Mac OS X 10.5.0 includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. It is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard versions 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4 and 10.5.5. There are many improvements and fixes in this update including to Address Book, AirPort, Client management, iChat, Graphics, Mail, MobileMe, Networking, Printing, Parental Controls, Time Machine, Safari and other generaL fixes and improvements. Full details can be found here.

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update is an essential download for Leopard users.

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InsomniaX disables the sleep mode on MacBooks allowing you to disable the auto-sleep feature in Macs this allowing you to play music through speakers while it's closed.
Once installed, InsomniaX sits in your Menu bar and allows you to enable or disable it by clicking on the InsomniaX icon. You need to enter your system password to enable and disable it.
You can also select Sleep Display and Sleep System to manually put both your display and system to sleep at any time.

You can also open a log of InsomniaX's actions on your Mac and configure a number of preferences such as whether to start it automatically when connected to the mains or not.
However, use InsomniaX with care. Using your Mac with the lid closed can lead to serious system heat problems and its not advised to do it over long periods of time.

InsomniaX is perfect for those that want to listen to music with their MacBook lid closed or just want more control over Mac sleep features.

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Before you rush to upgrade however, don't forget to check out our advice and words of caution beforehand - some older applications simply won't work on OS X Lion due to Apple's decision to drop Rosetta support. This means you will have problems running applications like Quicken 2007, Microsoft Office 2008 and other apps which supported Power PC Macs - PPC support is gone forever in OS X Lion.

According to Apple, OS X Lion comes with more than 250 improvements and new features although many of these are minor tweaks. The biggest change however is far closer integration with iOS, the operating system of the iPhone and iPad. To take advantage of the many new finger gestures to navigate OS X however, ideally you'll need either a MacBook Pro with Magic Trackpad or an external Trackpad (around $69) although a Magic Mouse will also suffice.

For those used to using an iPad and iPhone, the OS X Lion gestures will come more naturally but for others, there will be some learning to do, although there are some excellent video tutorials included in the new Trackpad preferences pane. While some will no doubt love the new way of navigating OS X, others may not want their Mac turned into one big phone or iPad - in which case you can always still use the mouse as normal.

The other major change in OS X Lion is that you can only upgrade via the Mac App Store. There's no installation DVD as with previous versions of OS X. This obviously means that you won't have a recovery disk if something goes wrong with OS X Lion, but OS X Lion creates its own "Recovery HD" partition which, while taking up valuable disk space, means that reinstalling should be easy enough.

The most important new features in OS X Lion can be summarized as:

Multi-Touch Gestures:

Thanks to the MacBook Pro Touchpad, the Magic Trackpad and the Magic Mouse, you can perform actions using various finger movements in OS X Lion.

Launchpad and Mission Control:

Get a convenient overview of your open windows and applications in OS X Lion's Mission Control and access/organize applications much quicker with Launchpad. This provides a more iPhone like way of accessing apps as an alternative to using the Dock but unfortunately, unlike the Dock there's no way of seeing which apps are open and which aren't.

Full Screen Apps

All of your applications can now take advantage of full screen mode in Mac OS X Lion. This is something that Windows users have enjoyed for years and means that users can finally use their apps without any background distractions from OS X.

Automatic Save and Resume:

When you resume or restart your Mac, OS X Lion will resume or recover all of your documents and windows open from the last version. In addition, your work will be saved automatically and you can go back and re-visit old saves and backups. However, OS X Lion relies on the application being "Auto-Save Aware" for this function to work.

There are many other enhancements to OS X Lion too such as the ability to backup to local drives with Time Machine and there's a new handy migration tool for those switching from Windows to Mac. You can also now simply drag and drop files to other Macs in your vicinity or network via your Mac's AirPort wireless connection - a nice little feature that makes working with other Mac users easier then ever.

OS X Lion is an impressive operating system that brings the Mac closer to the iOS experience than ever before. If you're an iPhone or iPad user that loves iOS, OS X Lion can't fail to impress. If you're not, then the appeal may not be so great but there are plenty of other features and enhancements in OS X Lion worth checking out.

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FacebookSync could take all sorts of information including name, numbers, emails, addresses and even photos. FacebookSync will still work but you will be much more limited in the information that you can access.

FacebookSync is easy to use: once launched and your Facebook account accessed, a pop up window for every one of your contact will appear and ask you whether you want to add the information to your Address Book. Obviously it can take a little while for FacebookSync to get around it all if you have a significant amount of friends.

Once synced, your friends will have been added and filed to your Address Book. Note that FacebookSync does not let you work the other way around.

Until Facebook changed its Terms of Use, it used to be very useful for syncing friends to your Address Book. Much more restricted now.

