Uh... do you have a link to that background, Lermex?
http://bayimg.com/FAgaeAabf - it's on the main article on the front page.
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http://bayimg.com/FAgaeAabf - it's on the main article on the front page.
I've been pretty disappointed at Leopard all along. I guess I was expecting a lot more innovation from Apple.
Ideas I think Apple missed the boat on:
1. Have your Mac behave like a wireless headset for your iPhone. Send texts. Answer calls, etc. See who is calling on screen, etc. I know about BluePhone Elite, but Apple could do a much better job
2. A re-think of how people can manage tasks/email/scheduling. In an age where many people use their inbox for storage of emails, pending tasks, follow-ups from bosses and subordinates, etc., and need to map these emails to tasks, time, etc., a re-think of this process and the tools around it is something well suited for Apple. Programs like iGTD are trying in this area, but it is too complicated. I see how the email and tasks are headed in the right direction, but the current implementation just falls short.
But with that said, I am beginning to get excited about Leopard.
I wasn't crazy about the new desktop, but as I spent time studying the new Dock, and how the Dock with the new default desktop image looks 3D together, and I think it's very cool. It almost seems like the Dock is sitting there on the edge of space.
Still not sure about the Menu Bar, but I think the changes made in the latest build help a great deal in terms of usability. But the other changes on the UI look great, and I agree that Apple has made a lot of little enhancements which are nice. (Just look at the subtle changes in the icons in the System Preferences.)
Yes, I still think there were some huge missed opportunities. But with that said, Leopard is looking to be a solid upgrade, for no other reason than more speed--especially for the Intel computers--and a consistent UI.
I am sure Spaces will speed up how I use my computer in the many unexpected ways as Exposé did.
I think the ability to use other computers remotely will be a huge help for people who work with Macs in multiple locations.
And time machine, in an era where our most valuable memories have moved from the shoe box to our hard drives, is an critical enhancement.
Yes, I am getting excited for Leopard. I just hope the quality is really solid and Apple doesn't release it before it's ready.
Ideas I think Apple missed the boat on:
1. Have your Mac behave like a wireless headset for your iPhone. Send texts. Answer calls, etc. See who is calling on screen, etc. I know about BluePhone Elite, but Apple could do a much better job
2. A re-think of how people can manage tasks/email/scheduling. In an age where many people use their inbox for storage of emails, pending tasks, follow-ups from bosses and subordinates, etc., and need to map these emails to tasks, time, etc., a re-think of this process and the tools around it is something well suited for Apple. Programs like iGTD are trying in this area, but it is too complicated. I see how the email and tasks are headed in the right direction, but the current implementation just falls short.
But with that said, I am beginning to get excited about Leopard.
I wasn't crazy about the new desktop, but as I spent time studying the new Dock, and how the Dock with the new default desktop image looks 3D together, and I think it's very cool. It almost seems like the Dock is sitting there on the edge of space.
Still not sure about the Menu Bar, but I think the changes made in the latest build help a great deal in terms of usability. But the other changes on the UI look great, and I agree that Apple has made a lot of little enhancements which are nice. (Just look at the subtle changes in the icons in the System Preferences.)
Yes, I still think there were some huge missed opportunities. But with that said, Leopard is looking to be a solid upgrade, for no other reason than more speed--especially for the Intel computers--and a consistent UI.
I am sure Spaces will speed up how I use my computer in the many unexpected ways as Exposé did.
I think the ability to use other computers remotely will be a huge help for people who work with Macs in multiple locations.
And time machine, in an era where our most valuable memories have moved from the shoe box to our hard drives, is an critical enhancement.
Yes, I am getting excited for Leopard. I just hope the quality is really solid and Apple doesn't release it before it's ready.
It's called conditioning. Similar to when animals are trained to associate, eg, a colour or a sound with some sort of punishment.
Personally, I'm excited about it. It looks like it's got some great new features.
Sadly, I am stuck on a pc until december... got a while to wait, don't I?
Sadly, I am stuck on a pc until december...
got a while to wait, don't I?What I think speaks more for the opening video is the inclusion of new language's words/phrases for Welcome. I don't think that here has been previously an Apple-sponsored translation of Portuguese or Russian, both of which represent sizeable language populations (Brasilian, parts of Africa, and Portugal for Portuguese, and of course all of Russia and parts of former soviet territories for Russian). Apple has a site for Brasilians but I've not been aware of their programs being released yet in Portuguese. And they have no market presence or web presence for that matter in Russia as far as I know.
Looks good...cool new Video, and all the features look great.
