[Mac-talk] Leopard is HERE!

[Erica S.]

Does any else here use a Palm PDA?  I have Palm
Desktop 4.2.2.  I want to go with Leopard but am
concerned about how Palm and Leopard will interface. 
Any information you can share or point me to?

Thanks,
Erica
  
--- Chris Keller <chris.keller at consultantalliance.com>
wrote:

> After many months of waiting and an additional
> several month delay,  
> the Leopard is now in the wild.
> 
> The prior update, 10.4 Tiger was released on Friday,
> April 29, 2005,  
> but it seems like a few weeks ago.
> 
> I don't plan to waste space on stuff everyone else
> is discussing so I  
> refer you to a really great series of articles on
> Leopard, features and history at
> 
> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/25/ 
>
road_to_mac_os_x_leopard_quicktime_itunes_and_media_features.html
> 
> Read the "Road to Mac OS X Leopard" series.
> 
> Many of the rumor sites have not updated but these
> have, so check  
> them out for more 10.5 stuff:
> 
> http://www.tuaw.com/
> http://www.macnn.com/
> 
> To say  "Leopard is not a radical change but a nice
> incremental  
> change to the OS" is speaking as a Hobbist and
> not as a user or learning from recent history.
> 
> Here are the top 10 reasons: (Sorry, David
> Letterman)
> 
> 1. Now Microsoft has something to copy for their
> NEXT version of  
> Windows.
> 2. Apple learned from Vista, users don't want major
> change to what  
> they have learned and know.
> 3. It isn't necessary to change the interface
> drastically to make the  
> user's experience
> drastically better. Just focus on the difficult or
> things that get in  
> the way.
> 5. The changes "under the hood" (Apple's term) will
> make for  
> substantial benefits for users
> going forward. Expect many Application updates to
> come in a few days  
> to weeks and expect a number of them
> to be 10.5 only.
> 5. The addition of simple and ubiquitous support of
> screen sharing  
> and information sharing does
> what a computer should do, allow better
> communication. Not restrict  
> it. (Confirm or Deny)
> 6. Keeping older Applications running while adding
> new features and  
> technology. Something else Microsoft has yet to
> learn.
> 7. Using and creating open standards and being a
> complete UNIX peer,  
> will help make sure that 2007 isn't like 1984,
> even if Microsoft has different ideas.
> 8. Leopard seems to actually be faster. For the
> machines it is  
> supported on, Leopard is actually faster then Tiger!
> as for Vista --  
> I think not.
> 9. The collaborative features of Desktop and Server
> will be a way for  
> Apple to get through the strangle hold that
> Microsoft has in some  
> businesses.
> 10. This update so far, has been great, albeit just
> a few hours of  
> continuous use. I have yet to find an Application
> that isn't usable,  
> even older ones like
> FileMaker 6, unlike Vista which we found in about 10
> minutes.
> 
> AN IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THE LAST POST:
> 
> One thing is gone. Before you update, make sure you
> are NOT using  
> anything that requires Classic.
> 
> Classic is finally gone, no support, even on Power
> PC's
> ----------
> Warning: Objects on the calendar are closer than
> they appear.
> 
> CJK
> 
> Chief Technical Officer, Consultant Alliance
> http://www.ConsultantAlliance.com/
> ACHD 10.4 ACN Member
> 
> Chris.Keller at ConsultantAlliance.com
> 626-286-2350
> 626-286-0181 Fax
> 
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