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Snow Leopard update fixes Adobe Flash issue

Apple on Thursday released a relatively minor update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard that fixes an issue users had with the operating system that downgraded them to an older version of Adobe Systems' Flash Player.

When Apple released Snow Leopard on August 28, it included an older version of Adobe's Flash plug-in that was known to have security issues. Sophos security expert Graham Cluley warned users of the downgrade and urged anyone who installed the operating system to upgrade immediately.

Snow Leopard 10.6.1 addresses this issue by updating the Flash Player plug-in to version 10.0.… Read more

"IOFireWireWDHID.kext" not loading after 10.6 or iTunes 9 update

If you have used a Western Digital Firewire hard drive with your Mac, and have upgraded to Snow Leopard, you may run across an error where the "IOFireWireWDHID.kext" extension will not load. This may happen immediately after updating, or may happen when you update other software such as iTunes, in the case of one user.… Read more

Finder crashes when folder containing certain JPEG images is opened

There is a problem some people are noticing with how their Snow Leopard installations handle some JPEG images. When these images are viewed using built-in image rendering technologies, the application presenting them will crash. This includes the Finder, which will quit and relaunch when a folder containing the files is opened and previews are rendered.… Read more

Get Microsoft Exchange e-mail in Mac OS X Snow Leopard

One big advantage to Mac OS X's Snow Leopard version over Leopard is its integrated Microsoft Exchange support. If your company uses Microsoft Exchange, you can now get your Exchange e-mail in the Apple Mail application. Here's how it works.

Launch Mail.

If you don't get the wizard, go to Mail, choose preferences, accounts, then press the plus symbol under the accounts pane.

Put in your name, e-mail address, and e-mail account password.

Then press continue.

Under account type, choose Exchange 2007. Your company must be running this version of Exchange. Not all companies do, so check … Read more

Website publishing issues on MobileMe when upgrading from iWeb '08 to iWeb '09

With many users upgrading Snow Leopard over the last week, several also took the opportunity to upgrade their iLife and iWork suites by purchasing the Snow Leopard Box Set, which includes the OS and the latest versions of the two software packages. When upgrading iWeb '08 to iWeb '09, some users have experienced issues when attempting to publish their existing websites to MobileMe.… Read more

Snow Leopard showing up in black and white on televisions when connected via DVI to S-Video adapter

Users have expressed frustrations with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard appearing in black and white when they connect their computers to their televisions with Apple's DVI to S-Video adapter.

Apple Support Discussions user "irfanhab" reports:

"I use a DVI to S-Video adaptor (bought from Apple Store) to connect my macbook pro (Feb 2008 model) to a Digital TV. Every time I connected it used to work fine and I could instantly play movies. However in Snow leopard, every time I connect the TV display is Black and White, and I have to restart my … Read more

ClamXav 2.0.2 update to be out soon

For those who run the ClamXav antivirus software for OS X, the latest public beta version (2.0.1) will launch in OS X Snow Leopard, but there are some problems that prevent it from fully functioning. These include the inability to run custom analysis of folders, and the program becoming unresponsive during usage. The developer "Mark Allan" recently responded to a forum posting, mentioning that he will soon be releasing the 2.0.2 update to the program, which should address these issues and get ClamXav running more smoothly on Snow Leopard.

Stay tuned, and hopefully ClamXav … Read more