Listen up for two audio-related fixes, one that prevents an audio stuttering problem on 2011 Macs, and another that could cause Logic Pro to become unresponsive when using certain plug-ins. If you’ve noticed wackiness on the screen after waking from sleep, that should be a thing of the past too.
If you use Boot Camp in favor of VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop, and you want to stay up to date with the latest developments on both sides of the fence, 10.8.3 adds support both for installing Windows 8 and for Macs with 3 TB drives.Įye candy lovers will be pleased to learn that 10.8.3 finally brings back to Mountain Lion’s Slideshow screensaver the capability to display photos from subfolders, and also fixes a bug that could cause the desktop picture to change after logging out or restarting. We still mostly print with BeLight Software’s more-capable Labels & Addresses, so we’ve not run into these problems (see “ Labels & Addresses Restores Holiday Card Sanity,” 12 December 2008). The Contacts app fixes several printing-related bugs, including one that caused cards to print out of order and another that caused addresses to print in the wrong location. This bug was minor, but embarrassing, so it’s nice that Apple has addressed it. Let’s take a look at the details.ĭing dong, the file URL bug is dead! See “ A Simple Text String that Crashes Most Mac Applications” (4 February 2013).
Haven’t noticed any problems yet, we recommend holding off on the update for at least a few days until we’ve seen if it introduces any new issues. The free update is available via the Mac App Store, with delta (540.46 MB - from 10.8.2) and combo (793.69 MB - from any version of 10.8) updaters now ready for download from the Apple Support Downloads site. With OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 Update and the included Safari 6.0.3, Apple has squashed numerous nagging bugs, many of which were extremely specific and were thus overlooked in the larger 10.8.2 release from nearly six months ago (see “ OS X 10.8.2 Eases Notification Center, Messages Frustrations,” 19 September 2012). #1616: Explaining passkeys, Apple challenges for senior citizens, macOS 11.6.7 Big Sur fixes email attachment bug.#1617: Pages regains mail merge, HomeKit sensor improvements, keyboard flags in Monterey.Preview selections, portable power for a MacBook Pro #1618: M2 MacBook Air available to order, Lockdown Mode, Live Text vs.#1619: Stage Manager first impressions, Live Text in Preview redux, SMS 2FA failure fix, moving large folders with ChronoSync.#1620: OS updates, AssistiveTouch for iOS shortcut palette, Photos album sharing bug.