{"id":14960,"date":"2012-09-20T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T15:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=14960"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:28:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:28:22","slug":"update-on-software-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/14960-update-on-software-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Software Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/supdate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14962\" title=\"supdate\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/supdate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/supdate.jpg 256w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/supdate-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/supdate-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/supdate-120x120@2x.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>It turns out that Apple wasn\u2019t content to <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/14946-ios-6-sails-into-port-today-arrrrr\">simply release iOS 6 yesterday<\/a>; Many OS X users were treated to updates as well. Granted, many of these updates added more interoperability with iOS 6, but each of these updates also addressed ongoing problems too, so you may want to update your Mac, even if you\u2019re not planning on moving to iOS 6.<\/p>\n<p>So, let\u2019s take a look at what was updated.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1578\">iOS 6<\/a> &#8211; This was the biggie for the day. See <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/14946-ios-6-sails-into-port-today-arrrrr\">yesterday\u2019s article<\/a> for more info.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1580\">OS X 10.8.2<\/a> &#8211; A bunch of little updates, including Facebook sharing integration, Power Nap support for the Late 2010 MacBook Air, and a number of iOS 6 interoperability options.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1583\">OS X 10.7.5<\/a> &#8211; Lion users got an actual \u201cpoint\u201d upgrade, too. The most notable upgrade here\u00a0 is the addition of Apple\u2019s Gatekeeper security feature.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1586\">Security Update 20012-004<\/a> &#8211; 10.6.x Users also got at least <em>a little <\/em>something; a general security update that covered updates for 10.7.5 and 10.8.2<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT5502\">Safari 6.0.1<\/a> &#8211; This adds some security measures to protect against maliciously-coded Web pages. It&#8217;s not a separate download; it&#8217;s currently only available when updating to 10.8.2 or 10.7.5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1588\">Aperture 3.4<\/a> \u00a0&#8211; This adds Shared Photo Stream support, along with other functionality and performance updates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1589\">iPhoto 9.4<\/a> \u00a0&#8211; adds Share Photo Stream support, enhanced Facebook capabilities, new themes, and other improvements.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/xcode\/\">Xcode 4.5<\/a> &#8211; This added 10.8 and iOS 6 SDKs, as well as other workflow updates.<\/li>\n<li>There are also a number of firmware updates. While there\u2019s often a list of what this firmware addresses, there are often <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/9102-secret-firmware-lets-late-08-macbooks-use-8gb\">other \u201cundocumented bonuses\u201d<\/a> to a firmware update, so you may want to upgrade anyway. You never know what kinds of <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/11895-2011-macbook-pro-sata-problems-resolved\">extra pe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/11895-2011-macbook-pro-sata-problems-resolved\">rformance benefits Apple may unofficially add<\/a>, so if you&#8217;ve got one of these machines, it&#8217;s probably in your best interest to update:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1590\">SMC Update for Late 2010 MacBook Air<\/a> &#8211; Apple only mentions that this enables Power Nap Support.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1591\">EFI Update for MacBook Pro with Retina display<\/a> &#8211; This is said to resolve some processor hanging issues and NetBoot problems.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1592\">EFI Update for MacBook Air (Mid 2012)<\/a> &#8211; Addresses a similar NetBoot issue the rMBP update addresses, as well as fixes Turbo Boost with Boot Camp.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL1593\">EFI Update for MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)<\/a> &#8211; Resolves a system hanging issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And while you\u2019re running software updates, if you\u2019ve got <strong>Microsoft Office 2008 or 2011<\/strong>, you may want to hit their updater as well, as both versions just got bumped up a little. 2008 consists mostly of stability updates, while 2011 gets Retina graphics support, as well as several updates to Outlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It turns out that Apple wasn\u2019t content to simply release iOS 6 yesterday; Many OS X users were treated to updates as well. 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