Guest trancepriest Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 My Mac Pro 8 core is even faster now than before. The multi-core optimization is so real. Before I was having a problem with Frame Controls in Compressor 3 (all Mac Pro 8 cores were affected) jobs were taking forever compared to a G5 or Quad Mac Pro.. even the MBP's. A transcode job that would take me an hour before is now 12 minutes.AutoFS mounting of network volumes is bad ass. No more spinning beachball when you forget to unmount a network volume. I am a happy man. I'm still looking into the unknown features. People really got to be idiots to buy a PC now... complete fools.... brain dead zombie fools. I'm never ever touching a Windows OS again... NEVER.Features I like the most:Multicore OptimizedTake full advantage of modern architectures with multiple processor cores with improved scheduling, memory management, and processor affinity algorithms.AutoFSAutomatically mount and dismount network filesystems on separate threads to improve responsiveness and reliability.Quick LookLook inside any document without launching an application. Use Quick Look with documents, images, songs, and movies and get a large-size preview of the file. Flip through multipage documents, preview movies, even add images to iPhoto. You can use Quick Look in Finder, Mail, and Time Machine.Full History SearchEasily find web pages you have visited. Safari indexes all of the text in websites that you browse. Even weeks later, Safari will be able to find a web page that matches your search.Search Shared MacsSearch any Mac on your network. Use Spotlight to find files just like you do on your Mac — by name, contents, or even metadata. You can search any connected Mac with Personal File Sharing enabled or a file server that’s sharing its files.Time Machine (this backup feature and the way Apple implemented it is revolutionary).iChat (so many new features... all wicked)Instant Screen Sharing from the Finder (already using this extensively)Start an interactive screen sharing session with other Macs on your network. Just select the Mac from your sidebar and (if authorized) you can see and control the Mac as if you were right in front of it. Change a system preference, publish an iPhoto library, or add a new playlist to iTunes.Guest Log-In AccountsAllow anyone to surf the web and check email as a guest on your Mac. When they log out of the guest account, Mac OS X purges the account, removing any trace of their activity. So each time someone logs in as a guest, he or she gets a fresh, unused account.Library RandomizationDefend against attackers with no effort at all. One of the most common security breaches occurs when a hacker’s code calls a known memory address to have a system function execute malicious code. Leopard frustrates this plan by relocating system libraries to one of several thousand possible randomly assigned addresses.UNIX® Certification (I'm running UNIX baby)Mac OS X is now a fully certified UNIX operating system, conforming to both the Single UNIX Specification (SUSv3) and POSIX 1003.1. Deploy Leopard in environments that demand full UNIX conformance and enjoy expanded support for open standards popular in the UNIX community such as the OASIS Open Document Format (ODF) or ECMA’s Office XML. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Barbarino Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 TP, when will the next computer releases take place. We are now finally getting the new OS so I"m assuming they will update the computers soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 TP, when will the next computer releases take place. We are now finally getting the new OS so I"m assuming they will update the computers soon?I'll say 2 weeks or less for the new Mac Pro's. They will have the new Penryn chip from intel. I don't know about the low end models though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macboy Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 What's the build of the retail? Is it 9a581? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Barbarino Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 I'll say 2 weeks or less for the new Mac Pro's. They will have the new Penryn chip from intel. I don't know about the low end models though.Well, my wait will continue. It's been 2 years.. lol. But it will be all worth it. New computer, new OS all at the same time. I'll probably have to wait till Jan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oni1414777741 Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 I can't wait to upgrade!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macboy Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Most of the macs have been recently updated. If Leopard doesn't show up with your unit, you can upgrade for $10 as long as you bought after October 1. If you order directly from Apple after tomorrow, Leopard will most likely be included. There. You have no reason to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oni1414777741 Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 I actually forgot that my roommate is a Mac tech. HELLLLOOOOOOOOO LEOPARD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 What's the build of the retail? Is it 9a581?Yup.I can't wait to upgrade!!!You will be happy when you do. So many new features implemented with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macboy Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Andrae, have you tried out Crossover? It's amazing! Running Windows apps on the Mac without Windows having to be installed. http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Andrae, have you tried out Crossover? It's amazing! Running Windows apps on the Mac without Windows having to be installed. http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/I had heard about it but somehow completely forgot about it. Thanks for mentioning it to me. I will try it out once I stop looking for gold in Leopard. I'm testing out so many different things with it now. Making sure nothing important to my workflow broke too. I was just messing around with Spaces and its beautiful.. especially with dual 30's. Today my biz partner hooked me up with the new wireless keyboard and the 8GB iPod nano (amazed how small this thing is)... life is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macboy Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 I have Leopard sitting here, just waiting for tomorrow for someone to confirm that the retail box has 9a581 in it. Then I'll load it up.BTW, watched your short the other day. Your Final Cut skills are impressive. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ramon Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 how many of you picking up an upgrade or family pack tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pod Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Our Mac dude in residence is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 BTW, watched your short the other day. Your Final Cut skills are impressive. Keep it up!Thank you Sir! One thing to report is that DVD Player still doesn't support HDDVD or Bluray... fucking sucks. I'm hoping that they release an update soon for it. I was using PowerDVD on Windows Vista but I couldn't stand it anymore... all kinds of problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 I have Leopard sitting here, just waiting for tomorrow for someone to confirm that the retail box has 9a581 in it. Then I'll load it up.It's confirmed (9a581): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc9GgR-rmO8It's tomorrow in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ramon Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Spaces is one of the main reasons I need to upgrade to Leopard .. VirtueDesktops doesn't get the job done anymore.Is there auto accept in ichat yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Spaces is one of the main reasons I need to upgrade to Leopard .. VirtueDesktops doesn't get the job done anymore.Is there auto accept in ichat yet? Doesn't look like it. I haven't had a chance to really get down and dirty in ichat. Did a quick look through the prefs and saw nothing for auto accept. Noticed that the iSight is much brighter now. Obviously they've taken over the role of iGlasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ramon Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Doesn't look like it. I haven't had a chance to really get down and dirty in ichat. Did a quick look through the prefs and saw nothing for auto accept. Noticed that the iSight is much brighter now. Obviously they've taken over the role of iGlasses.Can you assign specific apps to open up in a specific Space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Can you assign specific apps to open up in a specific Space?Yes. I was quite pleased by this. I'm quite sure you would be pleased by the tabbed terminals too... lol. Also Macs go to sleep a lot quicker now... like in 5 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oni1414777741 Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Also i was just told that if you de-select the printer drivers, the install is only 3.4 gigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Also i was just told that if you de-select the printer drivers, the install is only 3.4 gigs.Interesting... I'll have to look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pod Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Can you get this at the store right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Can you get this at the store right now?6PM tonight. The cult will be out though... hopefully they'll have enough copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ramon Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Yes. I was quite pleased by this. I'm quite sure you would be pleased by the tabbed terminals too... lol. Also Macs go to sleep a lot quicker now... like in 5 seconds.I read about the spaces thing as well.I've had tabbed terminals through iTerm for a while , but it's nice to see it included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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