Comments on: OS X Leopard: Upgrade? http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Yetanotherguy http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60214 Yetanotherguy Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:17:42 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60214 Personally... I thought it was a waste of $120.. I was stupid.. I admit it.. I fell for the hype and it was hype. I haven't used time machine, but I believe it requires another disk.. I already have 6 disks and a raid server tied to my machine.. I'm not buying another one at this point. After it loaded and rebooted.. it looked identical to the last version, I could tell a difference in anything except HP Director stopped working and some external mount points got screwed up. So.. I say save your money. Yetanotherguy Personally… I thought it was a waste of $120.. I was stupid.. I admit it.. I fell for the hype and it was hype. I haven’t used time machine, but I believe it requires another disk.. I already have 6 disks and a raid server tied to my machine.. I’m not buying another one at this point. After it loaded and rebooted.. it looked identical to the last version, I could tell a difference in anything except HP Director stopped working and some external mount points got screwed up.

So.. I say save your money.

Yetanotherguy

]]> By: Joe DiTomassi http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60213 Joe DiTomassi Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:02:18 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60213 Oliver, glad to hear you're a Mac guy. I've been using Macs ever since the Windows 98 debacle. I'd love to get Leopard but I'm using an original flat panel iMac, which is only 800Mhz. Here's somewhere I go to get a lot of my Mac info: <a href="http://www.macworld.com/" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.macworld.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.macworld.com/</a></a> Oliver, glad to hear you’re a Mac guy. I’ve been using Macs ever since the Windows 98 debacle. I’d love to get Leopard but I’m using an original flat panel iMac, which is only 800Mhz.

Here’s somewhere I go to get a lot of my Mac info:

http://www.macworld.com/

]]> By: Lettuce http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60212 Lettuce Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:26:34 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60212 I wouldn't think twice about adding a new Mac OS, it's very easy and very predictable, I wouldn’t think twice about adding a new Mac OS, it’s very easy and very predictable,

]]> By: here4tehbeer http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60211 here4tehbeer Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:55:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60211 I wouldn't upgrade a mission-critical or production machine until at least the .1 and possibly .2 release comes out. As megamoze points out above, many "pro" applications are going to take a while to catch up, and that includes Apple's own suite of (primarily) video-oriented apps. I'm holding off for a while, and even when I do take the plunge - I'm replacing the drive in my MBP with a 250GB model and partitioning it so that I can run both Tiger and Leopard. Some things won't be compatible for a while, and others (like Director) will likely never be happy in Leopard-Land. On a related note, someone told me that some PC pundits refer to Windows Vista as "XP - Service Pack 3". That made me LOL ;-) I wouldn’t upgrade a mission-critical or production machine until at least the .1 and possibly .2 release comes out. As megamoze points out above, many “pro” applications are going to take a while to catch up, and that includes Apple’s own suite of (primarily) video-oriented apps.

I’m holding off for a while, and even when I do take the plunge – I’m replacing the drive in my MBP with a 250GB model and partitioning it so that I can run both Tiger and Leopard. Some things won’t be compatible for a while, and others (like Director) will likely never be happy in Leopard-Land.

On a related note, someone told me that some PC pundits refer to Windows Vista as “XP – Service Pack 3″.

That made me LOL ;-)

]]> By: james http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60210 james Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:25:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60210 Mac OS upgrades generally don't slow down your system until you computer is several generations old. You're still thinking in microsoft terms. Mac OS upgrades generally don’t slow down your system until you computer is several generations old. You’re still thinking in microsoft terms.

]]> By: megamoze http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60209 megamoze Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:13:16 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60209 To me, the compelling reason to upgrade is Time Machine. I'm lazy about backups because I haven't found anything that makes it easy and incremental enough for me. I think TM is the answer. Unfortunately, I can't upgrade yet because After Effects won't be compatible until DECEMBER. Bummer! To me, the compelling reason to upgrade is Time Machine. I’m lazy about backups because I haven’t found anything that makes it easy and incremental enough for me. I think TM is the answer.

