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Mac OS X 10.4.3 Released

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the using-safari-on-acid dept.

parry writes "Software Update just delivered the Mac OS X 10.4.3 update to my PowerBook. Key changes include improved responsiveness when searching in Spotlight, Safari now passes the Acid2 test, better performance for MS-DOS formatted volumes and numerous bug fixes."

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  1. iChat encryption? Think again, and pay the tax! by Ragetech · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I got excited about iChat encryption - I think iChat with iSight is phenominal, and I regularly use three-way video chat with my parents and sister back in the States (from Japan). The video compression and rendering is excellent - it's saved a fortune and it's better even than the mega-buck one we use at my fortune 500 company. I regularly talk to upper managment (all who use OSX .. coincidental?) about it and they've questioned why we pay so much for VC software when iSight costs ~$150/camera (1 mac for each conference room would be a drop in the bucket).

    So I thought encryption would help iSight/Chat move up to some of the security requirements some businesses may have for video conferencing software. I try to enable it at home and I got this:

          "You need to sign up for a .Mac account to enable iChat encryption."

    What the Frell? I have to pay the .Mac tax to get a feature on the core OS? For shame, Apple... for shame!

    Additionally, I had a major issue when I upgraded, and I wasn't alone according to the discussions on the Apple support site. All my firewire devices freaked out and wouldn't come online. Not my LaCie, not my EyeTV.

    I rebooted once, after the initial 10.4.3 reboot load, and everything started behaving. But now I'm a bit scared to reboot again. Lesson learned? Don't upgrade on the first day :-)

    RageTech