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Apple releases 10.5.1 Update for Mac OS X Leopard

Posted by Janice Canero-Conklin

Mac OS X 10.5.1 Update was released last night. I am in the process of testing the update on a Simmons standard image. So far I have noticed no changes for the better or worse.

Here is the link to the update:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx1051upd...

Click here to see the specific details included in this update:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306907

Here are a couple of the significant updates/fixes
AirPort
Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder's Shared Sidebar.
Resolves an issue with saved passwords for wireless networks.

Disk utilities
Restores the functionality of the progress bar during permission repairs in Disk Utility.
Addresses an issue that could produce an alert when creating disk images using Disk Utility or Terminal.
Improves disk partitioning when multiple RAID sets are created on the same disk.

iCal
iCal alarms are now more reliably delivered via email.
Resolves an issue when inviting attendees via a CalDAV account.

Mail
Improves stability when resizing columns in the message viewer or switching between Stationery templates in email messages.
Addresses an issue in which attachments enclosed inside an HTML link may not be clickable in email messages.
Fixes an issue with email accounts added using the "Simple Setup" feature in which messages cannot be sent due to an SMTP connection failure.
Improves Smart Mailboxes compatibility with .Mac Sync, and addresses an issue with To Do's disappearing when using Smart Mailboxes.
Resolves an issue with syncing Mail accounts with .Mac in which multiple On My Mac folders appear in the Mailbox pane.

Networking
Addresses an issue in which Microsoft Windows shared folders may be read-only when connected via SMB.

I tested eLearning Web Dav:
I was able to "connect" and see the contents of the folder withing seconds.
Downloading was fairly quick, viewing from the Web Dav directory was OK, but deleting a file from the WebDav directory and trying to upload a file to the directory was incredible slow.

So, Web Dav is better, possibly useable depending on the users needs, BUT
not useable if you have to upload alot of files or files that are large in size.
I tested files from 6kb to 15 mb. More testing is needed.

Posted: November 16, 2007 3:32 pm | 1 comment
Tags: 10.5.1, Mac, Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X