Mac OS X 10.4.7 released
Apple has released the latest Tiger update, Mac OS X 10.4.7 which includes many small changes and fixes ranging from AFP networking issues to various syncing changes. The more detailed update page lists many fixes with specific Apple and third party applications including Mail, iChat, iSync, the Finder, Adobe’s CS2, network cards from Sierra, additional networking issues, Apple’s Xsan, and more.
The 10.4.7 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies. It includes fixes for:
- preventing AFP deadlocks and dropped connections
- saving Adobe and Quark documents to AFP mounted volumes
- Bluetooth file transfers, pairing and connecting to a Bluetooth mouse, and syncing to mobile phones
- audio playback in QuickTime, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack applications
- ensuring icons are spaced correctly when viewed on desktop
- determining the space required to burn folders
- iChat audio and video connectivity, creating chat rooms when using AIM
- importing files into Keynote 3
- PDF workflows when using iCal and iPhoto
- reliable use of Automator actions within workflows
- importing and removing fonts in Font Book
- syncing addresses, bookmarks, calendar events and files to .Mac
- compatibility with third party applications and devices
- previous standalone security updates
This update is around 40MB (it may vary, depending on your machine). Combo updaters (which includes all updates for Tiger are also available for download, for PPC (145MB) and Intel (215MB).
