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  • Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.5 update

    Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.5 update

    It’s not a huge update, but it makes a difference.

    On Wednesday, Apple released macOS Big Sur 11.5. The update offers the following fixes and changes:

    • Podcasts Library tab allows you to choose to see all shows or only followed shows
    • Fixed – Music may not update play count and last played date in your library
    • Fixed – Smart cards may not work when logging into Mac computers with the M1 chip

    As usual, you can download this through System Preferences > Software Update.

    If you’ve had a chance to try the update, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

    Via The Mac Observer

  • Apple releases OS X 10.8.5 update

    It’s taken a while to get here, but it’s officially out.

    On Thursday, Apple released version 10.8.5 of its OS X Mountain Lion operating system. The new version, a 287 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:
    – Fixes an issue that may prevent Mail from displaying messages.

    – Improves AFP file transfer performance over 802.11ac Wi-Fi.

    – Resolves an issue that may prevent a screen saver from starting automatically.

    – Improves Xsan reliability.

    – Improves reliability when transferring large files over Ethernet.

    – Improves performance when authenticating to an Open Directory server.

    – Addresses an issue that prevented a smart card from unlocking preference panes in System Preferences.

    – Contains the improvements included in MacBook Air (Mid 2013) Software Update 1.0.

    OS X 10.8.5 requires an Intel-based Mac running OS X 10.8 to install and run, the update itself being attainable by using OS X’s Software Update feature.

    If you’ve tried the new operating system and have any feedback whatsoever, please let us know in the comments.

  • Apple release Mac OS X 10.7.3 build 11D50 to developers with no known issues

    If you’re hankering for the Mac OS X 10.7.3 update, you probably won’t have much longer to wait.

    Per MacNN, a week after the last release, Apple has again posted build 11D50 of the upcoming Mac OS X 10.7.3 for developers. The new version lists no known issues and again asks testers to focus on iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight, and Safari. The build weighs in at 1.26GB for the combo update, and 997.01MB for the delta release (reversioners are no longer required).

    While the company hasn’t identified any issues in several builds now, each subsequent releases is slightly larger than the one before it, suggesting that Apple is still tweaking the codebase. The main features of 10.7.3 are expected to be support for several new languages and issues relating to smart card authentication, Windows file sharing and directory services authentication. Testers are cautioned that they cannot revert to an earlier version of OS X once the beta 10.7.3 is installed.

    If you’ve gotten your hands on the current build and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.