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This follows the hacking of the iPhone (1.1.1) and the iPod Touch. iTWire asks if this is not a plan. Due to a TIFF vulnerability in Safari, by just accessing Jailbreakme.com your iPhone will be unlocked. DAILYAPPS has instructions on installing Leopard on a PC in 3 easy steps (obtaining the hacked DVD image may not be easy). More …
Is this not a disturbing thought that one could would trust a web page to do a honest act. (Nathan)
After installing the Login and Keychain Update 1.0, the computer’s AirPort card may not work in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. More …
Used two iPhone credits which makes the family pack an extra special deal. If you have two to five installs, the family pack is $199. Do the math
The install seemed to take a while, yet this a a huge install. After re-booting I started up Pages and worked on a family project, but Pages would quit. After the second time, I re-booted with DiskWarrior and it found numerous errors. Fixed, I restarted and everything was fine. DiskWarrior even found and fixed the same errors on my external backup drive. I should have disconnected the drive prior to installing 10.5, so I am lucky, sort of. I have never had a OS install go bad. If I had thought about it though, I would have disconnected that backup drive which would have enabled 10.4.10, if necessary .
The Dock seems more crowded, but I can not find any extra icons, except Time Machine. Front Row is install and requires only a double-click. I had the hacked Front Row 1.0 and you have to double-click while holding down the esc key. It was useful several times. Now I have the real thing. Not sure if I like the transparent Dock background. I use a vertical Dock on the left side (left handed).and Stacks will only work with a bottom Dock.
As reported elsewhere, the Finder is much faster. Every operation snaps. I have a dual 2.7 GHz G5 Power Mac, and with the Finder using multi-threaded procedures and increased 64 bit operation, this is not surprising.
The Desktop has notable changes. Both the background the the Dock and the menu bar are transparent. I thought the menu bar had shadows, but I realized it was my desktop picture showing through. I do not care for the generic folder icon. You can change the icon of any folder, using the Classic OS method of getting information and pasting the icon of your choice. Did I say that Stacks does not work from a vertical Dock?
I do not have a drive to use for Time Machine, therefore I have not turned it on. Cover Flow is an outstanding way to view files, so fluid. I just enjoy the snappiness of every operation.
It is a keeper..
This KB article warns that running Mac OS X 10.5’s Time Machine while Aperture is open could lead to corruption of Aperture’s database.
If you use Time Machine with Leopard, be sure to set your computer up so that Time Machine only does manual backups. Avoid performing either backups or restores while Aperture is running.
Macs Only configured Time Machine to access an external hard drive and noted:
… a 570GB dual drive for our MacBook Pro with about 150GB on its internal drive and a 320GB single drive for our iMac with about 35GB on its internal drive.
Time Machine took up 300GB of the external drive for our MacBook Pro and 70GB of the external drive for our iMac, two times the space on their respective internal drives but it’s really cool! More …
Application Enhancer may be causing a blue screen of death when choosing the “Upgrade” install option in Leopard. If you experience this, the only workaround is to do an “Archive and Install”. This will enable a successful install (as it does not re-install APE), according to Computerworld. More …
If you have installed APE, then, prior to installing Leopard, open System Preferences and open Application Enhancer. The default window has a “Troubleshooting” button, in that next dialog window is an un-install option.
The Login & Keychain Update 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is recommended for all Leopard installations. It addresses issues you may encounter when:
* Logging in with an account originally created in Mac OS X 10.1 or earlier that has a password of 8 or more characters.
* Connecting to some 802.11b/g wireless networks.
* Changing the password of a FileVault-protected account.
Available via Software Update or from this download page.
MacInTouch’s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (First Look)
very few problems so far, but there is this critical one:
Mac OS X 10.5: Unable to log in to account after an upgrade
DiskWarrior should not be run while in Mac OS X 10.5, but from the DiskWarrior CD which is able to boot the Mac concerned. More …
The iMac MXM Update improves video compatibility with Boot Camp on certain 24″ iMac models. This installer places the iMac MXM Update firmware updater in the /Applications/Utilities folder on your computer. Run the updater in the Utilities folder to install the update. Updating takes only a few seconds. Dowload
Learn more about this update. More …
DVD 6.0.4
This update improves overall stability and supports compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5. (this one is not for iLife 08, where iDVD is version 7.01)
iLife Support 8.1.1
This update supports system software components shared by all iLife ‘08 applications, improves overall stability, addresses a number of other minor issues, and supports general compatibility issues. It is recommended for all users of iLife ‘08.
GarageBand 3.0.5
This update supports compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5.
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