Brief Hands-On Report--Apple released iChat Update 1.0

Apple's iChat Update 1.0 is available for download via Software Update or as a stand-alone updater (PPC version or Universal version). According to Apple,

This update renews the .Mac certificate required by iChat for encrypting text, audio and video conferences.

We downloaded iChat Update 1.0 and installed it in a variety of Macs, both Intel-based and PowerPC-based, such as: 2.33GHz 15" MacBook Pro C2D, 24" iMac C2D, 20" iMac CD, 1.66GHz Mac mini CD, Power Mac G4 Cube and 12" PowerBook G4. Only one Mac had a problem, a gray screen on restarting but a second restart was problem free and thereafter--our 15" MacBook Pro C2D.

The update installed iChat 3.1.6 (Build 441) on our both our Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs. We used both built-in and FireWire iSight cameras afterward on several of the Macs with no problems. [Bill Fox & Dana Baggett]