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You can update either via Software Update (click the Apple logo in the top left of your screen), or download the update here. Be warned that it’s quite a hefty update (644.48MB to be exact) so allow yourself plenty of hard drive space and time.

This update fixes several issues including improved reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers, improved performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture and it addresses stability and performance of graphics applications and games. You can find the full list of improvements and fixes in the recent changes below. A Combo update option is also offered when you click download.

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 is an essential update for all Snow Leopard users.

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It includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. In particular, it includes fixes that:

Improve the reliability of Back to My Mac
Resolve an issue when transferring files to certain SMB servers
Address various minor Mac App Store bugs

Full details on the update can be found here and information on the security content of this update can be found here.

Mac OS X 10.6.7 is an essential update for Snow Leopard users.

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Among other things, Mac OS X 10.6.8 update adds an update for the Mac App Store, and prepares the operating system for the upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. In addition, the update corrects a number of system errors, improves stability, secures VPN connections and removes malware MacDefender amongst many other things.

Mac OS X 10.6.8 is an essential update for Snow Leopard users.

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Compatibility with some Braille displays
Resolves an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive
Resolves an issue that may prevent some Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications from opening
Addresses issues copying, renaming, or deleting files on SMB file servers
Improves reliability of VPN connections
Resolves a playback issue in DVD Player when using Good Quality deinterlacing

There are also fixes and improvements for Aperture 3, added tethering support for additional digital camera models and additional IPTC metadata compatibility issues are addressed. Finally, there are fixes and improvements for external devices such as RAW image compatibility for additional digital cameras, a resolved issue with using third-party USB web cameras and a resolved issue with noise when using some third-party FireWire audio devices.

Mac OS X 10.6.4 is an essential update for all Snow Leopard users.

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The more applications you install on your Mac, the more preferences files you are collecting. Chances are, you also forget to remove those preferences once you've uninstalled a program. Pref Setter lets you search and view all of your preferences.

Not sure what one preference is? Just press the little info icon at the top of Pref Setter to open up an information window. This will give you both full details and access information.

Pref Setter also lets you launch and quit any preference, and features copy paste functions for quick editing.

Make sure you use it with caution though, as modifying preference files might result in unwanted consequences. You should really only edit a file if you really know what you are doing.

Pref Setter lets you access and edit preferences. Use it with caution though.

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It's far more flexible and powerful than Exposé, allowing you to place windows on the left, top right, lower left, lower right, half left, half right, top, bottom, focused or maximized. There's no need to even touch the mouse either, Shift It enables all of these functions with keyboard shortcuts.

If you do want to use the mouse, Shift It is accessible directly from the Menu bar. You can also check for updates and access a limited number of preferences from the Menu Bar. It's shame you can't assign mouse actions to Shift It like in Exposé but its a minor drawback of a generally very handy tool.

Shift It is a powerful windows manager which makes managing your windows in OS X much easier.

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The program allows you to open, close and switch from applications in seconds. You can also browse through all of them via Application Wizard's expandable menu view. The program lets you create and open groups of applications, depending on your needs, and find frequently used apps. You'll be able to set behaviors for applications, like if they open up at startup or for background-only applications to quit.

The transparent interface is unobtrusive and actually quite elegant on your Mac and having all applications shown in a menu view puts everything in your reach. When closed, the application is still available as a little panel in your menu bar, which you can also set anywhere else on the screen. It did feel a bit unintuitive, as you do not know what each light corresponds to.

Application Wizard almost works as a replacement to your Dock and Finder, as it not only shows applications, files and drives but also available and used space. You can also preview files and images. Although some of these things you'll more or less get in Leopard, Application Wizard offers up a new way to browse through your Mac.

Application Wizard lets you handle all your Mac's content from one sleek menu.

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Smart Scroll offers smooth and easy iPhone-like scrolling which the developers claim can even improve Magic Mouse and the new trackpads.
One example is the reverse scrolling feature similar to that used in iOS on iPhones. Smart Scroll also reduces the amount of time you spend scrolling by introducing an Auto Scroll feature which brings hands free scrolling to Safari Reader and Quick Look.

Other features include Hover Scroll makes which enables scrolling as soon as you hover the mouse cursor over a page and Grab Scroll which uses hand style movements to move window contents.
Of course, there's also a scroll accelerator which allows you to speed up the scrolling speed of your mouse.
However, it has been reported by some users that Smart Scroll may work with some applications better than others.
For instance, it can be "sticky" when using it in Firefox and you have to turn off Firefox's Smooth Scrolling preference under Advanced and General in the preferences to fix this.

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