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Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Is Out: Brings Tons of Bug Fixes

Snow Leopard latest update, 10.6.2 is available for download through software update.

Here’s the full changelog:


The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for:

an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly;

a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites;

Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts;

a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user;

issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers;

the reliability of menu extras;

an issue with the 4-finger swipe gesture;

an issue that causes Mail to quit unexpectedly when setting up an Exchange server;

Address Book becoming unresponsive when editing;

a problem adding images to contacts in Address Book;

an issue that prevented opening files downloaded from the Internet;

Safari plug-in reliability;

general reliability improvements for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio, MobileMe, and iDisk;

an issue that caused data to be deleted when using a guest account;

And it’s a 500 MB update. Finally, Apple.

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