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GIZMODO has posted information from developer who notes that the update includes 32 bit PPC drivers, not loaded in 64 bit Intel Macs. Apple will not be dropping PPC OS support. Further confirmation should come from WWDC.

ars technica reports Apple has seeded the first test building of 10.5.4. The update could have already been planed There is the revamped .Mac and other expect hardware to be announced that may need support added to the OS. Of course a fix for the Adobe CS3 network flub is highly expected to be included.

TUAW proposes Apple wants leave Mac OS X 10.5 behind by passing the baton to 10.6. Wireless issues and lately a file corruption problem make Leopard seem unsteady. TUAW and AppleInsider say the efforts will focus on “stability and security” rather than any new features. Both also say that 10.6 will be Intel only.

One area they differ is on Mac OS X 10.6 name. TUAW has a survey for you to choose which cat name will be next.

AppleInsider reports that ArsTechnica has word that Snow Leopard is the code name for Mac OS X 10.6. This makes sense if the intended purpose proves true.

The problem surfaces when saving Photoshop CS3 or InDesign files to network drives. Files save locally (your computer) are fine. If you do not save files to a server, then you can update to 10.5.3

See Adobe and Apple forums for more information

Until further information is available, do not do the update to 10.5.3 if you require Adobe CS3. Mac OS X 10.5.3 may lead to corruption of the saved file under an unknown configurations

So far, the corruption occurs predictably if a file is opened that was created before Mac OS X 10.5.3

John Gruber of Darling Fireball, found some interesting information while DNS fishing:

“me.com” is currently a placeholder page hosted by MarkMonitor, a company that specializes in brand-related DNS management. Apple uses MarkMonitor for most of its domains, including “apple.com”, and it’s where they’ve parked domains for future use previously. “mobileme.com” is parked at MarkMonitor, too, but “me.com” is a bit punchier, no?

Also, see the “additional tidbits”.