August 24, 2002 Jaguar hits the stores Stuff to buy Mac OS X 10.2 is officially released. Late ursday Product Showcase has a Saturday Top 20, includ- and Friday, Apple released a few dozen Knowledge- ing all the latest updates for Mac OS X 10.2 com- Base articles on the new operating system that patibility and feature exploitation. We have the full we’ve analyzed for opening day. We’ve much to say story on the Security Update 2002-08-23 for Jaguar about changes in printing support (including some (something we couldn’t have provided Friday morn- information you won’t find elsewhere), as well as ing), as well as QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1, Professionals new Classic information and some licensing text Apple Remote Desktop 1.1, FruitMenu 2.5, Script ™ you can probably ignore. For opening day, we start Debugger 3.0.4, TinkerTool 2.3, WebObjects 5.1.4, with what the press is saying, include early bug no- and much more. Number one, though, is the big up- tices, and wrap up with our own early assessment. date that’s not Jaguar-dependent: Adobe Photoshop Late-night issues on Mac OS release dates are a tra- 7.0.1.Revision mania, page 2. dition for MDJ that continues today. The complete early status report, page 1. Coming up next Top five Finder tips Today’s News would have had only a promise of MSN for Macintosh and news that Steve Jobs will We said we’d tell you more about the Mac OS X 10.2 keynote Apple Expo 2002 in Paris next month. We’ll Finder in this issue, and we’ve come through. Learn give more details in our next issue as we start look- more about the intricacies of “Find,” improvements ing at the Mac OS X 10.2 marquee features, be- to “Get Info” that still let you use the Mac OS X ginning with the applications. at issue may not 10.1 ways, the truth about “Simple Finder,” the new be until Tuesday (as with most large OS update is- “Open With” menu, and smaller benefits like side-ef- sues, we’ve gone about 48 hours on this one without fects of spring-loaded folders. It’s all copiously illus- much sleep), and we’ll update our home page when trated for your convenience, too. Finder favorites, we know for sure. is double-length issue is in your page X. hands late on release day with material other outlets won’t have for days, so enjoy! Mac OS X 10.2 Read Me First Updates and info arrive for Jaguar release As Mac OS X 10.2 makes its retail debut this week- The toast of the technical town end, hundreds of thousands of happy Mac owners e Daily Journal for Macintosh for Journal Daily e will forgo their “happy Mac” icons to have the latest So far, everyone likes Mac OS X 10.2 – the mildest and greatest in Macintosh operating systems. We’ve review we’ve seen to date merely suggests you might already explored the how and why of Jaguar installa- want to wait a little while before upgrading. National tion, but before you undertake that task, you’ll want media reviews are positively glowing. Wall Street to know what reviewers have to say about the new Journal personal technology columnist Walt Moss- operating system, as well what Apple has to say in berg said that Jaguar is “such a major upgrade that its first round of documentation updates. Here’s our it probably ought to have been called Mac OS XI,” opening-weekend toolkit to keep you abreast of all and that it’s “worth the [US$129] price.” at bas- the Jaguar news. tion of Macintosh understanding known as PC - 94 MDJ 2 product showcase 3 Saturday’s Top 20 Featuring the latest Jaguar updates Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1 Mac OS X 10.2 included most of the updates 9X that had been released as of late July, but it froze too soon to include the late changes to OpenSSL, Sun- Some updates in Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1, RPC, and the Security framework that were in those 1the market-smashing US$609 bitmap image edit- last two security updates. And, since Mac OS X 10.2 ing tool are previous releases, such as saving alpha wasn’t available until this weekend, there was no need channel transparency in Targa files like version 6 did to turn on Soware Update for it (just as already- (MDJ 2002.07.20), and others return to older defaults written KnowledgeBase articles weren’t released until for the first time (such as a default of 300% total ink). late ursday and Friday). But, now that it’s out, So- Mostly, however, the free update just fixes bugs. It ware Update shows you the Security Update 2002- doesn’t rasterize type layers (making the text unedit- 08-23. If you understand the previous two security able) unless it needs to operate on the layer’s pixels. updates, you understand this one: OpenSSL 0.9.6e, e File Browser is faster. Metadata is preserved SunRPC updates, and the