Mac OS X 10.4.1 Is Out

MrBadbar writes "Software Update just informed me that an update to Mac OS X (10.4.1) is now available. The updates include mail, address book, dashboard widgets, Safari, iLife, and other miscellaneous fixes. At this rate, it's only about 18 more weeks until 10.5."

Comments

Stability Issues

[moosesocks]

I've experienced quite a few stability issues since upgrading to Tiger, all of which have required me to manually reboot. Hopefully this update will fix whatever that is.

Additionally, Tiger occasionally turns off the function and volume keys on certain powerbooks. This has been confirmed by several users and does not appear to be fixed in the update.

Sigh.......

Re:Installed fine here...

[bobinabottle]

Interestingly enough, this happened to me also in my 3yr old powerbook. When I installed Tiger i zeroed the disk before hand and after installation and so forth the hard disk drive would make these crunching and clicking noises. I'd had a few minor problems prior to this and it was zeroing the disk that put it over the edge.

I ended up replacing the hard disk myself (warranty expired long time ago) and I was amazed at how the computer was even still booting off that disk - when I took it out and shook it i could hear parts floating around in there like the disk heads were literally hanging off.

Note that this really doesn't have anything to do with tiger - its a hardware failure (if your problem is the one I was having).

Re:Mail Imap is signicantly faster.

[bobinabottle]

Speaking of mail..

Mail.app now doesn't support the httpmail plugin.

Again.

Just after it was updated.

How annoying.

Re:Differences!

[CoolBru]

FWIW, as easy as it is to use, I've found it's quite common to have a PC completely trashed by Windows update, particularly under Win2k. The symptom is that it deletes ALL DLLs in the system folder (first error you see is something fatal like 'ntoskrnl.dll not found'). I've had this happen on about 5 machines now, usually shortly after clean installs. There are also 2 Windows updates (853732 and 840987) that reproducibly trash Virtual PC for me. You'd have thought that MS would be able to make Windows work on the only PC they actually sell... YMMV of course.

Re:Or try automatic updates.

[Paradox]

The myth that Windows Auto Updates work without intervention is a beautiful and compelling story, but sadly it is just that for the vast majority of people.

The truth is, updating your OS can be a hassle, no matter what machine you use. Apple has a fairly good track record, but that doesn't mean it's always going to be painless.

What does DX9 do for a PC? Well, DX9 is an API that allows games to run. Wouldn't it be nice if gaming on a mac was just a reboot away?

I guess I could own a PC for gaming, instead of for doing real work like my Mac.

Or I could get a console and enjoy a wider selection of games, and not be pigeonholed into dozens of boring FPS rehashes (now you're in WWII! Now you're in WWII in space! Now you're in WWII in space as a SpaceNazi!) or a bunch of repetitive MMORPGS (Now you're fighting monsters for experience! Now you're doing it in space!).

Wouldn't it be nice if the PC gaming industry could be rebooted and start producing more interesting content instead of boring rehashes of the same game over and over? How many Diablo clones, Doom Clones and Warcraft clones can you take before your gag reflex kicks in?