesting

      temporary fix, taken from dslreports.com.

      1) You must have the dev tools installed and quit Safari.
      2) Show Package Contents of Safari and go to the folder Safari>Contents>Resources>English.lproj and open up the file called Browser.nib
      3) Click "OK"
      4) Click once on the "Go to this address" box. Be careful not to drag it anywhere.
      5) Hit Open-Apple T to bring up the Font window.
      6) Change it to something basic, like Courier which is fixed width and basic.
      7) Save
      not my fault if you break anything. i suggest you save the original safari first.

  6. Re:Uh oh by MrAndrews · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I should clarify: the drive was disconnected during the update, but now the system still won't boot while it's plugged in. If you disconnect it, boot, and then mount it afterward, it works fine. Anyone else having this problem?

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  7. WoW by nuggetman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    gotta love the fact this is actually a feature of the OS update:

    Improves the performance of Blizzard World of Warcraft's "Full Screen Glow" video feature.

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    1. Re:WoW by geoffspear · · Score: 2, Interesting
      If you hadn't noticed, most of the "features" of the previous update (10.3.7) involved WoW performance tuning.

      Maybe this could help bring more game development to the Mac. Sure it's just one game they've done this for, but showing a willingness to change their OS to improve a third-party developer's game seems like it would make them attractive to other game developers, too.

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  8. Re:Uh oh by MrAndrews · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Disk Utility found nothing wrong, but here's a strange one: I used a different FW cable and the system boots fine. But I've been using that cable for the past year or so with no troubles up till now. Maybe it's just a fluke, but wow. That was half a day or billable time wasted :)

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