No one ever snubbed a useful update.

On Monday, Elgato Systems released version 3.6 of its EyeTV software application, which finds and tracks all television programming you want to see and allows users to pause live television and save content to file.

The update, a 150 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:

- More than 100 new, crisp retina images.

- Support for Gracenote EPG data (Europe).

- Miscellaneous bug fixes.

EyeTV 3.6 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

It’s hard to knock a reliable barrage of updates.

Late Friday, Dropbox released version 1.6.17 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 21.9 megabyte download, which adds the following fixes and changes:

- Fix icon overlays in OS X.

Dropbox 1.6.17 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new beta and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

This one’s been a long time coming…

Per 9to5Mac and MacRumors, office retailer Staples had a meeting today with corporate employees announcing that Apple products were coming to their stores. The company followed up with a tweet to confirm that a deal with Apple has been finalized and that their stores will begin selling Apple products. Staples Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources Regit Mulot confirmed the deal on Twitter, albeit this tweet has since been deleted.

While there’s no mention of what Apple products Staples would carry, it’s been overheard that Staples would carry Apple’s full lineup of Macs, iPads as well as the iPhone 5 in their stores.

Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

Late Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.3.1 of CocktailCocktail (Mountain Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features:

- Fixed a problem where Cocktail could not change Time Machine backup interval.

- Addresses an issue in which Cocktail failed to restart or shutdown the computer.

Cocktail 6.3.1 retails for a US$19.00 shareware registration fee and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.8 or later to install and run.

On Thursday, version 6.2.73.1117 of the Skype VoIP application was released. The new version, a 41.5 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:

- eGifting: Skype user can now send a gift of credit to anyone they care about on their birthday.

- One-way SMS without verifying your mobile number.

Skype 6.2.73.1117 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

An update’s an update.

On Tuesday, Microsoft released its Microsoft Office 2011 14.3.0 update. The update, a 110.7 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:

- Stability is improved. This update fixes an issue that may cause Office 2011 applications to report a problem with Licensing even though the applications continue to run unaffected.

Microsoft Office 2011 14.3.1 requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the update and have anything to report back, let us know.

You can’t knock a decent networking update.

On Friday, Apple released its AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule 7.6.3 firmware updates. The updates, which are available for all 802.11n AirPort Express, 802.11n AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule models, include the following fixes and changes:

- Extend the Guest Wi-Fi network for a network configured with multiple AirPort Base Stations.

- Ability to add a WPS capable Wi-Fi printer.

- Support for additional countries.

It is recommended that AirPort Utility 5.6 or later be installed before updating to Firmware version 7.6.3.

The updates can be located and installed via AirPort Utility’s update feature and require an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.2 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new firmware and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

Late Thursday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.5.502.149 for Mac OS X, a 16.9 megabyte download via MacUpdate as a pre-release beta. The new version adds the following fixes and changes:

- Firefox & Safari crash reported(3493470).

Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.149 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new Flash Player and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

Late Thursday, Apple released AirPort Utility 6.2, a 10.2 megabyte download which offers the following fixes to the AirPort Utility software:

- The ability to extend the Guest Wi-Fi network on a network that is configured with multiple AirPort Base Stations.

- The ability to add a WPS-capable Wi-Fi printer.

- Improved international support.

The update requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later to install and run. The AirPort Utility update can be located, snagged and installed via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature or via the update feature in Airport Utility itself.

On Thursday, Apple posted its Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 4.04, an update designed to extend RAW image compatibility for the Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’11 applications.

The update, a 5.3 megabyte download, adds support for the following cameras:
- Leica D-Lux 6

- Leica V-Lux 4

- Leica X2

- Nikon D5200

- Pentax K-5 II

- Pentax K-5 IIs

- Pentax K-30

- Pentax Q

- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1

The update requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later to install and run and is also available via Mac OS X’s built-in Software Update feature.

If you’ve tried the new Digital Camera RAW update and noticed any changes, please let us know how it went.