Unfortunately, I can’t upgrade yet because After Effects won’t be compatible until DECEMBER. Bummer!

]]> By: Ian http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60208 Ian Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:25:18 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60208 Oliver says: (Microsoft I'm looking right at you) What? 400MB of RAM is too much for you? /sarcasm Oliver says: (Microsoft I’m looking right at you)

What? 400MB of RAM is too much for you? /sarcasm

]]> By: Alex http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60207 Alex Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:15:04 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60207 I just upgraded my MacBook (not Pro) with it last night, and it feels a lot snappier to me! Everything opens a little faster and runs a little smoother. I'd recommend it, but I'm kind of a nerd that way. I just upgraded my MacBook (not Pro) with it last night, and it feels a lot snappier to me! Everything opens a little faster and runs a little smoother.

I’d recommend it, but I’m kind of a nerd that way.

]]> By: Phil Barron http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60206 Phil Barron Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:01:35 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60206 Do you backup your hard drive regularly? Me, neither. Leopard's Time Machine should make that necessary chore much easier to remember and actually perform; that's the biggest draw for me. Even so, I never jump on the initial release of any software, and certainly not an OS. Let the early adopters do their thing and expose any flaws in the OS, then upgrade after Apple releases the fixes. Do you backup your hard drive regularly? Me, neither. Leopard’s Time Machine should make that necessary chore much easier to remember and actually perform; that’s the biggest draw for me.

Even so, I never jump on the initial release of any software, and certainly not an OS. Let the early adopters do their thing and expose any flaws in the OS, then upgrade after Apple releases the fixes.

]]> By: OrganicGeorge http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60205 OrganicGeorge Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:55:14 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60205 Leopard is written in 64 bit code. The new apple machines to be released shortly will have Intel 64 bit processors. After the first of the year a software add on by Apple will allow you to run Mac and Windows simultaneously so no need for a PC. The new apple tablet to be released in March 08. This will be a computer screen that operates like an Iphone. VERRY COOL !!!!! You need Leopard to use the tablet computer. Leopard is written in 64 bit code.

The new apple machines to be released shortly will have Intel 64 bit processors.

After the first of the year a software add on by Apple will allow you to run Mac and Windows simultaneously so no need for a PC.

The new apple tablet to be released in March 08.
This will be a computer screen that operates like an Iphone. VERRY COOL !!!!! You need Leopard to use the tablet computer.

]]> By: Gedeon http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60204 Gedeon Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:09:31 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60204 Here are some <a href="http://gedmaheux.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/leopards-little-things/" rel="nofollow">little reasons</a> why Leopard is worth the upgrade. Here are some little reasons why Leopard is worth the upgrade.

]]> By: Mark Barton http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60203 Mark Barton Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:08:15 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60203 Not only is speed not a problem, it's my favorite feature. Leopard is distinctly snappier in every respect than Tiger, even with the eye candy. Not only is speed not a problem, it’s my favorite feature. Leopard is distinctly snappier in every respect than Tiger, even with the eye candy.

]]> By: Richard Welty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/27/os-x-leopard-upgrade/#comment-60202 Richard Welty Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:35:29 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4881#comment-60202 looking over the features being plugged, i see two of interest to me: spaces (multiple desktops you can switch between) and the backup/snapshot stuff. multiple desktops has been kicking around the unix world since the early 90s, and it's one thing i miss from my old linux laptop. all the credible window systems that run on un*x/linux have something similar, and it's damned convenient once you get used to it. looking over the features being plugged, i see two of interest to me: spaces (multiple desktops you can switch between) and the backup/snapshot stuff.
multiple desktops has been kicking around the unix world since the early 90s, and it’s one thing i miss from my old linux laptop. all the credible window systems that run on un*x/linux have something similar, and it’s damned convenient once you get used to it.

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