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Apple Releases Lots of Software Updates Today
Oct 27th
Today was a big day for software updates. Below is a list of the updates.
MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.2
Thunderbolt Software Update (OS X Lion)
If you click on the name above it will take you to the KB article with what was updated and the download to install it.
10.6.4 Available in Software Update
Jun 15th
If you always want your Mac to be fully updated than hit up software update. 10.6.4 is available to everyone now.
Some new things:
* resolve an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive
* resolve an issue that may prevent some Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications from opening
* address issues copying, renaming, or deleting files on SMB file servers
* improve reliability of VPN connections
* resolve a playback issue in DVD Player when using Good Quality deinterlacing
* resolve an issue editing photos with iPhoto or Aperture in full screen view
* improve compatibility with some braille displays
Office 2011 for Mac Only 32-bit
Jun 11th
It has been said on the Mactopia blog that the new Office 2011 will only be 32-bit. Some say this is a negative but really does it matter to have 64-bit support? Probably not. When dealing with Office files like Word, PowerPoint and Email it is very unlikely that you would need any benefits that 64-bit provides, even if you are a power user. For me it was more important to have a native Cocoa app that functions similarly to the Windows version. Even the 2011 version isn’t fully Cocoa I think they are headed in the correct direction.
It was also mentioned in the comments that they expect the release before the holiday season. I think it will be before that but I don’t think they will make the back to school season.
Office 2008 Updated to 12.2.5
Jun 8th
Microsoft has released an updated to Office 2008 bringing it to 12.2.5. It’s 200MB in size and listed as critical. You can find out more at Microsoft Support. It fixes security vulnerabilities.
