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A number of users have reported that Bluetooth functionality is inoperable or missing completely after the Mac OS X 10.6.3 update. This issue may manifest as a “No Bluetooth Hardware Found” error message, or as the Bluetooth preference pane in System Preferences no longer appearing. Possible Fix This problem can often be fixed by resetting [...]

Users continue to experience intermittent freezes and/or system stalls after the update to Mac OS X 10.6.3. The issue is typified by the cursor freezing in place, or  text input becoming suddenly interrupted then catching up a few seconds later. We previously reported a number of potential fixes for this issue, including deleting errant kernel [...]

We reported earlier this week an issue in which Photoshop CS3 and other Adobe CS3 apps fail to launch under Mac OS X 10.6.3. In some cases, the application launches then immediately quits; in others the dock bounces in the icon and proceeds no further. Adobe has now addressed this issue in a TechNote, and [...]

As is the case for each and every incremental Mac OS X update, scores of users are reporting intermittent freezes and problems starting up after applying the Mac OS X 10.6.3 update. The causes of these issues are varied and numerous, ranging from incompatible external devices and kernel extensions to disks in need of repair. [...]

For some users, external displays are exhibiting a series of all-too-familiar issues under Mac OS X 10.6.3. In the most common case, external monitors no longer function at the desired (usually highest) resolution. The external display remains blank until the resolution is switched to a lower setting from the Display panel of System Preferences. In [...]

Several users have reported intermittent delays and overall slowness in Firefox after the Mac OS X 10.6.3 update. As described by Apple Discussions poster JamesFabin: “I updated to 10.6.3 on my Mac Pro and suddenly firefox freezes for a second or more randomly…very often (3 times so far while typing this post). It happens on [...]

The easiest way to deal with a disruptive issue that occurs after the Mac OS X 10.6.3 update is to simply revert to Mac OS X 10.6.2. Although this option eliminates important security fixes included in Mac OS X 10.6.3, along with any other enhancements, it may be the best option if a problem is [...]

iTunes 9.1 may crash when using the Column Browser (accessible via View -> Column Browser). It appears that, in some cases, this issue may be caused by the presence of Cinch, a window management tool that locks (“cinches”) windows into specific locations based on hot-corner configurations. If you are experiencing this issue, try uninstalling the [...]

Several users have reported an issue in which keyboard, trackpad and/or mouse input will repeatedly stall after the update to Mac OS X 10.6.3. The issue is typified by the cursor freezing in place, or  text input becoming suddenly interrupted then catching up a few seconds later. As described by Apple Discussions poster gtufaro: “So, [...]

iTunes 9.0.3 and 9.1 may crash on launch after the Mac OS X 10.6.3 update is applied. It appears that this problem is caused by the absence of files removed from Flip4Mac by Monolingual, a tool for deleting extraneous languages from Mac OS X. As such, if you’ve run Monolingual on your Mac and have [...]