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Leopard’s launch
on the Apple website. According
to Apple’s website, there are more
than 300 new features in the operating
system, along with a brandnew
look and improved security
features.
But for $150, is it worth to upgrade
to the new Leopard?
Leopard comes with more practical
functions than OS Tiger, its
predecessor. The new Dock and
Finder allows users reach your
documents more quickly. Apple
also introduced Stacks, Spotlight
search engine, and Cover Flow
views. The new Finder adds Cover
Flow views, like the one you have in
iTunes when you search your music
by seeing their cover artwork.
In spite of its new look, it seems
that Apple has unchanged theme.
“Apple seems to have settled on
a fairly consistent interface. The
color scheme is largely monochromatic—
shades of gray with
slight gradients,” said Jason Snell,
Macworld editorial director.
Moreover, Apple paid serious attention
to their operating system’s
security features. “Leopard’s revamped
Firewall adds much more
granular control of the network
traffic that is allowed to and from
the Mac,” said Steve Mermelstein
on lockergnome.com.
“Most regular users won’t notice
the fact that several Leopard applications
are ‘sandboxed’ with restricted
access privileges that make
them less likely to be used as tools
in a hacker attack.” said Snell.
However, upgrades on Leopard
may be better or worse. Some users
commented on apple.com
that with over 300 new features, it
works slower than Tiger.
“The Dock’s new Stacks feature
is a mess, replacing a utilitarian
approach to stashing folders in
the Dock…with a snazzy but generally
less useful pop-up window
featuring a stack or grid of icons,”
said Snell.
So, does the new Leopard work
for you? It’s depends on what you
need: If you are user with a really
high load, keeping Tiger may be
the best option.
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