Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5.6 Leopard (OLD VERSION)
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- Introduces over 300 new and enhanced features to OS X.
- Including a new desktop and updated finder enabling easy browsing and sharing between multiple Macs
- Preview files without opening an application using Quick Look
- Easily and automatically back up and restore lost files or a complete Mac with Time Machine
- Create groups of applications and instantly switch between them with Spaces
- Take advantage of the latest developments in processor hardware with full native 64-bit support, multi-core optimization, and new Core animation
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- Language : English, English
- Product Dimensions : 5.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches; 1.16 ounces
- Item model number : MC094Z/A
- Date First Available : December 19, 2005
- Manufacturer : Apple
- ASIN : B000FK88JK
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Mac OS X v.10.5 Leopard includes new interface and over 300 new innovations designed to help customers accomplish any task. Improvements have been included for Mac programs like iChat and Mail, as well as all-new features such as Quick Look, which lets to peruse the contents of a multiple-page document or video without opening the whole file, and Time Machine, which can recover files in seconds. OS X 10.5 has search technology, graphics, rapid connectivity and solid stability. iChat now lets to present movies, presentations and virtually any document during your chats with iChat Theater. You can even save your audio and video chats for sharing or synching with an iPod to play on the go. Communicate with 30 professionally designed stationary templates, keep important notes and track to-do items in Mail. You can now group applications into Spaces and move between each Space with keyboard shortcuts to organize your windows and reduce clutter.
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Create Stacks from anything to access quickly in one place.
Enjoy a gorgeous new look and organize your files in Stacks.
Desktop. A neat place to work.
From the menu bar to the stunning new Dock, the Leopard desktop isn't just about design. It's about enjoying the time you spend on your computer and getting more out of it.
An eye-opening experience.
Start from the top. The menu bar hovers transparently above your workspace, letting the desktop image--perhaps a favorite from your iPhoto library--take center stage. Dock icons rest on a reflective floor with a bright active application signal. And the look of Leopard extends to all applications: Every window has a consistent design theme, and active applications are even more distinct, casting deeper shadows.
Stacked in your favor.
Take a look at your desktop. Is it cluttered with files you downloaded or saved there (somewhat less than) temporarily? You're not alone. Everybody does it. Time to clean house with Stacks--a brand-new feature in Leopard. Create Stacks from anything you want to access quickly from one place: a handful of documents, a group of applications, an entire folder. Files you download in Safari or save from an email are automatically directed to a Stack in the Dock, and when the download is complete, the Stack signals that a new item has arrived. When you want to see the files in a Stack, all you have to do is click--Stacks spring open from the Dock in an elegant arc for a few items, or in an at-a-glance grid for more. Pretty neat.
Browse your files like you browse your music with Cover Flow. Finder. Give your files the rock star treatment.
Imagine if browsing the files on your Mac was as easy as browsing music in iTunes. That's the idea behind the new Finder in Leopard. Now you can access everything on your system from an iTunes-style sidebar and flip through your files using Cover Flow.
Grouped sidebar items help you find what you need fast.
The sidebar steps up.
Leopard brings new power to your old friend, the sidebar. Now items are grouped into categories: places, devices, shared computers, and searches--just like the Source list in iTunes. So with a single click, you're on your way to finding what you need.
See what you seek.
Bring your files to life with Cover Flow in the Finder. Just as you use Cover Flow to flip through album art in iTunes, now you can use it to flip through your files. Cover Flow displays each file as a large preview of its first page. And you can page through multipage documents or play movies.
Search party.
Stop looking and start finding with Cover Flow and Spotlight. Click a prebuilt search like "yesterday" or "all images" in the sidebar and Cover Flow displays your search results in the perfect at-a-glance format. Leopard comes with a number of helpful prebuilt searches, but it's easy to create your own customized searches as well.
Closer connections.
With shared computers automatically displayed in the sidebar, it's far easier to find or access files on any computer in your house, whether Mac or PC. All it takes is a click. But here's where things get really interesting. By clicking on a connected Mac, you can see and control that computer (if authorized, of course) as if you were sitting in front of it. You can even search all the computers in the house to find what you're looking for.
