In addition to the Time Machine security issue I reported (radar link)1, Apple has also fixed Time Machine being almost unusable on my Core Solo Mac mini due to poor graphical performance (radar link). Prior to 10.5.2, the star field animation was too taxing for the little guy. With 10.5.2 and the Leopard Graphics Update, it zips along at a perfectly respectable rate while leaving my Mac responsive enough that I can select files without needing something to keep me busy between clicks.
Unfortunately, Apple has not fixed the problem where the Leopard’s new (and totally awesome) menu search can point to the wrong problem (radar link). Still, at least the arrow is close enough. I love this feature.
Two out of three is pretty good, especially considering the one left unfixed is relatively minor.
The bugs that were flagged as duplicate also seem to be fixed. Sadly, my biggest Finder pet peeve (radar link) is still present (click the image to see it demonstrated in a QuickTime movie):
I’m pretty sure this one predates Leopard.
I’m one of those who thought that 10.5, even with its bugs, was a better OS choice than 10.4. However, with 10.5.2 I can finally recommend 10.5 without even a hint of reservation.
- You won’t be able to follow this link; it’s in case anyone from Apple stumbles across this post and wants to look up these bugs. See rdar:// urls over at the red shed if you’re interested in this. [↩]