Are there still updates for Snow leopard.
I have noticed lately that whenever I restart my Macbook Pro ( 7,1) and iMac ( 9,1 ), there are no new updates.
They are both currently running 10.6.8
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Apple has stopped releasing software updates for Snow Leopard; both of those computers are capable of running Yosemite.
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But before you go ahead and upgrade, be sure you check out which of your current apps you will lose forever. None of the upgrades after Snow leopard will allow Rosetta based apps to function. That means losing them or having to replace them, often at a cost.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271 I think you will find this information, courtesy of A Brody, will clarify that.
Thanks for the heads-up.
Happy to have helped.
You can protect yourself to some extent by not using Safari. Current versions of Chrome and Firefox both work with Snow Leopard and get regulat security updates. You deal with the ntpd problem by following these instructions:
http://www.macissues.com/2014/12/24/how-to-manually-patch-ntp-for-os-x-10-6-and- 10-7/
I've followed this procedure successfully on four Snow Leopard drives. I am very cautious generally about doing anything using Terminal (lousy typing skills, no UNIX expertise, etc.) but managed to get all the parts assembled and do it. Haven't gotten it to work with the one Lion drive I have.
You can also find guides to patching the bash vulnerability. http://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2014/09/bashing-bash-one-more-time-updated.html
You could also invest in Parallels or Fusion and run a newer OS X version in a virtual machine alongside your Snow Leopard systems.
Are there still updates for Snow leopard. I have noticed lately that whenever I restart my Macbook Pro and imac there are no new updates.
