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Mac OS X v10.5.8 Ready For Download

Posted by timothy on from the upgrades-are-for-wimps dept.

mysqlbytes writes "Apple has posted an anticipated v10.5.8 patch for Mac OS X, updating a number of components in the operating system, one of their last updates to Leopard. The update brings improvements to Safari, Airport, Bluetooth, among others and rolls out the latest OS X security fixes." Worth glancing at are some of the security-related notes on the update.

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  1. Waste of time by SilverHatHacker · · Score: 3, Funny

    OS X is dying. Netcraft confirms it.

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    Funny may not give karma, but +5 Informative never made anyone snort coffee out their nose.
    1. Re:Waste of time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Apparently, the only thing dying around here is that joke...

    2. Re:Waste of time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "the dot"? Seriously? What, are you auditioning for a marketing gig or something?

    3. Re:Waste of time by ciderVisor · · Score: 2, Funny

      In Soviet Russia dies become memes after 5 years.

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  2. Re:nothing broke yet by Penguinshit · · Score: 4, Funny

    I did. Now he follows me around singing "It's not easy being green" and complaining that his dick smells like pork.

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    I have something in common with Stephen Hawking...

  3. Re:nothing broke yet by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 2, Funny

    He's here all week. Don't forget to try the waiter and tip the veal.

  4. Re:Nothing to see here, move along. by sys.stdout.write · · Score: 2, Funny

    My install completed a few minutes ago, and it's definitely much snappier!

    What are the units on that measurement? ;-)

    Sigh, until the IEEE approves "snaps per second" we're all just going to have to rely on subjective values..

  5. Re:forced Safari update? by Savior_on_a_Stick · · Score: 2, Funny

    IE on OS X FTW!

  6. Re:Bad Summary... sigh by jpmorgan · · Score: 5, Funny

    C-C-C-C-C-C-COMBO UPDATER

  7. Re:forced Safari update? by dbcad7 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Edit...Preferences...Advanced...Update...
    The radio buttons are self explanatory.

    "So easy a caveman can do it"

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  8. outstanding work, Apple! by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everything is running without a hitch, and using the computer even feels a lot snappier!

    And I haven't even installed the update yet!