January 11, 2006
MacOS 10.4.4 and other updates
... otherwise known as the upgrade that made me go "argh! It's HORRIBLE!"
Firstly, the new iTunes 6.0.2 update did not work - it hung whilst installing:
I killed Software Update then ran it again without iTunes selected. I suspect the upgrade failed because my iTunes music library is on an external disk and not currently plugged in, but still - not a terribly elegant way to cope with a use case that can't be all that uncommon.
Secondly, Saft needed upgrading. No big deal I suppose - new version of Safari, it's reasonable to have to upgrade Saft too.
The thing that really made me go "argh!!!" though - brushed metal and pinstripes. I've been using Uno to ensure a consistent sunken unified look to all my OS X apps, and I've been loving the coherent interface. Suddenly seeing brushed metal on Safari and pinstripes on windows without focus was a real jolt to the system! I hope there's an update to Uno soon ... or maybe it'll work if I just re-run the Uno installer ... hmm. Got to be worth a try.
Don't fear! Re-running Uno should tame Safari once again. There is an updated iTuno on their web site for the new iTunes 6.0.2.
Available here,
http://gui.interacto.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=33
Sigh. Why can't apple agree on one theme?? It's getting to the point whereby every Apple App has it's own window style. Crazy.
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