Mac's Delta Update (OS X 10.3.9 Update)

This OS X updates offers many reliability and compatibility improvements. These are just a few of the enhancements and improvements included:

Stickies

* Addresses an issue in which Stickies could unexpectedly quit when creating a new note.
* Addresses an issue in which new Stickies are invisible.
* Stickies windows can now be minimized (an issue with Mac OS X 10.3.4 through 10.3.8).

Safari

* Accessing certain websites, such as msnbc.com, mail.yahoo.com, ticketmaster.com, and others, no longer displays a "bad server response" alert that could occur in Safari.
* Addresses an issue in which "safe downloads" files are not automatically opened after downloading.
* SSL webpages (pages with URLs that start with "https://") load faster in Safari.
* Adds some important Verisign root certificates to Safari, allowing you to connect to certain secure websites that you might not have been able to surf before.
* Adds other trusted root certificates to Safari, such as VISA and RSA.

Finder

* Addresses an issue in which copied files could become fragmented (but still usable) when you copy more than one file at the same time in the Finder.
* Addresses a rare issue in which a file could become damaged when copying to a FAT16- or FAT32-formatted volume.
* Improves reliability when mounting (making available) a disk image that's larger than 4.7 GB.

More

* Addresses slow vertical tracking and intermittent trackpad behavior on PowerBook G4 12-inch 1.5GHz, 15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz, and 17-inch 1.67GHz computers.
* Adds an "Apple Internal 56k Modem (v.32)" modem choice that you can use if you have difficulty using Verizon's Airfone Jet Connect service.
* Addresses an issue with Mac OS X 10.3.6 and later in which the Calculator window won't appear if the Speak Button Pressed or Speak Total options are enabled.
* Fixes an issue at the login window, where clicking the small space just below the bottom user account picture would produce this alert:
"Internal Error *** -[NSCF Array objectAtIndex:]: index(-1) beyond bounds (X)" (where X is the number of user accounts shown).
* Addresses an issue in which the startup time in Mac OS X 10.3.6 through 10.3.8 may be extended if a large number of PostScript fonts are installed.
* If your PowerBook G4 sometimes wakes up with a kernel panic, installing this update may help.
* Addresses a data loss issue that could occur when syncing your iDisk at the same time that .Mac servers are experiencing heavy usage.
* Avoids a potential Mail issue if the application is running when Daylight Savings Time changes.
* Addresses some formatting issues that could occur when replying to HTML messages in Mail.