Apple Software Update

33 'Apple Software Update' stories December 2010 - February 2012

Here’s the fix for intermittent CUI errors following the 10.7.3 update

9to5 Staff Feb 2 2012 - 8:53 am PT

A number of users flooded Apple Support Communities forums following yesterday’s release of the Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 update to complain about dreaded CUI errors. In addition to a bunch of minor issues, some people reported being greeted with unexpected app crashes after rebooting into 10.7.3. For them, attempting to launch any application would produce the above (and below) prompt saying:

The application unexpectedly quit after trying to restore its windows. Do you want to try to restore its windows again?

Log files reveal that the affected users are often unable to use their computer normally as a large number of crashes are being logged. Luckily, there are several easy workarounds to fix this annoying bug…

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Mac OS 10.7.3 released, includes Safari 5.1.3

Seth Weintraub Feb 1 2012 - 1:24 pm PT

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Apple just released Mac OS 10.7.3 via Software update and manual download. Apple released some peripheral downloads today as well:

Apple Remote Desktop 3.5.2 Client, Release Notes

OS X Lion Update 10.7.3 (Server), Release Notes

Server Admin Tools 10.7.3, Release Notes

Security Update 2012-001 Server (Snow Leopard), Release Notes

OS X Lion Update 10.7.3 (Server) Combo, Release Notes

Security Update 2012-001 (Snow Leopard), Release Notes

Release notes are as follows:
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Apple releases Safari 5.1.2, brings bug fixes

Jake Smith Nov 29 2011 - 2:19 pm PT

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Apple has released Safari 5.1.2 to users this afternoon, available by direct download or by hitting up Software Update. The update is relatively minor, but brings along bug fixes that address issues of stability, extensive memory usage, fixing webpages that were flashing white, and now allows PDFs to be displayed within web content. Go ahead and download!

Improve stability
Address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage
Address issues that could cause webpages to flash white
Allow PDFs to be displayed within web content

Apple fixes Lion video lock-ups on iMacs, improves hardware support in Boot Camp for Windows

9to5 Staff Aug 24 2011 - 1:08 pm PT

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Apple has released a pair of new updates meant to fix video-locking issues on iMacs that run Lion and improve hardware compatibility when running Windows in dual boot mode on your Mac. The iMac Graphic FW Update 3.0 is now available for download, weighing in at a paltry 482KB. Apple says the firmware update “fixes a graphics issue that may cause an iMac to hang under certain conditions”. You can also download this update by choosing Software Update from the Apple menu, in which case the update mechanism will determine whether your iMac’s graphics card needs updating and offer the refreshed software appropriately. Also, Boot Camp got a small update for Windows 7 (version 3.3). The 200MB download includes critical bug fixes and hardware support. It is recommended for all Boot Camp 3.2 users and requires Windows 7 plus an existing installation of Boot Camp 3.2 on your system.

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Thunderbolt Macs, past, present and future get an update

Seth Weintraub Jun 27 2011 - 6:34 pm PT

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If you have a Thunderbolt Mac, you’ve got an update waiting for you in Software Update. We’ve done some rummaging around in the update files (thanks Pacifist!) and as you can see below, only 3 machines get update. Nothing from the future just yet.
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Apple TV 4.2.2 update released, bugfixes mostly

Mark Gurman May 11 2011 - 1:14 pm PT

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Apple has just pushed out a software update to the Apple TV and it’s version 4.2.2 build number 8F305. The update is likely bug fix related and we’ll update with more details when they are available.

Here’s the direct download link.

Update: Here are the updates:

Apple TV Software Update 4.2.2 features

Feature	Summary
Audio	Addresses an issue in which audio is not output when playing some video content.
Video playback	Addresses an issue in which video is not displayed when playing some content.
Audio output setting	Adds an audio output setting for switching to 16-bit audio for compatibility with some TVs and AV receivers.
Live FF/RW improvements	Improves the performance of fast-forwarding and rewinding live events.
Movie description	Addresses an issue in which the description information is not displayed for some movies.
YouTube video order	Addresses an issue in which YouTube subscription videos were not ordered by date.

Jailbreakers might want to hold off. Via MuscleNerd: (thanks commenter)

Apple just pushed out a lone AppleTV2G update…stay away from that if you’re currently untethered on ATV2G

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AppleTV Update 4.2.1 fixes flickering and other small issues

Seth Weintraub Mar 22 2011 - 2:42 pm PT

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Apple just issued a 4.2.1 update to AppleTV that is meant to fix a few nagging bugs:

Feature	Summary
TV compatibility	Addresses issues that may cause the screen to flicker or display incorrect color on some older TVs.
Wake from sleep	Addresses an issue where Apple TV may not wake up from sleep.
Audio	Addresses an issue where audio may not be heard on some TV models after switching from another input.
Stability and performance	Apple TV Software Update 4.2.1 includes stability and performance fixes for Apple TV.

4.2.1 Direct Download.
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Mac App Store Downloads Top One Million in First Day

9to5 Staff Jan 7 2011 - 6:59 am PT

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CUPERTINO, California—January 7, 2011—Apple today announced that over one million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store in the first day. With more than 1,000 free and paid apps, the Mac App Store brings the revolutionary App Store experience to the Mac, so you can find great new apps, buy them using your iTunes account, download and install them in just one step.

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Apple fixes 27-inch LED Cinema Display audio SNAFU

9to5 Staff Dec 16 2010 - 3:45 am PT

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Apple has introduced a software update designed to fix intermittent audio loss issue experienced by some users of the 27-inch LED Cinema Displays.

A previous tech note describes the problem:
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