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… after installing the latest Google Maps Plugin update, uninstall the old version:

/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/BTGoogleMaps.bundle
/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/BTGoogleEarth.bundle
/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/BTGoogleDirections.bundle
/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/BTGooglePreferences.bundle
/Library/Frameworks/GoogleMapsShared.framework

As per the last news post, this upgrade is only necessary if you use Address Book in 32-bit mode in Snow Leopard. It does not add any new features or fixes.

For the Plugin users coming from MacUpdate or VersionTracker: I don’t read those sites at all. I don’t update the content on those sites, they post the updates themselves (whether I’d like them to or not). Please don’t leave comments on MacUpdate and VersionTracker with support questions, I will not answer them there. Thanks.

Fixed a bug with Snow Leopard users running Address Book in 32-bit mode.

Also, ditched the Apple Installer package for my custom installer that I use with PostCheck. It simply moves the plugins and the required framework to your personal Library folder. If you used the previous installer and installed for All Users… uninstall the previous version first or it won’t work.

If you don’t run Address Book in 32-bit mode in Snow Leopard, you don’t need to upgrade, nothing else is new.

PostCheck 1.9.2 fixes a bug with saving certain preferences. I’ve also whipped up a custom installer. Apple’s installer is too picky about permissions and authorization and not very suitable for a simple install-in-home-folder situation. If you’ve previously installed PostCheck for all users of your computer, you can either manually install the plugin in the Address Book Plug-Ins folder, or remove the shared plugin and install this new version in your personal Library.

I’ve tracked down a few problems since my move to using Apple’s Installer. If you have problems please let me know. I’m currently debating between a compromise with Apple’s Installer vs. going back to my own custom installers for the plugins. Neither is exactly what I want.

I just posted my first update to the Google Maps Plugin in over two years! Version 2.7 supports Snow Leopard in 64-bit. Unfortunately, it drops support for 10.3.9, but Panther users can still download the previous 2.6.3 version. I’ve also replaced my home-built installer with a proper Apple installer package. Let me know if something doesn’t work as expected.

PostCheck 1.9.1 is available. It doesn’t add any new features or fix anything. But this version will run OS X 10.4 or higher and is both 32 and 64-bit compatible. Now I don’t need to maintain two separate downloads. I’ve also ditched my custom installer script in favor of using Apple’s PackageMaker to make a proper installer for the plugin. The installer still installs into your Home folder, so if you’d like it to be available for everyone that uses your computer, you’ll need to manually move the plugin from [Your Home]/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/PostCheck.bundle to /Library/Address Book Plug-Ins.

I’ll be working on an update for the Google Maps Plugin for Snow Leopard soon. It relies on some 3rd-party frameworks that may need to be updated for 64-bit support first. I’ll be looking into it over the next couple days.

PostCheck 1.9 is now available. It’s compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, both 32 and 64-bit. (It should be compatible with 10.5 as well, but is not yet tested with it.)

PostCheck 1.8.2 will remain available for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard for the time being, until I get things organized and updated to properly support Tiger alongside Snow Leopard. PostCheck 1.9 does not offer any new features.