Glad to know Apple will have 10.5 on time(this time)
Glad to know Apple will have 10.5 on time(this time)
The new default desktop, in my opinion, is much better than the grass. Grass is just... well, very "Vista." And I love the new intro movie!
Lookin' good Leopard!
6Mbps? Not that great. I'm on 16Mpbs, and I know people on 24Mbps (in England).
6Mbps? Not that great. I'm on 16Mpbs, and I know people on 24Mbps (in England).
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I imagine it's easier to spread high bandwidth Internet in a country that's about the size of Minnesota. Also does your government control the Internet etc? When I lived in Europe I noticed technologies rolled out faster as the government was more in charge of it than were companies.
Be greatful, most homes in the US aren't able to get DSL or cable internet... Even those who are able to generally live to far away from the ISP to get anything more than 3 Mbps . Places like japan and s. Korea can easily obtain upwards of 100 Mbps for real cheap. The US is wayyyyy behind on broadband
Could we please, pretty please, get a few shots of the desktop with a few different backgrounds to see how the menu bar has changed? Like the default Tiger one and the one with the clown fish?
Love you Lermex
Love you Lermex
That intro video is wonderful. It's really cool... If I do say so myself... the countdown to Leopard HAS begun! 
I like the changes I see to the menu bar and the desktop picture - it was too Vista-ish before! I hated the grass and the completely-transparent menu bar, but it looks a lot better now.
I also liked the video, looking good.
I also liked the video, looking good.
have the close, minimize, maximize buttons always looked that weird? (take a look at the new pics)
hopefully thats now how it will look in the final build...it's not very easy on the eyes...well, my eyes at least.
Yeah yeah and this is the same drivel we here every single time a major update is close. "Yeah its so much faster", And SOO amazing" until we actually get it an its like a major disappointment because ppl like you greatly exaggerate EVERYTHING about the OS. Im sick of listening to ppl like you misinformants. When i eventually get the OS im always disappointed as it is NEVER a massive speed increase like everyone talks about, usually sure a very minor improvement in speed in some cases but never as significant you promoted.
Besides a stupid looking oversized bulging Dock, which one still cant permanently hide an reactivate it only when needed (and to think Apple actually listened to those people spoofing over that crap Solaris Glass interface) and whoopy do dar Spaces and coverflow view, there is nothing of particular interest in Leopard as far as im concerned. There is no Resolution Independence and no Quartz 2D Extreme and basically no GPU acceleration of any other kind including MPEG (variants) of video. No ability to save and reload a session on login from a last logged session like Linux. No ZFS, no ability to change system font types an sizes, absolutely no significant improvement to the Dumb POS Finder which everyone HATES, no change to Open/Save Dialogs which most ppl HATE and find completely useless.
What an overhyped overdue copy of Vista. Yeah the power of Unix so dumbed down a retard can use it great!!
I've been pretty disappointed at Leopard all along. I guess I was expecting a lot more innovation from Apple.
1. Have your Mac behave like a wireless headset for your iPhone. Send texts. Answer calls, etc. See who is calling on screen, etc. I know about BluePhone Elite, but Apple could do a much better job
There's a way to use bluetooth phones with address book, that displays the cakker ID (adress book entry) of your callers as well as SMS and dialing from within address book. Just set up your Mac's bluetooth with your iPhone and you'll see something like this.
Note: I don't have an iPhone, but a SE W810i. Adress book syncing and caller ID works nicely, SMS doesn't and the calendar is always 1 hour early on the phone which makes it pretty unusable.
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Thanks to all of the programmers and designers at Apple for their hard work. Leopard looks like it will be awesome!
Hope you all get a nice raise and a vacation after it ships.
Let's hope they ALL don't get a vacation right away - who's going to do the updates and address issues that arise?
I've been pretty disappointed at Leopard all along. I guess I was expecting a lot more innovation from Apple.
1. Have your Mac behave like a wireless headset for your iPhone. Send texts. Answer calls, etc. See who is calling on screen, etc. I know about BluePhone Elite, but Apple could do a much better job
There's a way to use bluetooth phones with address book, that displays the cakker ID (adress book entry) of your callers as well as SMS and dialing from within address book. Just set up your Mac's bluetooth with your iPhone and you'll see something like this.
Note: I don't have an iPhone, but a SE W810i. Adress book syncing and caller ID works nicely, SMS doesn't and the calendar is always 1 hour early on the phone which makes it pretty unusable.
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I know about this. This is not what I meant.
Go check out BluePhone Elite and you'll see what I am talking about. Apple has missed the boat in tying the devises together.