crazzy88ss Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I went to my local Apple store today to check out 10.5. I played with it for about 30 minutes. *yawn* Sad to say, nothing really impressed me. I already have spaces, and I never use it. I had the web clip widget, not as well done as Apple's version though, and I don't use it. Time machine wouldn't work me since I don't have an external HDD. I don't like new finder, although that would probably grow on me as I get used to it. Stacks was kinda nice, but I keep my stuff so organized already I don't think I would use it. I liked the new iPhoto a lot, but that's iLIFE! Not OSX :( *sigh* Maybe once I get it I'll like it a lot better. I wouldn't drop $130 for it, though. What do you guys think so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspiria Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Excellent. Worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysmatik Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 totally worth it imho. especially for boot camp. now i use windows for work [since the company i work for uses windows for it's systems] and mac for fun/home :D much better app enchancements to work together [i.e; mail has iphoto browser built in] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Worth it, Spaces, Time Machine and the New Finder are my features that make it worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 For me the included applications weren't what swayed my purchase. The new threaded networking, and other under-the-hood changes is what made me upgrade. Leopard is a really nice revision to OS X but not a required upgrade if your already using 10.4. It's really up to you to decide if its worth the upgrade or not, but remember some applications will become Leopard only. (Infact some already have) So you may need to upgrade just to use new versions of some applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirisX Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Stacks was kinda nice, but I keep my stuff so organized already I don't think I would use it The hidden recents stack that Apple included (Turn it on via editing the Dock plist) is awesome. Totally makes Stacks worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 It's similar to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther: New Aqua and new other "cool" features primary focused on the end-user. A nice refresh is basically all it is. Overal Mac OS X Leopard really isn't all that impressive, but then again what extra major features do we really need at this point? Looking at Windows Vista I think Microsoft is facing the same problem. Maybe it's time something radical and new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted November 2, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 2, 2007 The hidden recents stack that Apple included (Turn it on via editing the Dock plist) is awesome. Totally makes Stacks worth it. What's the command? As for Leopard, the sweetness of it doesn't hit till the developers fully take advantage of the new under the hood features and tools. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmorya Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) Apple have changes about 99% of 'under the hood features' with the addition of services like Core Animation etc. Everything has been rewritten, updated or enhanced. Apparently Leopard users will notice huge changes in applications designed for Leopard next year as its now much much easier for developers to implement these new Core services including new Core Animation. e.g. Time Machine is a perfect example of an application using Core Animation. Edited November 2, 2007 by simmorya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Apple have changes about 99% of 'under the hood features' with the addition of services like Core Animation etc. Would have been nice if Apple actually used Core Animation a bit more throughout the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadaaron Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 worked paid for my copy, i installed it... im going back to tiger.... i much more prefer ubuntu though..... maybe do a windows ubuntu machine lol coz leopard really didnt impress me at all :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 The hidden recents stack that Apple included (Turn it on via editing the Dock plist) is awesome. Totally makes Stacks worth it. Elaborate, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted November 2, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 2, 2007 I love Spaces, Stacks and QuickView. Leopard is a lot better than Tiger for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirisX Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Elaborate, please. Create a new folder and add it to the first spot in the Dock. Open up the com.apple.dock.plist file from your ~/library/preferences/ folder in the plist editor (Use Property List Editor in the Developer Tools). The folder you added is in persistant-others, item 0. Change the tile-type tag to "recents-tile" and save. Open up a terminal window, and kill the dock process. It'll restart and you'll see that the stack icon has changed into a Recent Applications stack. If you right-click on it you can choose from a few different types. Stacks are become a lot more useful when they are filled dynamically. To bad you can't add a Smart folder and have it turn into a Stack. The other tile-type I know of is folder-tile which changes it from a stack back to its normal folder icon. Doesn't turn on right click navigation though. .Neo pointed this one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 To bad you can't add a Smart folder and have it turn into a Stack. Yeah that really blows. (N) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I like the sound of the background enhancements to the OS, but the visual stuff I'm not too much a fan of, except maybe the better Finder performance. I won't even consider buying it until I get a real educational discount, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted November 3, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 3, 2007 Create a new folder and add it to the first spot in the Dock. Open up the com.apple.dock.plist file from your ~/library/preferences/ folder in the plist editor (Use Property List Editor in the Developer Tools). The folder you added is in persistant-others, item 0. Change the tile-type tag to "recents-tile" and save. Open up a terminal window, and kill the dock process. It'll restart and you'll see that the stack icon has changed into a Recent Applications stack. If you right-click on it you can choose from a few different types. Stacks are become a lot more useful when they are filled dynamically. To bad you can't add a Smart folder and have it turn into a Stack. The other tile-type I know of is folder-tile which changes it from a stack back to its normal folder icon. Doesn't turn on right click navigation though. .Neo pointed this one out. Wow, awesome. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxx.xxxxxx Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Leopard has been added to my christmas list for a while now. Its good to see peoples experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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