And now, back to my Mac.
Ever need something on your Mac when you were thousands of miles from home? With Back to My Mac and a .Mac account, you can connect to any of your Macs at home from any Mac on the Internet. Your home computers will appear in the shared section of the sidebar just as they do when you're in the living room.
Improved spotlight searches.
Look deeper.
From the Finder or the menu bar, Spotlight in Leopard lets you search for more specific sets of things. Use Boolean logic to narrow search results by entering "AND," "OR," or "NOT" into a search request. You can also search for exact phrases (using quotation marks), dates, ranges (using greater than [>] and less than [<] symbols), absolute dates, and simple calculations.
View, play, and read files without even opening them.
Quick Look. Look before you launch.
Using Quick Look in Leopard, you can view the contents of a file without even opening it. Flip through multiple-page documents. Watch full-screen video. See entire Keynote presentations. With a single click.
Opening files is so 2006.
So you're flipping through files in the Finder. But you're looking for something specific and you don't have time to open lots of files to find it. Enter Quick Look. It gives you a sneak peek of entire files--even multiple-page documents and video--without opening them.
See everything.
Quick Look works with nearly every file on your system, including images, text files, PDFs, movies, Keynote presentations, and Microsoft Word and Excel files. Click the Quick Look icon or tap the Space bar to see a file in Quick Look. Then click the arrow icon to see the same file full screen--even video as it plays.
Time Machine. A giant leap backward.
More than a mere backup, Time Machine makes an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac--digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents--so you can go back in time to recover anything.
Set it, then forget it.
You can start using Time Machine in seconds. The first time you attach an external drive to your Mac, Time Machine asks if you'd like to use that drive as your backup. Say yes and Time Machine takes care of everything else. Automatically. In the background. You'll never have to worry about backing up again.
Back up everything.
Time Machine keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac. That includes system files, applications, accounts, preferences, music, photos, movies, and documents. But what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on any given day--so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past.
Go back in time to restore any file on your system.
Go back in time.
Enter the Time Machine browser in search of your long-lost files and you see exactly how your computer looked on the dates you're browsing. Select a specific date, let Time Machine find your most recent changes, or do a Spotlight search to find exactly what you're looking for. Once you do, click Restore and Time Machine brings it back to the present. Time Machine restores individual files, complete folders, or your entire computer--putting everything back the way it was and where it should be.
Preferential treatment.
Customize Time Machine by modifying the following behaviors in System Preferences:
- Backup disk. Change the drive or volume you're backing up to. Or back up to a Mac OS X Server computer.
- Do not back up. By default, Time Machine backs up your entire system. But you can also select items you'd rather not back up.
- Encrypt backup data. Turn on encryption to store your backup securely.
- Backup storage time limits. Manage older backups so your backup drive doesn't fill up.
Drag windows to different workspaces and unclutter your Mac.Spaces. Room for everything.
You do a lot on your Mac. So what happens when projects pile up? Easy. Use Spaces to group your windows and banish clutter completely. Leopard gives you a Space for everything and puts everything in its Space.Rearrange the rooms.
Create a Space for work. Create a Space for play. Organize each Space the way you want it just by dragging in windows. Keep all your work projects in one Space and that fun flick you made in iMovie in another. Create a communication Space for iChat and Mail. You can even rearrange your Spaces with drag-and-drop ease--shift a Space and every window in it comes along for the ride.Make yourself at home.
Moving from Space to Space is easy. Get a bird's-eye view and select the Space you want or toggle between Spaces using the arrow keys. Even the Dock is down with Spaces: When you click a Dock icon, Leopard whisks you to the Space (or Spaces) where you have that application open.Pick your patterns.
Configure your Spaces by visiting the Expose Spaces pane in System Preferences. Add rows and columns until you have all the real estate you need. Arrange your Spaces as you see fit, then choose the function keys you want to control them. You can also assign applications to specific Spaces, so you'll always know where, say, Safari or Keynote is.
