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Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) offers some great new features.
Desktop improvements start with the Dock; it's now 3D and reflective. It's more functional too; Stacks let you fan out the contents of a folder to see them at a glance, or to display them as a grid for instant access. Windows now have a unified appearance throughout the system, including a strong drop shadow to indicate the current window.
The Finder sees a makeover, with a new iTunes-inspired CoverFlow view. PDFs, images, movies and many more files can be previewed like album artwork, making finding the right file much easier. Quick Look takes that a step further, letting you browse through most files, even in full-screen mode. A new interface onto home networking makes sharing multiple Macs at home easier, and if you're a .mac subscriber, you can now access your home Mac while you're away from home using Back to my Mac.
Spotlight now lets you search across any shared computers on your home network. It's also easy to save complex searches for easy access and advanced users can use boolean logic to construct complex queries. You can also look up dictionary definitions with calculate sums, or use Spotlight as a quick application launcher.
One of the most universally helpful tools is called Time Machine, a perfect partner for an external hard drive. More than a simple file copier, it's a routinely updated backup of every file on your system. Hourly backups are kept for the past 24 hours, daily backups are kept for a month and weekly backups are maintained for anything older. The revolutionary restore process looks great; it shows you your Mac as it looked at any time since Time Machine was activated. You can browse or search with Spotlight, or even restore old iPhoto albums.
Virtual desktops aren't new, but Spaces promises to make them easier to use and more accessible than prior solutions. A great way to access multiple virtual displays from a single display, Spaces makes it easy to switch between several screen arrangements: one for your email, another to browse in, another for word processing and a fourth for anything you like -- or up to sixteen screens in total. Switch by clicking on an overview of all your spaces, or through keyboard shortcuts.
Mail gets an update, now integrating notes and to-do lists and tying into iCal -- also revised. Templates let you send anyone (on Mac or PC) professional-looking invitations, greetings and more, using your own photos. For incoming messages, Data Detectors can automatically recognise data -- such as an address or an appointment -- and add it to Address Book or iCal on request.
iChat sees some serious improvements, and now allows you to share your iPhoto images or Keynote presentations instantly, for perfect remote presentation. Photo booth-style effects and custom backdrops let you have some fun; you can even use your own photos or videos as a backdrop. Screen sharing lets two people work on the same Mac at the same time, fantastic for technical support or remote administration.
What else? The little things matter. Boot Camp is now official and out of beta. DVD Player can recover from scratches and lets you preview chapters before you jump to them. New parental controls for limiting usage times and filtering content. Improvements to Preview and to PDF viewing in Safari. Groups can share calendars with the new iCal and the iCal Server in Leopard Server. New Automator interface and recording capabilities.
If you would like more detail, please check out Apple's list of 300 improvements, or watch their Guided Tour.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html
http://www.apple.com/macosx/guidedtour/
We offer single-user and family packs (5-user). Of course, new Macs include the current version of the system software and the latest iLife.
If you're setting up a server, Mac OS X Server is an industrial strength OS to serve a Mac or a PC network. Ask us for more detailed information. Also very helpful is Apple Remote Desktop, ideal for administrators who need remote control and install ability.
| product | retail price | edu price |
| Mac OS X 10.5 | $158 | $POA |
| Mac OS X 10.5 Family Pack | $249 | n/a |
| Mac OS X 10.5 Server (10 clients) | $POA | $POA |
| Mac OS X 10.5 Server (unlimited client) | $POA | $POA |
| Apple Remote Desktop 2 (10 clients) | $399 | $229 |
| Apple Remote Desktop 2 (unlimited clients) | $699 | $479 |