Leopard: The Upgrade We’ve All Been Waiting For

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:27:27 -0500

Apple’s new operating system Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) has many new feature that make it easier to use and more impressive to look at. With over 300 new feature it is packed with helpful tidbits to make small things easier to do. Most of the changes were minimal, exect for a few major ones. The following are the ones that I find most useful:

Spotlight was greatly upgraded and now performs like it is supposed to - fast!
Quick look allows you to see a preview of any document without opening the application.
Stacks provide a useful way to access files - I use it to quickly launch an application.
Spaces make it easier to keep your desktop clean by giving you many
There are numerous small upgrades that make everything nicer and more user friendly. For instance, now the iCal icon in the dock show the correct date, even when it is not open.
Boot Camp is now included in the OS which makes installing windows even easier.

In the end this upgrade provides enough positive changes to have made me get it.

Macbook: The Perfect Balance Of Power And Portability

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:47:35 -0500

The Macbook is a notebook worth a lot of praise. I think it is the best notebook Apple offers for the price. It’s combination of power and portability make it a valuable computer.

I use the original Macbook Core Duo with a 2 GHz processor and 1 GB of ram. I have had hardly any issues with it and I love it. It works fast and efficiently and does everything that I need it to.

For the average person the Macbook is the perfect personal computer. Even though it is not quite as fast as the Macbook pro, it performs well under normal circumstances. If you need to do a lot of video editing, however, it would not be the best choice. Of course in that situation, it would probably be best to have a desktop.

When I first purchased my Macbook, it came with Tiger. Since then I have upgraded to Leopard and it works amazingly well.

All in all, I find the Macbook to be a great laptop!

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Leopard: The Upgrade We’ve All Been Waiting For

Macbook: The Perfect Balance Of Power And Portability