Email personalized stationery, write to-dos, and take notes.Mail. Think outside the inbox.
Leopard transforms email into personalized stationery. Notes you can access anywhere. To-dos that change as your errands do. For everything you do with email--and some things you haven't thought of yet--there's Mail.Sincerely yours.
Mail for Leopard features more than 30 professionally designed stationery templates that make a virtual keepsake out of every email you send. Mail Stationary From invitations to birthday greetings, stationery templates feature coordinated layouts, fonts, colors, and drag-and-drop photo placement--everything to help you get your point across. You can even create personalized templates. And messages created using stationery in Mail use standard HTML that can be read by every popular email program on the market--for both Mac and PC.
Notes and tasks help you stay organized.Noteworthy indeed.
Ever email yourself a reminder that gets lost in your inbox? Mail lets you write handy notes you can access from anywhere. Brainstorm ideas, jot down meeting notes, scribble a phone number--notes can include graphics, colored text, and attachments. Group notes into folders or create Smart Mailboxes that group them for you. Since your notes folder acts like an email mailbox, you can retrieve notes from any Mac or PC.Much ado about to-dos.
Forget manually entering a new item to your to-do list every time an email hits your inbox. Mail Tasks Simply highlight text in an email, then click the To-do icon to create a to-do from a message. Include a due date, set an alarm, or assign priorities. Every to-do you create includes a link to the original email or note, and to-dos automatically appear in iCal, complete with any edits or additions you make. And since to-dos are stored with your email, you can access them from Mail on any Mac.Spotlight on Mail.
With smarter relevance ranking in Spotlight, you'll find the right email at the top of the search results list. And everything you create in Leopard Mail--to-dos, notes, and, of course, email messages--appears in a Spotlight search of your system.Stop the presses.
Subscribe to an RSS feed in Mail and you'll know the moment an article or blog post hits the wire. Even better, you can choose to have new articles emailed to you. Sorting your news is easy, too. Use Smart Mailboxes to organize incoming news articles according to search terms that pique your interest. Mail shares its unread RSS feed count with Safari, so your reading list always stays in sync.Data, detected.
Say you get an email invitation to dinner. What if Mail recognized the address of the restaurant and let you map directions on the web? Or let you click once to add the date to your iCal calendar? With Leopard, it does. Mail even recognizes combinations of data in phrases like "lunch tomorrow at 12 p.m. at 701 Baltic Ave, San Francisco, CA," making it easy to make plans.Setup made simple.
Now you can set up a new Mail account in one easy step. Just enter your current email address and password and let Mail do the rest. Mail works with the most popular email providers to automatically configure all those cryptic server settings for you.
Add effects to video chats and make remote presentations.iChat. Not being there is half the fun.
Filled with fun new features, iChat turns any video chat into an event. Video backdrops, Photo Booth effects, photo slideshows, Keynote presentations, even movies on your Mac--you can share it all using iChat.
Transform your video chats using Photo booth effects.
Share your files with friends using iChat Theater.Chat for effect.
Transform your video chats using new Photo Booth effects. Choose an effect and your image changes instantly--iChat detects your background and adds the effect only to your image. And the reverse is true for iChat backdrops: Drag an Apple-designed backdrop or your own photo or video into the video preview window to create an effect that will fool your buddies into thinking you're chatting from your living room, the beach, or the moon.Show off (without showing up).
Why wait for a darkened room and a projector to present vacation photos or Keynote slides? Now you can do it all remotely, right in iChat. Put on an entire photo slideshow, click through a Keynote presentation, or play a movie--in full screen, accompanied by a video feed of you hosting--while your buddy looks on. In fact, you can show any file on your system that works with Quick Look.Chatting for the record.
Now you can save your audio and video chats for posterity with iChat recording. Before recording starts, iChat notifies your buddies and asks for their permission to record. When you're done chatting, iChat stores your audio chats as AAC files and video chats as MPEG-4 files so you can play them in iTunes or QuickTime. Share them with colleagues, friends, and family or sync them to your iPod and play on the go.Crystal-clear audio.
iChat uses the AAC-LD audio codec to deliver the clearest possible sound during audio chats. A wideband codec that samples a full range of vocal frequencies, AAC-LD sounds great with any voice.Still the best for text.
