Apple today released OS X 10.8.3 which is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and includes features and fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including the following:
• The ability to redeem iTunes gift cards in the Mac App Store using your Mac’s built-in camera
• Boot Camp support for installing Windows 8
• Boot Camp support for Macs with a 3 TB hard drive
• A fix for an issue that could cause a file URL to quit apps unexpectedly
• A fix for an issue that may cause Logic Pro to become unresponsive when using certain plug-ins
• A fix for an issue that may cause audio to stutter on 2011 iMacs
• A fix for an issue in Contacts that may cause cards to print out of order
• A fix for an issue that may cause the desktop picture to change after logging out or restarting
• A fix for an issue in Messages that may cause messages to appear out of order after waking from sleep
• A fix for an issue that may cause the screen to display incorrectly after waking from sleep
• Improves compatibility with IMAP servers in the Notes app
• Allows the Slideshow screen saver to display photos located in a subfolder
• A fix for an issue in Contacts that may cause addresses to print in the wrong location
• Reliability improvements when using a Microsoft Exchange account in Mail
• Xsan reliability improvements
• A fix for an issue that could cause Active Directory accounts to be locked out after accessing the Security & Privacy pane in System Preferences
• A fix for an issue that could cause link aggregation to not complete after a restart
• A fix for an issue that could cause delays when logging into an Active Directory account on high latency networks
For detailed information about this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5612
OS X 10.8.3 is available via Software Update.
MacDailyNews Take: Oh, yes, it’s schnappy!
I restored my mac its a 09 model and now I don’t have notes -_-
I do HATE the fact Messages on my MacBook Pro displays messages in whatever order it wants to depending on the weather.
I hope this bug is squashed.
I hope it fixes the issues I have while syncing Calendars to Exchange Server..
This is the BIG one isn’t it. I thought this was the one that basically crashed you Mac.
• A fix for an issue that could cause a file URL to quit apps unexpectedly
Remaining bugs in 10.8.3 include:
1) The RAM hogging by Safari hasn’t been fixed, although it is slightly less likely to gag your computer with Sit & Spin mode in v6.0.3.
2) There are oddball fonts that ‘undefined characters’ at the point where is hit. I’m personally putting together a list of these fonts in order to help sort out what is the specific code shared by all the affected fonts. This bug only shows up in certain text editors. One of them is Tex-Edit Plus, the developer of which has been working with me on the situation.
3) OS X Server on 10.8.3 still has loads of obscure bugs. I get the idea that Server is not a high priority for Apple these days.
Testing this stuff keeps me busy and learning.
Add touch to that iMac Apple then hang it on the wall. You would then own the best Windows 8 computer on the market.
Then tweak OSX to work with touch, add some color to that drab GUI and u will have something.
It has a glass panel add the capacitive layer, it’s not that hard.
I hate this, we have all of this tech and no one has put it all together to make a outstanding device.
All because of some design team thinks our arms are going to fall off, come on!!!!!!!!!!
So get busy and add the touch panel on the iMac!!!!!!!
touch screen on a desktop computer makes no sense whatsoever.
large screen, high-precision work requires a monitor free from fingers and fingerprints.
for sloppy point-and-go terminal style applications, Apple offers the iPad.
You missed the point. An iMac with a multi-touch screen would make a fantastic display device. It wouldn’t be used for high-precision work, but you could hang it in your kitchen, in an office, hotel, etc. to provide information, access email, watch movies/TV, etc.
Perhaps it would be best as a separate iMac line, the iMac touch.
I don’t know about home use, but there are an awful lot of places in business where a touch-screen Mac on the wall would be very handy.
-jcr
Get a Mac mini and go buy a touch monitor.
If you are running a specialty app designed for it, then it is the perfect solution.
Remember, your bug touch display would be a trackpad, and OSX is already designed for that.
I can go to the market right now and get a 50 incher.
So, what’s the problem?
Let the set designers at the CSI shows know….
I already have touch on all my Macs: It is the touch pad and I don’t get gorilla arms from them like your ‘Windows’ aping solution. Imagination is tough but copying is easy. Do you work for Samsung?
That must be why all those touch screen PC’s are selling so well!
They’re not…
hehe, still running 5.1.7 cause I use activity window to download my tv shows.
At big mike. My wife does photography on her iMac 27 inch. The last time touched the screen she about shot me! No thanks. Get an iPad if u have to touch something she said
Apple’s glass-top Magic Mouse is an excellent way to add touch controls such as finger-gestures and swipes to Mac OS X v10.7 or 10.8. With OS X’s optional gesture controls activated, this hybrid device adds touch capabilities to the top of an ergonomicslly comfortable mouse and converts it into a highly-versatile pointer. It’s unbelievably convenient to have both mouse and touch controls on a single device right at your fingertips. This works so well that I bought them for my Mac Pro, MacBook Pro and Mac mini and stopped using the trackpad on the MacBook altogether. Try it. Touch should not be implemented on a desktop display! Do it with this mouse.
Wow! Lotsa stuff on this fix.
The 10.8.3 update bricked my Early 2008 3.0GHz 8-core Xeon Xserve. I now have to hack the “platformsupport.plist” just so Mac OS X will boot again.
This Xserve is not included in the “supported” list because it has an anaemic, factory installed, ATI X1300 mezzanine video card. But this is very easy to upgrade with something better that is supported — even a NVIDIA GT120 will do.
I really wish Apple would stop being lazy with their installer. They arbitrarily prevent some systems from working simply based on the model number. WHY DON’T YOU ACTUALLY CHECK THE HARDWARE APPLE!!!
If the system has EFI64 and the rest of the hardware is up to speed, then it should be good to go. Spec-wise the Early 2008 Xserve is on par with the supported 2009 model… except for the video card. With an video upgrade it should be supported too!
If there was a replacement for a 1U rack mounted system that could run Mac OS X, I’d buy it today. But there isn’t (I’m looking at you Mac Pro). And besides, the Xserve just looks so damn good my studio rack with all the outboard audio gear.
Sorry about that — my rant is over 🙁
It still hasn’t fixed the fuzzy icons issue.
Shit. For how long does this issue exist now? 2…3 years?
Totally useless update. Mail.app crashed at least ten times upon launch, Time Machine wouldn’t run, I kept getting a popup saying that I needed to enter my password so the Library could be repaired. I didn’t stick around any longer, did a total restore from Time Machine and am back to 10.8.2. Late 2012 Mac Mini, 12GB RAM, lots of hard disk space…
not impressed …snow leopard was a dream compared to this