After weeks of developer seeds and updated releases, Apple has finally released OSX 10.5.5 to the public.  Complete release notes can be found here; however, here are the highlights

Includes recent Apple security updates.
Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling, and remote disc sharing for MacBook Air.
Addresses an issue in which some Macs could unexpectedly power on at the same time each day.
Resolves a stability issue in TextEdit that could be found when accessing the color palette.
Improves Spotlight indexing performance.
Fixes an issue in which contacts might not sync properly with PalmOS-based devices.
Improves iPhone sync reliability with iCal and Address Book.
Includes improvements to Active Directory (see this article for more information).
Improves Speech Dictionary.
Fixes Kerberos authentication issues for Mac OS X 10.5 clients that connect to certain Samba servers, such as Mac OS X Server version 10.4.
Includes extensive graphics enhancements.

Updates to Address book
Updates to iCal
Updates to Disk Utility and Directory Utility
Updates to Mail
Updates to MobileMe
Updates to Time Machine

So what are you waiting for??  Just an FYI, though… The update is about 140MB, give or take a few.  If you’re the Mac Type, then you need to fire up your ‘puter and either let it tell you there’s an update or click the Apple menu and select, “Software Update” and get all that Apple-Cinnamony goodness!

If you get an Open Computer from PsyStar running Leopard, you can now update your OS!

One of the biggest news items last month was the discovery and on-again, off-again availability of PsyStar’s Open Computer. They made headline news with their $399 entry-level offering, as the first non-Apple PC to run Leopard. The catch, however, was twofold:

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If you’re a Mac user, and there are a growing number of us these days, then you probably know that Apple shipped Security Update 2008-003 (Mac OS X 10.5.3) yesterday with fixes for a wide range of serious vulnerabilities (it includes 41 fixes) that could put users at risk of information disclosure, denial-of-service and remote code execution attacks.

This one is important, folks, so if you haven’t installed it already, then you either need to click the link above and download it, or run Software Update from the Apple menu and run the Software Update tool manually.

I’m not going to bore everyone with all of the gory details on what this thing contains (I actually don’t have the time, as I am at work and need to get back to it; BUT thought this important enough to let everyone know…), because I just don’t have the time.  However, if you have a Mac, and don’t have it installed, you best get to clickin’.