Mac OS X 10.5.6 Now Available

For Mac OS X Leopard owners, Apple has released a new update 10.5.6. Wonder what's new in this update? See below or check the Apple Support Page.

Important Fixes Done:

•  Address Book - reliability syncing with iPhone and other devices and applications. 
• AirPort - improvements when roaming in large wireless networks with an Intel-based Mac.  
• Client management - 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.
• 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 - fixes for possible graphics distortion issues with certain ATI graphics cards. 
• Mail - fixes an issue that could cause messages identified as junk to remain in the inbox, or cause Mail to append a character to the file extension of an attachment.
• Networking - improves Apple File Service performance, especially when using a home directory hosted on an AFP server.
• Time Machine - fixes issues that could cause Time Machine to state the backup volume could not be found.

General

• Includes Mac OS X security improvements.
• 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.