Leopard 10.5.6 Focus On MobileMe

AppleInsider is reporting that the latest Leopard build seems to be geared toward improving MobileMe syncing with portables under various circumstances. The build also includes the usual laundry list of bug fixes. As of today we've not heard of any timetable for the release of the next Leopard update. We'll keep you posted.

New Leopard Tip In The Learning Center

In case you haven't visited there in a while, we'd like to let you know that AYAAW's own Joseph Henry (me), has posted a new tip on the Leopard Tips page of the Learning Center. It's a sweet little tidbit that shows you how to put a virtual aquarium on your desktop (literally): your fish will swim behind the dock, your HD icon, etc., and your starfish will slowly try to climb the glass of your iMac (Cinema display, MacBook screen, you get the picture). Oh and did I mention that you don't have to feed the fish or clean the tank? It's a great visual and your Windows friends will be green with envy.

So head on over to the Learning Center and check out this amazing tip. Pimping your desktop will help you make friends and influence people. Okay, it probably won't do that but it is pretty cool.

OS X 10.5.5

Appleinsider's Sam Oliver is reporting that Leopard 10.5.5 has been seeded to developers. It looks to squash more than a few bugs and weighs in at a hefty 330 Mb's. The report states the build, 9F13, comes with no know issues and focuses on maintenance and stability. Apparently there are tweaks to iCal, Mail, Address Book, the MobileMe Pref pane,  the BSD Kernel itself and more. 

I can't say that I suffer from any of the bugs mentioned in the article, so although I'm always ready to jump on just about any Apple update, this ones a ho-hummer for me. ;-) No doubt those afflicted will welcome the update and you can be assured that as soon as its available I'll be installing it and reporting back here. I'll take the bullet for ya'll. 

Now would Apple please, pretty please, pretty pretty please, update iPhone 2.0.1? More on my iPhone 3G saga will follow in the coming days. Stay tuned!

Joe Henry