Security framework up- better in certain JPEG files, and Picture Package no dates from the Security Update 2002-08-20 release. longer locks up when using custom page layouts. All it does is catch up Mac OS X 10.2 users to the e whole package is more compatible with older same recent updates that Mac OS X 10.1.5 users have Power Macintosh G4 computers and works correctly already seen, and it’s a worthy and recommended if your hard drive name has high-ASCII characters, first update. instead of reporting that required files weren’t found in the Adobe Photoshop folder. Saving files properly Apple Remote Desktop updates their icons, too, and “maximize backwards compatibility” actually does. ere’s more, and Adobe 1.1 9X says it’s not all documented, but it’s a worthy up- Update to Apple’s US$299 (for ten users, grade – and one of the few this week that’s not for 3US$499 unlimited) remote control and distribution Jaguar compatibility. utility is available via Soware Update only to those who have a previous version installed and reportedly Security Update 2002- contains Mac OS X 10.2 fixes, though some people report the update has been withdrawn (not having 08-23 X the product installed, we can’t verify either assertion) Mac OS X 10.2 was declared golden mas- 2ter on or about 2002.08.03, and was frozen a few days FruitMenu 2.5 MDJ 2002.08.24 before that for final testing. Since then, Apple has released two security updates for Mac OS X 10.1.5. X e Security Update 2002-08-02 included files re- Unsanity’s polished US$7 customiz- leased since the mid-July update as well as then-re- 4able Apple menu and contextual menu manager for cent changes to OpenSSL (0.9.6e) and SunRPC (MDJ Mac OS X is now compatible with Mac OS X 10.1 2002.08.05). is week’s Security Update 2002-08-20 and later (including m102), adds in-menu graphic updates OpenSSL again, to version 0.9.6g, and up- files preview option for graphic files, uses Unsanity’s dates the built-in security framework that uses simi- new Application Enhancer backend, and gets other lar vulnerable code (MDJ 2002.08.21). minor bug fixes MDJ 2002.08.24 2 Script Debugger 3.0.4 Adobe InDesign 2.01 3 9X Revised Document e script authoring and debugging envi- Framework X 5ronment for serious AppleScript authors everywhere, 8 Late Night Soware’s US$189 Script Debugger 3.0.4 Like the previous version (MDJ 2002.07.25), this revi- gets a free update to work around Mac OS X 10.2 sion to InDesign’s document core fixes an issue with issues that had caused hangs. But hey, while you’re editing tint swatches based on the “Black,” “Registra- fixing bugs, why not fix more? Version 3.0.4 can tion,” or “Paper ”color swatches in Adobe InDesign open the dictionaries of bundled applications while 2.0.x documents that could eventually prevent docu- running under Mac OS 9, correctly tracks local vari- ments from opening; this update also allows deleting ables in list assignments, doesn’t hang when debug- swatches imported from EPS or PDF files aer the ging with variable names longer than 256 characters, imported file is removed from the document, as the respects the Dock more accurately when creating previous update did not new windows, resolves problems with FruitMenu, and fixes several problems with its own scriptability GraphicConverter X for controlling Script Debugger itself. We wouldn’t dream of automating a production workflow without 4.4.4 X Script Debugger, and unless you know that Apple- Underground favorite US$35 tool for Script Studio and Project Builder are the only tools 9viewing, editing, or converting graphic file formats for you, you shouldn’t either. It’s wonderful. adds “Export to Toast” in the browser contextual menu, adds basic MacDraw import, fixes bug in QuickTime Streaming Carbon filter, and fixes possible crash with multiple TWAIN acquire in Mac OS X 10.2 Server 4.1.1 X According to Apple, changes in Mac OS X Audion 3.0.2 610.2 (and therefore, in Mac OS X Server 10.2) allow operating QuickTime Broadcaster remotely (via Web 9X control) with this update to the streaming server; Panic’s US$30 MP3 player, new help files are also available 10mixer, broadcaster and manager fixes a problem with monaural MP3s playing at double speed, makes TinkerTool 2.3 dragging player faces work properly in Mac OS X 10.2, shows the “iPod” menu only if an iPod is con- X nected, and fixes a problem with the “Use filename” Marcel Bresnik’s free preference pane for general play list preference 7controlling lots of hidden options is now updated for Mac OS X 10.2, though Bresnik has harsh words WebObjects 5.1.4 for how fast the release appeared: “Note that the first release of Mac OS X 10.2 (known as build 6C115a X MDJ 2002.08.24 [not according to Apple – Eds.]) is a bit immature.