Rilasciato Mac OS X 10.5.1

Apple ha rilasciato il primo aggiornamento per Leopard. Mac OS X 10.5.1 è raccomandato a tutti gli utenti e include soluzioni a problemi generali che migliorano la stabilità, la compatibilità e la sicurezza. Apple fornisce moltissime informazioni in proposito, vediamole …

Importante: Leggere prima di installare

• Possono verificarsi risultati inaspettati se l'utente ha installato modifiche al sistema prodotte da terze parti o se avete modificato in altri modi il sistema operativo. Questo non riguarda le normali installazioni software.
• Il processo di installazione non va interrotto. Nel caso si verificassero interruzioni dell'alimentazione durante l'installazione, utilizzare l'installer standalone dalla pagina dei download del supporto Apple.
• Si consiglia di effettuarae un backup dei propri dati prima di procedere all'aggiornamento.
• Se si verificano problemi durante l'installazione, ad esempio si chiude inaspettatamente "Aggiornamento Software", consultare questo articolo.

Installazione

Per aggiornare a Mac OS X 10.5.1 utilizzate Aggiornamento Software o l'installer disponibile nella pagina dei download del supporto Apple cliccando sul seguente link:

• Mac OS X 10.5.1 Update

Cosa è incluso nell'aggiornamento ?

Questo aggiornamento include miglioramenti sia per computer con processore PowerPC che Intel.
Vediamoli in dettaglio (per il momento in inglese direttamente dalla descrizione fornita da Apple):

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.

Back to My Mac

• Improves the reliability of Back to My Mac-enabled Macs appearing in the Finder's Shared Sidebar.
• Improves compatibility with D-Link NAT gateways.

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.

Printing

• Resolves an issue in which user-selected values on Paper Feed PDE are reset to default while saving a custom preset.

Security, Firewall

• Addresses
  a code signing issue; third-party applications can now run when
  included in the Application Firewall or when whitelisted in Parental
  Controls.
• In Security preferences' Firewall tab, the "Block All" option is now called "Allow Only essential services"
• Includes recent Apple security updates.

System and Finder

• Addresses a potential data loss issue when moving files across partitions in the Finder.
• Resolves an issue with login after turning off FileVault for a specific user account.
• Improves compatibility with Adobe Flash-based uploaders used by .Mac Web Gallery and certain other websites and applications.
• Resolves a potential text drawing issue with certain Adobe Flash-based websites and applications.

Time Machine

• Addresses formatting issues with certain drives used with
  Time Machine (specifically, single-partition MBR drives greater than
  512 GB in size as well as NTFS drives of any size and partition scheme).
• Resolves
  an issue in which files restored in Time Machine may be restored to the
  backup hierarchy rather than the folders to which they belong.

Per l'articolo Apple originale consultate l'articolo ID 306097.