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Not much is being said about it. A few comments from each founder. The public comments mainly think both will disappear in a orginization that is PC centered., bashing Apple often. More …

These included are two Mac OS X utilities, that MACINSTRUCT states millions have probably never used. Each utilities’ use is explained, including two 3rd party utilities, iStat and Geek Tool. For example, iStat monitors processor and memory utilization, network status, Mac’s uptime, load average, various temperatures and fan speeds, and even the battery’s health. More …

Get ten applications for only $49. Get GraphicConverter, Fetch, iWOW, GarageSale, Cocktail, ProfCast, Amadeus Pro, Little Snitch, Intaglio and TechTool Pro! For the first seven your registrations will be available instantly after purchase, but Little Snitch, Intaglio and TechTool Pro become part of the bundle only after they are unlocked.

To unlock the locks, the goal is to reach 9,999 bundle sales in 9 days. With each purchase, the blue status bar moves closer, unlocking products into the bundle as you go. Finally, when 5,999 sales are reached, TechTool Pro is unlocked. More …

Update: The magic number has been reach, making all applicaitons available. This is thus a super deal.

Affected applications include (but may not be limited to) FaxSTF, World of Warcraft, TurboTax 2006, and Full Tilt Poker.

The Console log may show the following error message:

Error locating symbol - dlcompat: Symbol “_JVTDecoOpen” not found

Easiest solution is the upgrade to QuickTime 7.2 More …

This KB article tells how to clear the any extraneous or older applications from the “Open With” contextual menu (control-click). This menu selection list can get so long that it is not convenient use. More …

Note: Contextual menus are more accessible with a two button mouse, where the alternate button is set to control-click.

You can always search for file with Command-F. What if you wanted to fine file install after the last index by Spotlight, files related to an install you wanted to remove? Macworld: Mac OS X Hints Weblog has all the commands necessary to find the files you are looking for. More …

MacFixIt tells you how to find what is taking up hard drive space. WhatSize is a free tool to do just that. More …

What’s New in this Version
The 10.4.9 Server Update is recommended for all servers and includes fixes for the operating system and various applications, services and technologies. It includes fixes for:

- avoiding AFP connection errors when authenticating Active Directory users who are members of lots of groups
- preventing SMB/CIFS server deadlocks and service interruptions
- authenticating Windows clients when bound to Active Directory
- copying read-only files to AFP shares on Xsan and UFS volumes
- copying files with extended attributes from an AFP share of an Xsan volume
- preventing NFS server hangs at shutdown
- printing too many copies of a document when using the print server
- using Open Directory authentication when using Ethernet Link Aggregation
- slow performance of non-cached DNS queries; update to BIND version 9.3.2
- better TCP performance with Windows clients and servers
- using rsync to copy files with extended attributes
- creating and managing VLANs from the command-line
- setting startup wait period after a power failure
- time zone and daylight saving time changes for 2007
- compatibility with third party applications and devices
- previous standalone security updates

Intel

PowerPC Macs

combo Intel

combo PowerPC

What’s New in this Version
The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently running Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.8 and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates for the following applications and technologies:

- RAW camera support
- Handling of large or malformed images that could cause crashes
- Image capture performance
- Mouse scrolling and keyboard shortcuts
- Font handling
- Playback quality, and bookmarks in DVD Player
- USB video conferencing cameras for use with iChat
- Bluetooth devices
- Browsing AFP servers
- Apple USB Modem
- Windows-created digital certificates
- Open and Print dialogs in applications that use Rosetta on Intel-based Macs
- Time zone and daylight saving for 2006 and 2007
- Security updates

Intel

PowerPC

combo version for Intel

and combo version for PowerPC).

Saturday night, change your clocks. Is your Mac ready?

As mentioned, patches are available for Mac OS X 10.4.8, Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Mac OS X 10.2.versions.

Might as well apply the Java DST patch for either Mac OS X 10.4.x or Mac OS X 10.3.x.