Sure, iChat has a lot to offer for video and audio chats, but text messaging also gets a boost in Leopard, thanks to these additions:- Tabbed chats
- Multiple logins
- Invisibility
- Animated buddy icons
- SMS forwarding
- Custom buddy list order
- File transfer manager
- Space-efficient views
AIM to please.
iChat works with AIM, the largest instant messaging community in the U.S. You and your buddies can be either AIM or .Mac users. Text, audio, and video chat whether your buddies use a Mac or PC. Sign in with your AIM account and all your buddies appear in your iChat buddy list.iCal. Your schedule is clear.
Leopard introduces a new look to iCal, along with an easier-to-use interface that makes scheduling and rescheduling a breeze. Add new group calendaring features, and iCal works better for business or pleasure. Photo Booth. Say cheese.
Come on. You know you want to. Your built-in iSight or USB camera just begs to take your snapshot. Open Photo Booth--now built into Leopard--and have a little fun. Dashboard. Where there's a will, there's a widget.
Leopard lets you create your very own Dashboard widget from any website. And new .Mac syncing keeps all of your widgets on all of your Macs. Front Row. Put on a show.
Looking for a great way to enjoy all the cool stuff on your Mac? Front Row in Leopard works like Apple TV to play digital music, movies, TV shows, and photos on your Mac using the ultra-simple Apple Remote. Safari. Still the world's best web browser.
Now your favorite web browser is also the fastest on the planet. With page load speeds to rival every other major browser, Safari for Leopard also introduces a few new features to the mix. DVD Player. Very entertaining.
DVD Player in Leopard probably boasts more features than the DVD player in your home entertainment system. And you don't have to leave your Mac to enjoy it. Parental Controls
Give your kids a safer, happier Mac experience. Accessibility. More user friendly.
Leopard offers new features destined to make it the most accessible Mac OS yet. New voice technology in VoiceOver, along with Braille support, Breakthrough Browsing, and extended keyboard capability, give users with visual disabilities more control over the Mac than ever. Boot Camp. Run Windows on your Mac.
Leopard is the world's most advanced operating system. So advanced, it even lets you run Windows if there's a PC application you need to use. Just get a copy of Windows and start up Boot Camp, now included with Leopard. Setup is simple and straightforward--just as you'd expect with a Mac. Automator. Your personal automation assistant.
Automator brings remarkable speed to any task that's often repeated on your computer. Leopard adds even more muscle to Automator, making it easy to automate more kinds of tasks.A host of new features that make life easier for every developer.
Rock-solid foundations.
Explore the core technologies that power Leaopard.64-Bit. Advanced precision in one OS.
Leopard delivers 64-bit power in one, universal OS. Now the Cocoa application frameworks, as well as graphics, scripting, and the UNIX foundations of the Mac, are all 64-bit. And since you get full performance and compatibility for your 32-bit applications and drivers, you don't need to update everything on your system just to run a single 64-bit application.Multicore. Fire on all cylinders.
Today's Mac computers offer astounding performance with up to eight cores of processing power. So how do you take full advantage? Simple. With Leopard. A rearchitected system, finely tuned key applications, and powerful new tools for developers make Leopard the perfect OS for your multicore Mac.Security. Safer by design.
Every Mac is secure--right out of the box--thanks to the proven foundation of Mac OS X. Apple engineers have designed Leopard with more security to protect your personal data and make your online life safer.Core Animation. Drag-and-drop-dead gorgeous.
Welcome to the next level in computer animation. No, it's not a feature film--it's your desktop. Core Animation is an API that makes it simple for Mac developers to add visually stunning graphics and animations to applications. Without any esoteric graphics and math techniques, you can create fluid, stutter-free effects and experiences as groundbreaking as Spaces and Time Machine.UNIX. The UNIX you know. The Mac you love.
