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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Joost de Valk said 5:54PM on 5-28-2008
Yep, same warning for avatars in my addressbook...
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Niclas said 6:02PM on 5-28-2008
Blurminal and Inquisitor working fine here.
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highfivers said 6:10PM on 5-28-2008
My favorite plugin Smart Scroll was disabled, but those developers have already posted an update that keeps it alive.
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Aaron Davies said 6:16PM on 5-28-2008
WTF? This is the worst explanation of an "issue" I've ever seen on TUAW. Two things completely missing from this post: first, this is expected, indeed desired, behavior after a system update; second, the posted "solution" consists of uninstalling the plugin.
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bernd said 6:27PM on 5-28-2008
Scalp 0.4 seems to work if you change the "MaxBundleVersion" key to 1244 in the Info.plist file (find it here: (~)/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/Scalp.bundle/Contents/Info.plist)
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B said 6:46PM on 5-28-2008
it sucks that this is happening to legit plugins, but there was a security hole with ical that I hope is patched with this update.
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Alan said 6:55PM on 5-28-2008
Quicksilver stopped working after 10.5.3 update
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christophercjensen said 7:06PM on 5-28-2008
quicksilver B55(3814) works fine for me on 10.5.3
rpowellweb said 3:47AM on 5-30-2008
Alan - quicksilver stopped for me too after the 10.5.3 update. After hours of agony without it I tracked it down to the Twitter plugin for QS - removed it and all works fine.
HTH
Tristan OTierney said 6:57PM on 5-28-2008
FlickrBooth works fine for me. I'd be curious if any of my users has a problem..
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Wysiwyg said 8:23PM on 5-28-2008
I got PithHelmet, SafariStand, AcidSearch and Quicksilver in 10.5.3. Everything runs fine.
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Ed said 8:47PM on 5-28-2008
How does TUAW manage to write such odd posts? I mean sure, you could write a post on this topic, but you've got the wrong point. Of course new versions of apps will trigger this message - thats what the message is saying - 'The program has changed and I've not been tested with it'.
I sometimes think that TUAW is staffed by a bunch of idiots. Sure, some are clever and knowledgeable but they're dragged down by the staff who write these pointless posts, adverts for random very expensive software and stupid commentary on subjects they don't understand. If only they weren't paid per post.
TUAW is great for getting news, but terrible at actually writing the articles.
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dagamer34 said 9:14PM on 5-28-2008
Does Apple hate SIMBL? I dislike how the disabled GrowlMail in 10.5.2 and that STILL hasn't been resolved.
*sigh*
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Olek said 3:17AM on 5-29-2008
There is Growlmail update for 10.5.2 for long time, it also works on 10.5.3.
Jack said 9:22PM on 5-28-2008
everything stopped working after the update. it will not load to my desktop after i typed log in on the password page. good job i had everything updated before i did the update.
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Stinky12694 said 10:13PM on 5-28-2008
Ahh, afloat still works...(thank god)
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johnny poon said 1:27AM on 5-29-2008
Um... SIMBL isn't a plugin. It would be more accurately described as a hack and unsupported by Apple.
For you idiots who don't yet understand that a system upgrade might render your hack useless, please turn in your Mac and get a Dell. You are too stupid to live.
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Ben said 3:16AM on 5-29-2008
Correct, it's a hack, and it's a shame we have to use hacks, but we have no other choice.
It's good to point out that these are indeed hacks, but it annoys me when people get annoyed because WE get annoyed when the "hacks" we use are broken.
Some of these "hacks" are absolutely vital to the use of our Mac, because Apple, while providing insanely great software, fails to provide a few vital features - such as ad blocking in Safari.
I can not and will not use a browser without ad blocking. Period. End of discussion/argument.
Therefore, without Pithhelmet or SafariBlock, Safari is completely useless to me. I might as well go read a book instead.
These hacks are absolutely vital, because Apple does not provide a plugin architecture.
We have no choice but to use them, and hence no choice but to suffer the issues that occur around upgrade time.
conigs said 8:19AM on 5-29-2008
Ben... point by point...
"It's good to point out that these are indeed hacks, but it annoys me when people get annoyed because WE get annoyed when the "hacks" we use are broken."
I'm glad you recognize that these are hacks. But instead of getting annoyed (at one or all of the steps in your chain) and complaining, write the developer of said hack and say "Hey, I'm getting this error in 10.5.3. Is there a fix?" (Also, you acknowledge that these are hacks, but later in the same sentence you put hacks in quotes, implying that they aren't really hacks. Which is it?)
"Some of these "hacks" are absolutely vital to the use of our Mac"
Part of the deal with using hacks (note my lack of quotes) is accepting the fact that when things get updated, the hacks might not work anymore and need an update. So anything you consider "vital" probably shouldn't rely on hacks. There are most likely other solutions.
"I can not and will not use a browser without ad blocking. Period."
Personal choice here, and I have no problem with that. But again, if things get updated, your hack might not work. There are browsers with a supported plug-in architecture. So in the interim, you can use one of those until Pithhelmet or SafariBlock is updated.
"I might as well go read a book instead."
Sound advice. Reading books is actually a really good use of time.
"These hacks are absolutely vital, because Apple does not provide a plugin architecture.
We have no choice but to use them, and hence no choice but to suffer the issues that occur around upgrade time."
Now you're just being melodramatic. Get over yourself. You're using hacks. It's pretty much a given that an upgrade can and will break hacks. And you do have a choice whether or not to use them. I had SIMBL installed for a while back in Tiger, but I stopped using it; or I should say chose to stop using it. Also, no one is forcing you to upgrade your system. There's a post like this telling you your hacks will break so you are warned before you chose to upgrade. (Hmm, there's that word again... choice...)
Okay, I think I'm off my high horse now.
Ben said 11:08AM on 5-29-2008
Hey conigs,
I like your post. And I totally agree with you.
In summary, correct, I will not be upgrading until I have confirmed that PithHelmet and Saft still work (those are the two I use). I have no problem waiting until they are updated/working - I didn't mean to imply that I would not be waiting, or that I was unhappy waiting, or that it had not occurred to me that, in my situation, it would be wise to wait. I've been using Macs since 1987 *always* wait a few days before running any update on my main machine.
Also, on reading; I agree, reading is great, and I've read extensively ever since I discovered books when I was a kid. I also didn't mean to imply that I don't read, because I do, and I read a lot.
On choice, you are also correct, and indeed I have numerous choices. The choice I make, as always, is to not update until I've tested the update one of my other Macs (yes, I have several, and also two Linux boxes [centos], a Solaris 10 box, and one running OpenBSD) to ensure Pithhelmet and Saft still work.
I was not complaining about not being able to upgrade immediately; rather, I was annoyed about people suggesting that we should not use these hacks or that we should not be annoyed when they get broken.
I DO get annoyed when they get broken, but I also accept that that's just the way it is. Accepting it doesn't preclude being annoyed about it. A better word perhaps would be "irritated" though, rather than annoyed.
Oh and yes you are correct, they are definitely hacks, and I have no problem with that. I didn't mean to suggest they are not, by quoting the word. These hacks are, however, vital, at least to me.