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Mac OS X 10.6.2 update

Apple has released an update for Snow Leopard. According to Apple notes this update includes a list of fixes:

an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly
a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites
Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts
a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user
issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers
the reliability of menu extras
an issue with the 4-finger swipe gesture
an issue that causes Mail to quit unexpectedly when setting up an Exchange server
Address Book becoming unresponsive when editing
a problem adding images to contacts in Address Book
an issue that prevented opening files downloaded from the Internet
Safari plug-in reliability
general reliability improvements for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio, MobileMe, and iDisk
an issue that caused data to be deleted when using a guest account
Source: Apple.com >>>
Apple Support Download page >>>

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Yesterday Safari 4.0 came out of beta and is now available for MAC and PC.
According to Apple Safari 4 is 7.8x faster than IE8.
The new browser is more crash-resistant and includes a full history search and a spotlight search.
Next September Safari will run as a 64-bit application on the new Snow Leopard Operating System.

You can download it here >>>

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Apple Safari 4 Beta

Apple released today Safari 4 Beta.

New features:
> Top Sites (will display frequently visited pages in 3D display)
> Full History Search (Smart Search Field is now integrated with Google Suggest)
> Cover Flow (allows you to click through the most recent visited pages itunes style)
> Nitro Engine (According to Apple Safari 4 Beta is “the world’s fastest browser” running JavaScript 4.2. Safai 4 is expected to run 30 times faster than IE7 and almost 3 times faster than Firefox 3.)
> Developer tool (visit Apple Dev center for more information)

Visit Apple web site to learn more about it.