Apple has started working on the upcoming update v10.6.1 to address all the bugs and shortcomings which is hampering the current retail release of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (GM Build 10A432). Word of Apple has got hold of the complete change log (seed notes) of OS X 10.6.1 Build 10B503 which has been released to a selected pool of private testers and it includes stability, compatibility and security fixes for:
- compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems
- an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly
- some printer compatibility drivers not appearing properly in the add printer browser
- an issue that might make it difficult to remove an item from the Dock
- instances where automatic account setup in Mail might not work
- an issue where pressing cmd-opt-t in Mail brings up the special characters menu instead of moving a message
- Motion 4 becoming unresponsive
- Network Diagnostics now offers to remove manually-entered DNS values for DHCP configurations
- Software Update for printer drivers of Bonjour/USB printers
- HICocoaView double-redraw during live resize
- Bluetooth connection to nearby printers on startup
- libdispatch object use after deallocation
- Sending of messages with Mail where the SMTP server response has no text
- Upgraded email accounts and SMTP servers that require authentication on port 587 but not port 25
- Printer custom keywords added/edited by auto setup tool are now migrated after software update
- Generic drivers are now visible in printer driver list
- WWAN devices that use the AppleWWANSupport2 component
- Updated to Flash 10.0.32.18
Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the latest client version of OS X for Macs. It was released to consumers on 28th August 2009 for a retail price of just $29.
