Apple released Mac OS 10.5.6 this evening to fix a host of problems.  Surprisingly Apple actually outlines them in much detail here.  When reading through the list there are several things I experience regularly that I was glad to see fixed:

• Resolves n issue in which pasting text from a Microsoft Office document could insert an image rather than text
• Addresses an issue that could prevent Mail from quitting. (Just addressed? Not resolved?)
• Contacts, calendars, and bookmarks on a Mac automatically sync within a minute of the change being made on the computer, another device, or the web at me.com. (Gone from not-push, to kinda push).
• Improves reliability and performance for AT&T 3G cards. (It cost me $60 a month, it better work).
• Improves Time Machine reliability with Time Capsule. (Good, it’s nice when the back up, backs up)
• Improves compatibility with web proxy servers. (Important if Facebooking from a government job).

But the one that really made me glad was:

• Improves the performance and reliability of Chess.

That’s what I was most waiting on.  Improved Chess.  I wonder what it’s like working in the Chess programming department…

As the holidays approach, I thought it would be a great time to share the tech gadgets I have on my wish list this season.  This list is a collection of the gifts I hope my family, friends and readers are generous enough to send my way this holiday season and an assortment of great gifts for the technophile in your life.

Jonathan’s Top 10 (in no particular order)
Computing: Apple MacBook Air
$1800-$2500
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/
Since I rarely get the opportunity to sit at my own desk and always seem to be lugging a 15-inch laptop around, my shoulders are sore and drooping. If someone buys me this, it will reduce my bills from the chiropractor.  The MacBook Air, newly updated to include more cache, faster RAM, a larger hard drive and 4x improved video performance, has not put on any weight.  Still just as thin as the original, the MacBook Air now has enough getup-and-go to make it an impressive business tool.

Apple MacBook Air

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