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OS X 10.6.3 has been put on the Apple Software Update Site. Here is a list of the fixes and updates that Solsis customers running Mac environments may benefit from

  • An issue in which the Finder reports a -36 error when copying directories to a drive formatted as FAT32.
  • An issue in which shadows in PDF of Aperture book are black instead of gray.
  • The reliability of certain third-party USB devices.
  • The Accounts preference pane can now limit login to members of groups hosted by a non-Apple directory service, such as Active Directory.
  • DNS server ordering as specified in Network Preferences and DNS reliability.
  • General reliability for wireless connections.
  • Improvements to 802.1X reliability, including closed network connections , and WPA2.
  • An issue that could cause the system to become unstable or unresponsive when bound to an LDAP server using SSL.
  • An issue in which the 802.1X Login window Profile is in place, but the wireless network is not available, directory authentication over Ethernet will now succeed.
  • An issue that could prevent saving files from Microsoft Office 2008 to an SMB server volume.
  • Issues copying, renaming or deleting files on an SMB server volume.
    clear-text authentication enabling to an SMB file server.
  • Changing the invitation list for a single instance of a recurring event will no longer “un-book” the location of the meeting.
  • An issue in which new invitations on a Microsoft Exchange server might not appear in the Notification pane.
  • Properly showing recurring Microsoft Exchange events which have a set end date.
  • home directory synchronization when the home directory is stored on an SMB file server.
  • properly warning mobile users in an Active Directory domain about upcoming password expiration.

There are many other updates 10.6.3 has a lot of updates in.  I would head on over to here to see the full list of updates.

For Solsis customers reading this please contact the helpdesk on 0845 600 2552 if your concerned or would like assistance.

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It’s kind of good news for Mac owners when Office 2010 for Mac launches later this year Entourage will be consigned to the attic. It will be replace with a brand new and shiny Outlook for OS X that will rely on a new database, sync with Microsoft Exchange, and be compatible with Outlook for Windows.

Microsoft Mac Business Unit general manager Eric Wilfrid said he application will be a part of Office 2010 for Mac, which is expected to debut late 2010. “Outlook will be a Cocoa application,” Wilfrid said, citing the development layer of Mac OS X. “We’re building on the most modern OS X framework to make Outlook beautiful, to make it high performance, and to make it well integrated with the operating system.”

Outlook for Mac will also include information rights management with cross-platform support. The technology will allow users of Outlook on Mac and Windows to share confidential information on either platform. Features such as flagging messages, creating and accessing public folders and managed folders, and category sync will all be cross-platform as well.

Personally I prefer the support for Exchange Web Services built into OS X Snow Leopard allowing me to sync my Exchange mailbox, calendar, and contacts without needing to have any office suite installed.

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