If you already race out to purchase a Magic Trackpad or one ofthe brand raw iMacsApple announced on Tuesday morning , then it ’s time to do the Software Update dance . The company has rolled out a distich of update for Mac OS X 10.6.4 and Mac OS tenner 10.6.4 Server installations guide on the novel desktop models , as well as computer software updates for those who require to employ the Magic Trackpad with their existing Mac .
TheMac OS X 10.6.4 update for the mid-2010 iMacresolves compatibility and performance - refer graphics outcome , improves compatibility with large - format SDXC retentivity add-in , and add up keep for Apple ’s novel Bluetooth Magic Trackpad . It clocks in at 452.62 MB and check all the same reparation as theMac OS X 10.6.4 update egress in June .
The server update , Mac OS X Server 10.6.4 for the mid-2010 iMac contribute the same updates find in the Mac OS tenner Server 10.6.4 update also released last month . The download is 460.91 MB and requires Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 or later .
The 75.09MBMagic Trackpad and Muli - Touch Track Update 1.0brings support for the Magic Trackpad to any Intel - base Mac be given Mac OS X 10.6.4 — but remark that you ’ll have to have the Magic Trackpad pair and touch base to your computer for the update to show up and install . The patch adds a Trackpad pane in System Preferences for configure the Magic Trackpad and also implements the three - finger retarding force gesture and inertial scroll toa legion of Mac portables released over the last two long time . It also adds inertial scrolling ( but not the three - fingerbreadth drag gesture ) to the MacBook Air and MacBook Air ( Mid 2009 ) models as well as the 15 - column inch and 17 - inch MacBook Pros from former 2008 , as long as they ’re running Mac OS X 10.6.4 .
Finally , for those who require to use the Magic Trackpad with a Mac running Windows via Boot Camp , you ’ll have to download the Apple Magic Trackpad Update 1.0 for Windows , useable in both32 - bitand64 - bitflavors . The patch support Windows XP , Vista SP2 , Windows 7 - 32 , Vista 64 , and Windows 7 - 64 and require Boot Camp 3.1 .
In addition to being available at Apple ’s support download site , most of the updates should be available on the applicable computers via Software Update .
Updated at 1:37 PT to clarify which models get which multitouch gesture .
