Apple Issues Second Tiger OS Update

Apple late Tuesday released Mac OS X 10.4.2, the second update to Tiger since its launch in April. The release features a slew of reliability and compatibility improvements, along with a new manager for Dashboard widgets. Apple has also fixed an issue that prevented some Web site favicons from displaying.

Airport wireless networking, Finder and Apple Mail have also received a number of fixes in 10.4.2. Apple recommends all users install the 44MB update, which is available from the company's Web site and via the Software Update utility found in Mac OS X.