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zwida
macrumors 6502a
I may be the only one turned on by it, but I was pretty excited about the .Mac networking features. I use 3 different machines in three locations, and the idea of avoiding iDisk (or hauling stuff around on my PowerBook or iPod) is pretty appealing.
Luis
macrumors 65816
samh004
macrumors 68020
I only have one mac right now, but am planning on getting another, and that .Mac feature does sound pretty good. A lot better than it is now, that's for sure, and I've had 2 macs in the past.
JNB
macrumors 604
Boot Camp. The Sleep/Hibernate instead of complete reboot seems to bridge the gap between virtualization and the whole restart process. Dumps on Parallels & VMWare without completely pulling the rug out from under them.
All in all, though, it's the unification of the OS and integrated apps, and a tighter, more seamless interoperability.
Yup, I'm dropping the $129 (or $79...) come October, no doubt about it.
Oh, Safari3 screams on the Blackbook!
All in all, though, it's the unification of the OS and integrated apps, and a tighter, more seamless interoperability.
Yup, I'm dropping the $129 (or $79...) come October, no doubt about it.
Oh, Safari3 screams on the Blackbook!
Finder.
I've been hoping they'd do pretty much exactly what they're doing for months now... Although now I'm wondering why they just don't do away with iTunes and replace it with a Finder plugin...
I've been hoping they'd do pretty much exactly what they're doing for months now... Although now I'm wondering why they just don't do away with iTunes and replace it with a Finder plugin...
snickelfritz
macrumors 65816
The new file handling features. (Coverflow, Quicklook etc...)
My least favorite has got to be the impressive, but gimmicky new dock.
The 3D-perspective-on-glass effect is simply not flying IMO.
The dock has always been a virtual minefield and a hinderance to productivity;
It consumes screen real estate in the dimension it's needed most,
and it pops up if you mouse near it while it's hidden. (Arrgh!)
I sincerely wish that Apple would just move the stupid thing to a
dedicated layer; hidden and out of the way until you need it!!!
That would enable those who do not like it to basically ignore it.
My least favorite has got to be the impressive, but gimmicky new dock.
The 3D-perspective-on-glass effect is simply not flying IMO.
The dock has always been a virtual minefield and a hinderance to productivity;
It consumes screen real estate in the dimension it's needed most,
and it pops up if you mouse near it while it's hidden. (Arrgh!)
I sincerely wish that Apple would just move the stupid thing to a
dedicated layer; hidden and out of the way until you need it!!!
That would enable those who do not like it to basically ignore it.
Stacks, Stacks, definitely stacks. I'm not too excited about much else (perhaps Spaces), I just can't wait for a Downloads stack.
snickelfritz
macrumors 65816
Kinda - it's more an evolution of that. Automated functionality - think of it as the "smart" dock folder, that's not really a folder at all.
Oh and, superfluous visual effects a-go-go! Because it wouldn't be Macrosoft next gen OS without them =)
Phil Schiller superimposed his mouth onto Ballmer's face using iChat Theater in the keynote.
pknz
macrumors 68020
thegrandmaster
macrumors regular
New Finder, Desktop (I like the Dock! just put it off screen if you don't need it!), Quicklook ( no more opening Preview to tell one PDF from the other!) and stacks, since so much crap builds up on my desktop. 🙂
Chaszmyr
macrumors 601
My favorite new thing in Leopard is iChat if it still has the screen sharing. Otherwise the new Desktop is my favorite. I suspect I might find Quicklook pretty handy once I get my hands on it, but it doesn't actually seem particularly cool.
EDIT: How could I have forgotten? I think Core Animation is really the best thing about Leopard. I think it will make for some really amazing looking apps in the future.
EDIT: How could I have forgotten? I think Core Animation is really the best thing about Leopard. I think it will make for some really amazing looking apps in the future.
