Apple Releases OS X 10.6.2 Update

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Apple pushes out the latest update for OS X 10.6

<NOBR style="COLOR: darkgreen; FONT-SIZE: 100%; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" id=itxt_nobr_1_0>Apple</NOBR> has released the 10.6.2 update for OS X. The update features numerous bug fixes including a rather nasty bug that can erase user data when using guest mode. According to Apple, here are a list of the fixes in this latest release:

• an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly
• a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites
• Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts
• a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user
• issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers
• the reliability of menu extras
• an issue with the 4-finger swipe gesture
• an issue that causes Mail to quit unexpectedly when setting up an Exchange <NOBR style="COLOR: darkgreen; FONT-SIZE: 100%; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" id=itxt_nobr_6_0>server</NOBR>
• Address Book becoming unresponsive when editing
• a problem adding images to contacts in Address Book
• an issue that prevented opening files downloaded from the Internet
• Safari plug-in reliability
• general reliability improvements for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut <NOBR style="COLOR: darkgreen; FONT-SIZE: 100%; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" id=itxt_nobr_9_0>Studio</NOBR>, MobileMe, and iDisk
• an issue that caused data to be deleted when using a guest account

An expanded list of the fixes/changes can be viewed here.

Users can either download the update directly from Apple in client or server packages. However, the easiest way for users to grab the download is to just use the Software Update feature within OS X.
The last update for OS X was 10.6.1 which came just a few weeks after the initial release of OS X 10.6.