Tiger goodness
I finally bought Tiger and got it installed last night. No doubt that it was worth the money. I didn’t buy it right away because of the performance concerns with my mini, but that is not an issue at all. The upgrade went very smoothly, but I had to wonder why it needed to install all 14 some language packs, especially after it asks what language to install.
I got Safari to crash within five minutes, but after installing all of the software updates, I have had no problems. It is so much easier to install one update patch than it was when I re-installed XP on my PC a couple of months ago. One update patch as opposed to 17 patches so that I could install SP2, and then another 22 patches after that. Needless to say, Microsoft could learn a few things from Apple.
Some of the hightlights:
- Spotlight: Haven’t used it too much yet, but initial impressions are that it is superior to any other desktop search engines that I have used.
- Dashboard: One of the coolest features of Tiger, and since I waited a few months before getting it, there are already lots of cool widgets available.
- Finder: The new smart folders show a lot of promise.
- Mail: Love the new style. I never really did like the old layout, and the new interface seems a lot cleaner.
September 6th, 2005 at 6:11 pm
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