Apple has released Mac OS X 10.5.6 to customers this afternoon.
The 10.5.6 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
- Improves reliability of Address Book syncing with iPhone and other devices and applications. - Improves the reliability of AirPort connections, including improvements when roaming in large wireless networks with an Intel-based Mac. - Resolves an issue in which pasting text from a Microsoft Office document could insert an image rather than text. - Includes general improvements to gaming performance. - Includes graphics improvements for iChat, Cover Flow, Aperture, and iTunes. - Includes fixes for possible graphics distortion issues with certain ATI graphics cards. - Mail: Includes overall performance and reliability fixes. - MobileMe: Contacts, calendars, and bookmarks on a Mac automatically sync within a minute of the change being made on the computer, another device, or the web at me.com. - Improves reliability and performance for AT&T 3G cards. - Fixes issues that could cause Time Machine to state the backup volume could not be found. - Improves Time Machine reliability with Time Capsule. - Safari: Improves compatibility with web proxy servers.
The 10.5.6 update is available as a free download through Mac OS X 10.5's Software Update.
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