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EvEr34 · 27 October 2007, 08:53 AM

Just installed Leopard. So far so good. Lots of neat little apps. Some of these apps do not operate the way I initially thought they would but the work nonetheless and pretty well at that.

Spaces is probably the app i'll use the most and it works as described.

COOL!

BLSampson · 27 October 2007, 09:03 AM

Cool, I plan on getting mine tomorrow.

EvEr34 · 27 October 2007, 09:04 AM

Safari is about 2 times faster if not more. Wicked

BLSampson · 27 October 2007, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by EvEr34

Safari is about 2 times faster if not more. Wicked

Are there increased RAM requirements? I'm currently running 2 gigs.

EvEr34 · 27 October 2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BLSampson

Are there increased RAM requirements? I'm currently running 2 gigs.

Nah! i'm running 1.5mb on my powerbook on airport extreme network and browser has never been this fast. I just ran a stress test and exactly 48 web pages one after another and took a total of 82 sec.

ohsixx · 27 October 2007, 09:04 AM

Too tired to go tonight; picking it up in the morning.

EvEr34 · 27 October 2007, 09:10 AM

I had pre-ordered couple weeks ago. Fedex guy showed at my house around 4 and he had 40 stops for the same package to be delivered tonight.

colemanitis · 27 October 2007, 09:03 AM

Time Machine looks really cool if you have an external hard-drive!

EvEr34 · 27 October 2007, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by colemanitis

Time Machine looks really cool if you have an external hard-drive!

I'm not sure but I think time machine was not supposed to need an external HD at first. Not sure though.

Is there such a thing as a wireless HD??

colemanitis · 27 October 2007, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by EvEr34

I'm not sure but I think time machine was not supposed to need an external HD at first. Not sure though.

Is there such a thing as a wireless HD??

It's a backup program. You'll need an external drive for your backups.

EvEr34 · 27 October 2007, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by colemanitis

It's a backup program. You'll need an external drive for your backups.

I know what it is.

When I first heard of time machine I thought the backups would be partitioned on the same hard drive. I guess I had just misunderstood the whole application.

colemanitis · 27 October 2007, 10:16 AM

I suppose you could use your hard drive, but what if your computer crashes?

EvEr34 · 27 October 2007, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by colemanitis

I suppose you could use your hard drive, but what if your computer crashes?

I agree. Like I said I thought it was going to act more like a "restore" on a PC. I'll just get an ext. HD.

Paulie · 27 October 2007, 12:18 PM

I have three Mac's in the house. My 2Ghz G5 iMac 20", my old 15" TiBook G4/800mhz and an original 15" iLamp 700mhz. The Min specs for speed and Leopard is 867Mhz.

So I'm going to wait and see if they hack the bios on the TiBooks to let it install on my 800Mhz. The iLamp will end up being an Ubuntu linux box. :)

Funny, I bought the Aqua Terra instead of a computer. I bet the wife is shocked.

Lol-x · 27 October 2007, 12:36 PM

Seems to run O.K. on my mac mini with 2gig of memory.
Safari still isn't as good as Firefox IMHO. Safari isn't compatable with the Yahoo Mail interface that has been around now for more than 6 months

Paulie · 27 October 2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Lol-x

Seems to run O.K. on my mac mini with 2gig of memory.
Safari still isn't as good as Firefox IMHO. Safari isn't compatable with the Yahoo Mail interface that has been around now for more than 6 months

Have you tried Camino? It's another Mozilla based browser, but from he ground up using Mac style interface. One feature that I like better than Firefox is Camino uses the MacOS keychain to store passwords.

http://caminobrowser.org/

Governor · 27 October 2007, 04:22 PM

I just hope these new OS releases are worthy of making what was good mac hardware now technically obsolete.

i.e.G4

daunwaun · 27 October 2007, 11:44 PM

oh you mac guys

ohsixx · 28 October 2007, 06:01 AM

It does seem faster for sure.

Lol-x · 28 October 2007, 05:25 PM

It is much faster for printing, not delay at all, very good.
Still haven't tried spaces yet.
Can't seem to understand the new expanding dock.
I'd say it is worth the $150 upgrade price.

EvEr34 · 28 October 2007, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Lol-x

It is much faster for printing, not delay at all, very good.
Still haven't tried spaces yet.
Can't seem to understand the new expanding dock.
I'd say it is worth the $150 upgrade price.

what do you mean by expanding dock.?

Lol-x · 28 October 2007, 10:53 PM

There are some icons that are supposed to extend out from the dock across the screen.

EvEr34 · 29 October 2007, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Lol-x

There are some icons that are supposed to extend out from the dock across the screen.

Ok got you. I'm using this option as follows. There are many files within one category that I use often. Instead of cluttering the desktop with these files I have create a folder to keep them in and have moved this folder to the "stacks" section of the dock. When they are needed I just click on that folder and they will fan out. From there I pick the one I want. Many folders can be created.

