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Jeff Campbell
02-06-2012, 09:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://9to5mac.com/2012/02/03/latest-apple-updates-also-messing-with-rosetta-powerpc-apps-like-quicken/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+(9+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence)' target='_blank'>http://9to5mac.com/2012/02/03/lates...e+Intelligence)</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"As part of the Mac OS X 10.7.3 update released earlier this week, Security Update 2012-001 for Snow Leopard broke compatibility with several Rosetta Power PC programs."</em></p><p><img height="500" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1265227323.usr105634.jpg" style="margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 50px;" width="500" /></p><p>Apple is working on an fix, but apparently the update (<a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1490" target="_blank">here are the release notes at Apple</a>) broke several programs that used to run on PowerPC makes, such as Quicken. There are some <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2012/02/02/heres-the-fix-for-intermittent-cui-errors-following-the-10-7-3-update/" target="_blank">fixes via 9to5Mac</a> until Apple releases the update.</p>