What can the fully UNIX-compliant Leopard do? It can run any POSIX-compliant source code. Help you make the most of multicore systems. Put a new, tabbed-interface Terminal at your fingertips. Introduce a whole host of new features that make life easier for every developer. So, really, what can't it do? Create stunning Mac applications more quickly.Ready. Set. Code.
Discover developer tools you can build on.Xcode. Build fast. Work smart.
Xcode 3.0 delivers better performance, as well as innovations that let you create stunning Mac applications more quickly. Enjoy a graphical IDE in which form focuses your functions. Delight in a debugger so groundbreaking, you'll make mistakes just to see it in action.Xray. Apps, the developer will see you now.
When you need help debugging, Xcode 3.0 offers an extraordinary new program: Xray. Taking interface cues from timeline editors such as GarageBand, Xray lets you visualize application performance like never before.Dashcode. Widgets without the wait.
Ever wish you could make your very own Dashboard widget? A handy RSS feed of your favorite blog, maybe. Or a miniature photocast of your iPhoto library. Something uniquely useful, uniquely you. Say hello to Dashcode. Now you can get a widget up and running in minutes, even if you've never written a line of code in your life.
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Customers find the operating system works well, particularly for upgrading older eMacs, and appreciate its effortless installation process. The software receives positive feedback for its speed, with one customer noting fast space switching with shortcuts, and its stability, with one mentioning improved Find on page feature. They consider it the best OS and praise its excellent condition. The update rate receives mixed reactions from customers.
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Customers find that the software works well, particularly for upgrading older eMacs, with one customer noting it operates as smoothly as before.
"Worked perfectly to upgrade an older eMac. I wanted to hold off until next year to buy something more current...." Read more
"Worked Great..." Read more
"...It looks very stylish and operates as smoothly as before...." Read more
"...All in all, this has been the most productive upgrade I have purchased from Apple since I upgraded from OS 9 to OS X10......" Read more
Customers find the software easy to install and user-friendly, with one customer noting that the upgrade process was simple and uneventful.
"...No more "Weak/Strong/Weak/Strong" antenna signals; easier connection setup and managing my wireless connections...." Read more
"...All Apple products have run smooth and installation has been effortless.... and then along comes Leopard...." Read more
"Beware if you have an older mac. The installer doesn't work well with older macs...." Read more
"...a few emails where he also provided me with useful information for installing this software. He didn't have to but he did...." Read more
Customers find the software quality positive, with some considering it the best operating system, and one customer noting that updates are still downloadable.
"...Enjoy the stability with your old standby's and access to the latest software at the same time - no need for new printers or drivers unlike Vista !!" Read more
"...I am now at 10.5.8 as updates are still downloadable. Also maxed out the RAM." Read more
"...leaps forward in areas I care about, it's been a solid and reliable software platform since I installed it." Read more
"Is good product I recommend." Read more
Customers find the software fast, with one mentioning that switching between spaces is quick with shortcuts.
"...Page rendering seems a bit faster. Front Row --- this alone was worth the price of the upgrade to me...." Read more
"...And if you don't use Apple Mail that won't help. The sideBar is a quick way to find other computers on your network... just a few features I've..." Read more
"...This version of the Mac OSX is by far the best and fastest...." Read more
"...I had no trouble installing it and it seems to be running quickly and cleanly...." Read more
Customers find the operating system stable, with one mentioning it works well on the PowerBook and another noting that new features are becoming more robust.
"...I can more easily manage my connections, and they seem more stable...." Read more
"...Enjoy the stability with your old standby's and access to the latest software at the same time - no need for new printers or drivers unlike Vista !!" Read more
"...you can tell that the code is getting sharper and the new features are getting more robust...." Read more
"...n't make any great leaps forward in areas I care about, it's been a solid and reliable software platform since I installed it." Read more
Customers find the software easy to use, with one mentioning the Quicklook preview function for files, another noting the improved "Find on page" feature, and a third highlighting the new photobooth application.
"...Cool icon too! Safari --- I'm really liking the improved "Find on page" feature...." Read more
"...Quick Look give me the ability to see a file and it's contents from the finder. It blew me away!..." Read more
"...Stacks are a great addition to being able to quickly find what you need...." Read more
"...to the Finder in this version, especially the Quicklook preview function of your files, improved sidebar, and the fancy 3D dock...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the software, noting that it arrives in excellent condition.
