Software updater asked if OK to do an update, sure I said, thinking it was saying 37.7MB update. It's actually 377MB. Why is it so enormous ?! :loopy:

Software updater asked if OK to do an update, sure I said, thinking it was saying 37.7MB update. It's actually 377MB. Why is it so enormous ?! :loopy:

So you can see how fast your broadband is ;) Is it the 10.5.6 one? Maybe they updated loads of stuff.

Yeah there is a whole page here about it,

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3194

I love these two enhancements :

Addresses inaccuracies with Calculator when the Mac OS X language is set to German or Swiss German

Improves the performance and reliability of Chess.

:)

Software updater asked if OK to do an update, sure I said, thinking it was saying 37.7MB update. It's actually 377MB. Why is it so enormous ?! :loopy:

If it's the update to 10.5.6 what are you updating from? I have 10.5.5 and I haven't updated to 10.5.6 yet but when I read about it and ran Software Update to find out how big the update would be it said that it would be 190MB, not 377MB. Have you missed the 10.5.5 update (which, if I remember rightly, was around 180MB)?

Thought it said it was on 10.5.5 beforehand, I install all the updates as it tells me it wants them. Most odd :)

I've updated today and it was 190MB if that helps....

The last software update i ran was at the weekend 13th/14th no updates were found and i have 1 or 2 high end apps installed. I've been running 10.5.5 since it was released.

The update tells me 377Mb. Looking at the release notes i wonder why the difference? You guys removed anything? running different boxes? MBP, MB, 8 Core?

Products Affected

Mail, Mac OS X 10.5, iCal 3.x, MobileMe Sync, iChat, AirPort, Safari

What's new in this update?

Address Book

* Improves reliability of Address Book syncing with iPhone and other devices and applications.

AirPort

* Improves the reliability of AirPort connections, including improvements when roaming in large wireless networks with an Intel-based Mac.

Client management

* Improves reliability of synchronizing files on a portable home directory.
* Fixes an issue in Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 in which managed users may not see printers that use the Generic PPD.
* Client computers that use UUID-based ByHost preferences now respect managed Screen Saver settings.

iChat

* Addresses an issue that could cause an encryption alert to appear in the chat window.
* Setting your iChat status to "invisible" via AppleScript no longer logs you out of iChat.
* Resolves an issue in which pasting text from a Microsoft Office document could insert an image rather than text.

Graphics

* 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.
* Improves Connection Doctor accuracy.
* Fixes an issue that could cause messages identified as junk to remain in the inbox.
* Fixes an issue that could cause Mail to append a character to the file extension of an attachment.
* Addresses an issue that could prevent Mail from quitting.
* Improves reliability when printing PDF attachments.

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.

Networking

* Improves Apple File Service performance, especially when using a home directory hosted on an AFP server. Important: If you are using Mac OS X 10.5.6 (client) to connect to a Mac OS X Server 10.4-based server, it is strongly recommended that you update the server to Mac OS X Server version 10.4.11.
* Improves the performance and reliability of TCP connections.
* Improves reliability and performance for AT&T 3G cards.
* Updates the ssh Terminal command for compatibility with more ssh servers.

Printing

* Improves printing for the Adobe CS3 application suite.
* Improves printing for USB-based Brother and Canon printers.

Parental Controls

* Addresses an issue in which a parentally-controlled account could be unable to access the iTunes Store.
* Includes general fixes for time limits.
* Resolves an issue that prevented adding allowed websites from Safari via drag and drop.

Time Machine

* 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.

General

* Includes Mac OS X security improvements. See this website for more information.
* Addresses inaccuracies with Calculator when the Mac OS X language is set to German or Swiss German.
* Improves the performance and reliability of Chess.
* Improves DVD Player performance and reliability.
* Performance improvements for iCal are included.
* Fixes an issue when running the New iCal Events Automator action as an applet.
* Adds a Trackpad System Preference pane for portable Macs.
* Improves compatibility with smart cards such as the U.S. Department of Defense Common Access Card.
* Updates time zone data and Daylight Saving Time rules for several countries.

Software updater asked if OK to do an update, sure I said, thinking it was saying 37.7MB update. It's actually 377MB. Why is it so enormous ?! :loopy:Simple it's because OSX is still so darn buggy and it needs a lot of fixing! Just like Windows.

I use OSX and get very tired of Apple and Apple fanbois saying how much better it is than Windows as it just works - I wish! If that was truly the case why is this the 6th major update/service pack in just a year and with 40 odd bug fixes on this occasion alone?

I'll wait a few days to see what the new sets of bugs are before installing, just in case. For example 10.5.6 fixes some bugs introduced by the 10.5.2 bug fix.

Apple do update thier software a lot, they seem to release a new iTunes every week. I wish they would add automatic spelling and punctuation correction to Mail like they have on the iPhone. That would be nice for us lazy caps-lock avoiders.

Apple do update thier software a lot, they seem to release a new iTunes every week. I still hate it though! :gag:

I wish they would add automatic spelling and punctuation correction to Mail like they have on the iPhone. That would be nice for us lazy caps-lock avoiders.One of my favourite things on OSX is how easy it is to turn off Caps lock. I use several diferent keyboards on several different computers and am always hitting caps lock by accident, so being able to easily disable it is great. Turning it off on a PC is a real pain.


10.5.6 is 190M here as well

I still hate it though! :gag:

One of my favourite things on OSX is how easy it is to turn off Caps lock. I use several diferent keyboards on several different computers and am always hitting caps lock by accident, so being able to easily disable it is great. Turning it off on a PC is a real pain.


10.5.6 is 190M here as well

Wow 21st Century? and a Caps lock feature is a fave? :( There is no hope for humanity!

Time to sell my MAC and get a real OS :P

It's only a little thing, but it gets rid of a constant annoyance, so more useful than say iTunes. :thumbsup: It was particularly annoying when using a keyboard that had the caps lock indicator on the separate wireless connector, that was out of sight. :loopy:

I updated yesterday and after updating and restarting the computer, it then refused to shut down!! It worked fine before the bug fix! :rant:

Mine says 190MB too. I think I'll hang on to 10.5.5 a bit longer

I wish they would add automatic spelling and punctuation correction to Mail

Wish (at least half) Granted...

From within Mail, Edit menu, Spelling and Grammer, Check Spelling, While Typing.

I guess you have this set to 'Never'?