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January 2008
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The editors liked
Easy backup tools
Major improvements in included applications
Addresses numerous shortcomings from previous OS versions
Improved security and networking functions
Data detection in Mail is superb
Time Machine makes backing up easy
Loads of small upgrades
Quick Look & Cover Flow view in Finder
Elegant backup via Time Machine
Finder offers powerful navigation tweaks
Novel workspace customisation through Spaces virtual desktops
Integration with web data and applications
Cover Flow visualises file browsing
IChat Theater offers greenscreen...
Spaces
Time Machine
Stacks
Parental Controls
The editors didn't like
Dock features seem poorly thought out
Illegible menu items with some Desktop backgrounds
Some bugs in Spaces window behaviour Min specs
Min specs
Intel or PowerPC G4 867MHz or higher or G5 processor
512MB RAM
7GB of free hard-disk space
Time Machine doesn’t like network drives
The new folder icons are dull
Umption benchmark
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Abstract: If Leopard and Vista got in a fight, who would win? Well, one is a feline predator and the other is a view. While hardly comparable in those terms, solution providers need to consider how Apples latest operating system stacks up in comparison to Micro...
Abstract: Theres not much in Leopard that you could call new, as in never seen before. What I see instead is what I call a revolution of evolution. There are many things that suddenly work better than ever before, or just more efficiently, or, in some cases, fi...
Time Machine is a great backup tool
Looks excellent
The manual isnt good at explaining the new features
A strong upgrade that can be recommended to all Mac users.
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Published: 2007-11-02, Author: John , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: Here we sit, a week after the Leopard launch, exhausted. Like the machine at Ikea that opens and closes the drawers in the kitchen section over and over again to show how strong they are, I’ve pounded at Leopard with a vengeance, opening and closing...
Several killer features; low system requirements; cheaper than most versions of Windows Vista
Time Machine backup app is limited in functionality; iChat has limited support for instant-messaging applications
Mac owners that like working faster and smarter will like OS X 10.5 Leopard. Upgrading to Leopard isnt absolutely necessary, but we strongly recommend doing so....
Time Machine makes backing up extremely easy, Cover Flow and Quick Look help users find files, Mail can create attractive stationery, as well as Notes and To-Dos, Improved parental controls, Works well on older Macs
Time Machine can’t back up to shared network storage, Stacks isn’t an improvement over old method of storing folders in the Dock, iCal still isn’t robust enough as a calendar
Abstract: Mac OS 10.5, aka Leopard, may be the most analyzed release of an operating system upgrade in Apple’s history, coming as it does into a flourishing blogosphere after a multi-month (and leaky) beta cycle and an extra six months of rumination, contempl...
Abstract: I previously wrote about the features I was anxiously awaiting in Leopard. I’m happy to say that the OS has met and exceeded my expectations.InstallThe package arrived at 10:30am on Friday. Unfortunately, I was on the road for business and coul...
Abstract: IntroductionBackgroundLeopards new lookLeopards new look (continued)The Kernel64-bitFSEventsCore AnimationQuartz GLCore UIInternals grab bagThe FinderThe DockTime MachinePerformanceGrab bagWelcome to tomorrow Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: the Ars Technica ...
Abstract: The Mac is on a roll. Apple Inc.’s perennially praised but slow-selling Macintosh computers have surged in popularity in the past few years, with sales growing much faster than the overall PC market, especially in the U.S. By some measures, Mac lapt...
