New Leopard update as release date nears

With more than a month to go before Leopard's release, Apple seeded a large update (6.5GB) to ADC members on Friday, AppleInsider reports. There are only two major issues left in this build.

First, the Archive and Install procedure seems to be failing on PPC-based machines, which is a biggie. The second issue wasn't clearly defined, but involves users with HP printers connected to their Macs (as well as users upgrading from a Tiger install that included an HP printer). At this point, Apple is suggesting developers do a custom install that excludes the HP drivers. That sounds like a pain to me, but I'm sure it will be fixed before October.

One final note: It looks like Leopard's iCal dock icon displays the proper date at all times! The dozen or so people who have clamored for this may rejoice.

[Via Infinite Loop]

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Source: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/09/22/apple_drops_ne…

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Rob

There is a download on the apple.com site to make the iCal icon update already...

I installed mine just a few weeks back and it works a treat. I know it's only a few weeks until Leopard is out now, but if it really bugs you you could update in the meantime :-)

October 10 2007 at 7:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Eric

Dozen or so people??? Wha!? iCal should have had this feature ALL ALONG! I think more than a "dozen or so" people think this is a good idea.

September 24 2007 at 7:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ranu

"with more than a month to go until the release of Leopard" - Did I miss something? Do we have a release date for Leopard already?

September 24 2007 at 2:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Simon Arch

@hugo - "if anyone here has windows and wants a dock that looks like leopard"

Dude, I've got a Mac and *I* don't want a dock that looks like Leopard's. *sigh* Oh well, at least there are plenty of under-the-hood improvements, so I can forgive the cosmetic stuff. I've never been a fan of shiny, reflective stuff, much less transparency. I'm sure it won't take long for someone to release a hack to restore the "classic" dock. Isn't there a hack to fix the menu bar?

September 24 2007 at 12:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dave

Chris,

Yes, that's how the iCal dock icon works - it shows the correct date when the app is running, but defaults to July 17 when the app is closed.

It'd make more sense for the dock icon showing the correct date all the time.

September 24 2007 at 10:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mark Scrimshire

As an HP OfficeJet user the HP install has been broken forever. If you use an OfficeJet over the network the install fails and you have to go through a complicated setup to get the drivers installed and to stop the Install routine popping up every time you restart your Mac.

September 24 2007 at 8:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Yakov Chodosh

Apple has installed mood ring technology sensors on the wrist rests; the finder icon's facial expression changes based on your mood.

September 24 2007 at 7:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

numberz

yes, when i took the ical image, there was magnification on, because the dock i use is very small :D and i am numberz from insanelymac whoever knows what that is

September 23 2007 at 11:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mike m

I have a PPC Mac connected to an HP printer, and my birthday is July 17th. I'm having second thoughts about upgrading. :)

September 23 2007 at 7:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Michael Rose

#15: LOL Reg. You neglected to mention that the Dashboard icon accumulates dust and coffee-cup rings the longer you go between restarts. :-)

September 23 2007 at 6:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply