The Tiger is out!

**bwana** · 03-05-2005 11:15 PM

Well I took the plunge and let the Tiger (Mac’s new OS – 10.4) out of the cage. I’m impressed. It’s not just the ease of the upgrade and never being asked to enter a serial number but the overall improvements in speed and appearance.

There are a host of nifty features, my favorites being – a stack of useful widgets a la konfabulator, my screensaver is now a highly stylized but easily readable RSS feed of my choice (currently set to MyAdsl), Spotlight searching makes finding anything almost too easy, and the iChat upgrade that just makes me wish I had a faster internet connection (512 adsl currently) so I could try out the multiway video .

Security wise its built on Unix so I don’t have to say much more than that do I?

Any other Mac users contemplating the upgrade I say go for it. Make a carbon copy of your existing hdd first if you like and then install away. It took a 1/2 hour to install on my G4 powerbook followed by 45 minutes of background indexing by Spotlight (60+gb on a 100gb hdd to get through).

Anyhow – more exploring to do!

**tibby.dude** · 03-05-2005 11:42 PM

Lucky bastard !!!!

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**bwana** · 04-05-2005 12:37 AM

I know

But I'm not one to gloat.

**dominic** · 04-05-2005 06:47 AM

i see that they are being sued for patent infringement wrt Tiger...[sorry no link]

**kilps** · 04-05-2005 07:26 AM

I saw that as well - what a joke

I can't wait to get Tiger for the mac - its currently running OS9 so I will need to upgrade my software

- expensive

**bb_matt** · 04-05-2005 07:47 AM

Well, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to talk about it here, but I tried the latest Longhorn build and can only say that it will be 2007 before it's ready !

MacOSx is way ahead as usual - will definately be making the switch next year for a work machine !

**fergus** · 04-05-2005 07:59 AM

The story about the lawsuit is here.

**bb_matt** · 04-05-2005 08:04 AM

Red Hat Founder Offers Help in Apple vs.Tiger Lawsuit

In a snarl over 'tiger'

http://www.globetechnology.com/servl...ry/Technology/

**bwana** · 04-05-2005 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by bb_matt

Well, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to talk about it here, but I tried the latest Longhorn build and can only say that it will be 2007 before it's ready !

MacOSx is way ahead as usual - will definately be making the switch next year for a work machine !

Excuse the pun - but are you saying longhorn is a load of bull? (longhorn=>breed of cattle=>bull)

**fergus** · 04-05-2005 09:50 AM

I think you're onto something there bwana

If I could afford a Powerbook I'd get one no question. The only problem is they're so much more expensive than regular notebooks.

**bb_matt** · 04-05-2005 09:58 AM

Over here they are expensive, yeah.

Of course the shops like ZA store have all the excuses in the book for their 35 to 40% markups.

**bwana** · 04-05-2005 10:23 AM

Price is always an issue - the cheapest place to get a mac has always been state-side. ZA prices are similar to UK prices.

Also, keep in mind their laptops are durable - I'm still using my 15" Powerbook from 4 years ago even though I just got a new one - actually - I gave it to my wife to abuse.

**kilps** · 04-05-2005 10:37 AM

I think the prices are going down - still nothing like the Us's prices but ts a start - I think its the import tax they have to pay, and all companies have to make a profit

BTw - I worked it out - an ipod mini is half the price in the US (from SA)