[Macpartners] Mac OS X 10.4.7: It's a go

[Albert Willis]

Based on my testing and use of Mac OS X 10.4.7 since it was released  
on June 27, I'd recommend that most users upgrade to Mac OS X 10.4.7.

There are lots of fixes in this release that users should have,  
including those that address security vulnerabilities.

 From Apple:
The 10.4.7 Update is recommended for all users and includes general  
operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following  
applications and technologies.
It includes fixes for:
- preventing AFP deadlocks and dropped connections
- saving Adobe and Quark documents to AFP mounted volumes
- Bluetooth file transfers, pairing and connecting to a Bluetooth  
mouse, and syncing to mobile phones
- audio playback in QuickTime, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack  
Pro applications
- ensuring icons are spaced correctly when viewed on desktop
- determining the space required to burn folders
- iChat audio and video connectivity, creating chat rooms when using AIM
- importing files into Keynote 3
- PDF workflows when using iCal and iPhoto
- reliable use of Automator actions within workflows
- importing and removing fonts in Font Book
- syncing addresses, bookmarks, calendar events and files to .Mac
- compatibility with third party applications and devices
- previous standalone security updates

Detailed information on the release is located at http:// 
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303771.

Before attempting to update to Mac OS X 10.4.7, do the following:
- make sure you have a current backup

- confirm that your hard drive's directory structure is in good  
shape; on Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later, you can use Disk Utility: click  
on your boot drive; click the First Aid tab then click Verify Disk.  
You'll need to boot from a Mac OS X install CD or DVD if you need to  
repair the drive. And if Disk Utility can't fix the damage, your next  
step should be to run DiskWarrior.

- If you're supporting a department, lab or center, you should  
install Mac OS X 10.4.7 on a non-production machine and test your  
applications before deploying it.


   -- Al


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Albert Willis
Macintosh Platform Coordinator - Software Release Team
Client Support Services
Information Services and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
awillis at mit.edu