Mac OS X 10.6.5 Patches Security, Apple Drops Xserve

Apple released the fifth major update to Snow Leopard yesterday, patching 131 security issues and adding a variety of stability fixes. The update is available through running Software Update on your Mac.
You can find a full list of what Apple has included in the update at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4250. The update weighs in at more than 500MB for most users. The exact size depends on your hardware and which version of OS X 10.6 you are upgrading from. You can also download a stand-alone installer that is 977MB at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1324. This comes in handy if you have several Mac you need to update and want to download only once.

Some of the security updates are available for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) users as well. They can be found through Software Update as “Security Update 2010-007.”
A major shift in Apple’s hardware strategy occurred this week with the discontinuation of Xserve, the rack-mounted Mac built to be a server. As an alternative, Apple suggests using the Mac Pro or Mac mini with Mac OS X Server instead. They have provided a transition guide at http://www.apple.com/xserve/resources.html. They will continue to sell Xserve until the end of January and support will continue even after that.