Mac OS X 10.6.5 Beta Build (10H525) – World of Apple

Apple has released to developers the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The previous update to Mac OS X, 10.6.4 was released in mid-June, not long after Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

Mac OS X 10.6.5 build 10H525 weighs in at 517MB for the delta update and contains just five focus areas, two known issues and no listed fixes.

Additional Information

If you are testing the Snow Leopard Graphics Update, please note that Mac OS X v10.6.5 builds include the latest graphics drivers. When writing feedback, please make sure to note which seeded build you have installed.

Known Issues

  • UI elements in Web Views (e.g. iTunes Store) may require double clicks to respond
  • Connecting to Exchange may fail with HTTP Error 400

Focus Areas

  • iCal
  • Mail
  • Printing
  • 3D graphics
  • QuickTime
  • X11

DC Adventures, play report #1

Overall, a successful migration from Mutants & Masterminds v2, to DC Adventures.  Many of the players decided to switch their character concepts, so it took slightly longer than expected to retool their characters to DCA, for 6 players, it was roughly 2 hours to completely redesign or migrate their characters (Roughly 20-25 minutes per player).  Considering the fact that we had 1 hard cover book, and 1 copy of Hero Press, that seems pretty solid.

The DCA book seems to be very well designed, the layout worked well, and we had very little problems finding material when needed.  While there are differences between DCA & M&M 2nd, they were minor enough that my players didn’t run into any significant issues.

Combat seems to be more streamlined, but I can’t point to anything in particular, other than the simplification of lethal vs. non-lethal damaged, down to just “damage”.

Overall, DCA is highly recommended at this point, even if you don’t plan to use the DC setting.

DC Adventures… Character Builds

Well, Mutants and Masterminds 3rd Edition…. Excuse me, DC Adventures is effectively out…

It was on sale for Gen Con, and Green Ronin has a pre-order sale that allows you to purchase the Dead Tree edition, and receive the PDF for $5.

So, here’s some pointers:

SpiderMan (PL 10)
WonderWoman (PL 14)
Martian Manhunter (PL 14)
Captain America (PL 13)
Wolverine (PL 12)
Cyclops (PL 12)
Colossus (PL 11)
Iron Man (Extremis Variant) (PL 14)
Magneto (PL 15)
Iron Fist (PL 10)

Apocalypse
Captain America
Cyclops
Daredevil
Deadpool
Doctor Doom
Doctor Strange
Emma Frost
Gambit
Hawkeye
Hulk, the
Human Torch
Iron Fist
Iron Man
Jean Grey
Juggernaut
Loki
Magneto
Mister Fantastic
Nightcrawler
Professor X
Quicksilver
Rogue
Sabretooth
Scarlet Witch
Shadowcat
Silver Surfer
Spider-Man
Taskmaster
Thor
Vision
Wolverine

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Hannah Montana is the first real 21st century superhero

While I am not sure that I would even consider Hannah Montana a super hero, the points made here are quite interesting.  The major aspect that io9 is looking at is the Super-hero identity, the secret identity, that Hannah / Miley needs to preserve to keep her sanity….

Pop culture has gone superhero-crazy, but almost all superheroes date from the middle of the last century. Where’s the new, fresh costumed adventurer who speaks to the ringtone generation? How about Hannah Montana, the Disney Channel’s superstar?

Read more at Hannah Montana is the first real 21st century superhero.