This is the first time I see this kind of update.
The Snow Leopard Graphics Update contains stability and performance fixes for graphics applications and games:

• Addresses frame rate issues occurring in Portal and Team Fortress 2 by Valve, on iMac (Late 2009 and Mid 2010), Mac mini (Early 2009 and Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Early 2009), MacBook (Early 2009 and Mid 2010) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) or MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) models.

• Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture 3, or StarCraft II by Blizzard, to unexpectedly quit or become unresponsive.

• Resolves an image corruption issue that may occur when disconnecting and reconnecting external displays while the system is running.

Apple silently updated its Snow Leopard malware protection in this week’s Mac OS X 10.6.4 update, targeting a Trojan that disguises itself as iPhoto.
Released last August, Snow Leopard came with a built-in antimalware feature. While the previous version of Mac OS X, Leopard, flagged Internet downloads with metadata that alerted users when downloading files from the Web, Snow Leopard added an additional warning when disk images containing known malware installers are opened.

Apple released its latest update for Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.4, on Tuesday. The security and maintenance update fixed issues that could cause a Mac keyboard or trackpad to become responsive, and also resolved a problem that could prevent some Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications from opening.

Here is the only way I found to open .UIF disc images (without having to start my bootcamp partition and mount them with MagicISO).
The little tool I’m blogging about is free and is called: “UIF 2 ISO 4 Mac” and can be downloaded here.

How to use it: start UIF2ISO4Mac, drag the .UIF file on the application icon right on the dock, the conversion process starts and you’ll find the output file in the same path than the input file.

Get it from your software update menu.

After posting the original Leopard Server’s wallpaper a while ago here, here is the Snow Leopard’s.
You can download it just by clicking here.

Whenever you want to open the Exposé view of an application, usually mac users will advice you on using Hot Corner. However, we have a new trick here for you.

Open ‘Application Switcher’ with Cmd-Tab
Press Tabs until the app you want to perform Exposé to is selected
Hit the arrow key < or > and the Exposé for that app will appear
It’s fast, quick, and totally free of mouse actions.
But unfortunately, this trick only works in Snow Leopard.

Apple appears to have frozen-out fans tired of waiting for an official Cupertino netbook, dropping support for Intel’s Atom processor from the latest build of Snow Leopard 10.6.2, according to reports. The move may signal Apple is clearing the way for its own netbook in tablet form.

For some time, Apple has dismissed the growth of small, low-powered notebook computers, refusing to join the army of computer makers producing so-called ‘netbooks.’ Apple COO Tim Cook described netbooks having “cramped keyboards, junky hardware, very small screens, bad software” and were not worthy of the Mac brand. In response to the lack of an official Apple entry, Mac fans have created hackintoshes able to run Mac OS X on netbooks using Intel’s Atom processor. Although 10.6.2 is currently only in the hands of developers, if the Atom omission is retained, the lack of support could either force OS X-based netbooks to vanish or restrict the hacked hardware to remain frozen at 10.6.1.

We may see Apple’s response to the netbook phenomena in early 2010. CEO Steve Jobs may announce Apple’s long-rumored tablet device Jan. 19, although the unit is described as being designed more to deliver media than as a general purpose computer. The Cupertino, Calif. company has always pointed to its iPhone or iPod touch as better alternatives to the netbook for Mac fans.
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6 versions of OS X, from 10.0 to 10.6 in 6 screenshots. Very interesting to watch the evolution of our favorite operating system.

Mac OS X 10.0 “Cheetah,” released Mar 24, 2001 (left) and Mac OS X 10.1 “Puma,” released Sep 25, 2001 (right).

Mac OS X 10.2 “Jaguar,” released Aug 23, 2002 (left) and Mac OS X 10.3 “Panther,” released Oct 23, 2003 (right)

Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger,” released Apr 29, 2005 (left) and Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard,” released Oct 26, 2007 (right).