It accelerates the selection of a file and decluters the desktop.

AardTech · 29 October 2007, 02:46 AM

upgrading two Macs tomorrow; current-gen 24" iMac and 13" MacBook, both running 2GB RAM and 10.4.10 right now.

Downing · 29 October 2007, 05:18 AM

Picked up the Leopard family pack last night and put it on my MBP and my wife's MB, no problems.

I'm still playing around with it. Not sure I'm getting a lot of bang for the buck for what I use my laptop for, but it wasn't a lot of bucks so no complaints here.

My wife's been trying to run Windows Vista via Parallels on her MB for some time now. Even with 2 gigs of RAM it's running verrrrry slooooowly. I think we'll give Boot Camp a try.

27 October 2007, 08:53 AM	#1
EvEr34 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,909	Mac heads! Just installed Leopard. So far so good. Lots of neat little apps. Some of these apps do not operate the way I initially thought they would but the work nonetheless and pretty well at that. Spaces is probably the app i'll use the most and it works as described. COOL!

27 October 2007, 09:03 AM	#2
BLSampson "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bryan Location: Kansas City, MO Watch: TT Blue Submariner Posts: 930	Cool, I plan on getting mine tomorrow. __________________ Yoboman "People sleep safely in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

27 October 2007, 09:04 AM	#6
ohsixx "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Real Name: Mark Location: Florida Watch: Make a guess! Posts: 1,515	Too tired to go tonight; picking it up in the morning. __________________ 16613 Submariner 116523 Daytona Panerai 104 "Speedy Pro"

27 October 2007, 09:03 AM	#8
colemanitis "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Jeff Location: Florida Watch: PAM 1090 Posts: 3,723	Time Machine looks really cool if you have an external hard-drive! __________________ Member #471

27 October 2007, 10:16 AM	#12
colemanitis "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Jeff Location: Florida Watch: PAM 1090 Posts: 3,723	I suppose you could use your hard drive, but what if your computer crashes? __________________ Member #471

27 October 2007, 09:10 AM	#7
EvEr34 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,909	I had pre-ordered couple weeks ago. Fedex guy showed at my house around 4 and he had 40 stops for the same package to be delivered tonight.

27 October 2007, 12:18 PM	#14
Paulie "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicagoland Watch: GMTII and OP! Posts: 1,272	I have three Mac's in the house. My 2Ghz G5 iMac 20", my old 15" TiBook G4/800mhz and an original 15" iLamp 700mhz. The Min specs for speed and Leopard is 867Mhz. So I'm going to wait and see if they hack the bios on the TiBooks to let it install on my 800Mhz. The iLamp will end up being an Ubuntu linux box. :) Funny, I bought the Aqua Terra instead of a computer. I bet the wife is shocked. __________________

27 October 2007, 12:36 PM	#15
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,593	Seems to run O.K. on my mac mini with 2gig of memory. Safari still isn't as good as Firefox IMHO. Safari isn't compatable with the Yahoo Mail interface that has been around now for more than 6 months

27 October 2007, 04:22 PM	#17
Governor "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: london Watch: out your next! Posts: 14	I just hope these new OS releases are worthy of making what was good mac hardware now technically obsolete. i.e.G4

27 October 2007, 11:44 PM	#18
daunwaun "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Ken Location: toronto Watch: 18K YG Day Date Posts: 2,985	oh you mac guys __________________ DAUNWAUN

28 October 2007, 06:01 AM	#19
ohsixx "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Real Name: Mark Location: Florida Watch: Make a guess! Posts: 1,515	It does seem faster for sure. __________________ 16613 Submariner 116523 Daytona Panerai 104 "Speedy Pro"

28 October 2007, 05:25 PM	#20
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,593	It is much faster for printing, not delay at all, very good. Still haven't tried spaces yet. Can't seem to understand the new expanding dock. I'd say it is worth the $150 upgrade price.

28 October 2007, 10:53 PM	#22
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,593	There are some icons that are supposed to extend out from the dock across the screen.

29 October 2007, 02:46 AM	#24
AardTech Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 67	upgrading two Macs tomorrow; current-gen 24" iMac and 13" MacBook, both running 2GB RAM and 10.4.10 right now.

29 October 2007, 05:18 AM	#25
Downing "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Real Name: Downing Location: Portland, Oregon Watch: SD ExpII GO Nav ND Posts: 1,640	Picked up the Leopard family pack last night and put it on my MBP and my wife's MB, no problems. I'm still playing around with it. Not sure I'm getting a lot of bang for the buck for what I use my laptop for, but it wasn't a lot of bucks so no complaints here. My wife's been trying to run Windows Vista via Parallels on her MB for some time now. Even with 2 gigs of RAM it's running verrrrry slooooowly. I think we'll give Boot Camp a try. __________________ One if by land, one if by sea, one if by air and one uh, just to tell time. Rolex Explorer II White Rolex Sea-Dweller Glashütte Original Navigator Panerai 183 G Black Seal

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