"Good product" Read more
"...All in all, a good product." Read more
"Software arrived promptly and in great condition, original packaging, just like I bought it from Apple...." Read more
"Perfect operating system for my old PowerBook. Item was in excellent condition and installation was very smooth." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the update rate of the operating system, with some finding it a great upgrade while others report issues with Apple not allowing updates.
"...The latest games - Call of duty 4 - some video software - Handbrake - etc...." Read more
"...10.5 is alright, but iMovie's newest version 8 sucks...." Read more
"Leopard is a great upgrade to a wonderful operating system...." Read more
"...I was able to easily fix my 17 inch G4 Powerbook, and upgrade the operating system." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2007I just got around to installing Leopard (my idea of a good time on a Saturday night). I haven't even begun to sample all the new features but from what I've seen and experienced so far, Leopard is well worth the $109.
Here are my initial thoughts:
Apple Mail --- I really like the stationary selections. I also appreciate having my notes, to do list, and RSS viewer in there as well.
New Dock --- A lot of people seem down on the 3D program dock but I like it. It looks very stylish and operates as smoothly as before.
Time machine --- makes nightly / weekly / monthly data backups very easy and actually kind of fun. Cool icon too!
Safari --- I'm really liking the improved "Find on page" feature. The yellow background really pops the found text off the page. Page rendering seems a bit faster.
Front Row --- this alone was worth the price of the upgrade to me. Please see the screenshots which I uploaded.
iCal --- Love the new interface and its enhanced compatibility with other Leopard Apps. I don't miss the drawer at all and am quickly getting used to the "pop-over" events feature.
New Desktop pictures and screen savers --- very nice as always. Especially like the Rock Garden picture (very Zen!) and the "Word of the Day" screen saver.
Downloads folder --- good for organizational purposes and helps keep my desktop nice and neat.
Finder --- I'm still getting used to it (finder results show up in a regular window now) but so far no real issues. It still helps me find what I'm looking for.
TextEdit --- like the Autosave feature and the fact that it opens Office 2007 documents. Has a lot of useful features for such a lightweight application.
My only really caveat about Leopard is that GrowlMail is not compatible with Leopard yet (at least as far as I know).
I didn't lose any data when I upgraded from Tiger but of course you'll want to back everything up just in case.
Quicksilver is working just fine under Leopard.
5.0 out of 5 starsI just got around to installing Leopard (my idea of a good time on a Saturday night). I haven't even begun to sample all the new features but from what I've seen and experienced so far, Leopard is well worth the $109.Very impressed so far!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2007
Here are my initial thoughts:
Apple Mail --- I really like the stationary selections. I also appreciate having my notes, to do list, and RSS viewer in there as well.
New Dock --- A lot of people seem down on the 3D program dock but I like it. It looks very stylish and operates as smoothly as before.
Time machine --- makes nightly / weekly / monthly data backups very easy and actually kind of fun. Cool icon too!
Safari --- I'm really liking the improved "Find on page" feature. The yellow background really pops the found text off the page. Page rendering seems a bit faster.
Front Row --- this alone was worth the price of the upgrade to me. Please see the screenshots which I uploaded.
iCal --- Love the new interface and its enhanced compatibility with other Leopard Apps. I don't miss the drawer at all and am quickly getting used to the "pop-over" events feature.
New Desktop pictures and screen savers --- very nice as always. Especially like the Rock Garden picture (very Zen!) and the "Word of the Day" screen saver.
Downloads folder --- good for organizational purposes and helps keep my desktop nice and neat.
Finder --- I'm still getting used to it (finder results show up in a regular window now) but so far no real issues. It still helps me find what I'm looking for.
TextEdit --- like the Autosave feature and the fact that it opens Office 2007 documents. Has a lot of useful features for such a lightweight application.
My only really caveat about Leopard is that GrowlMail is not compatible with Leopard yet (at least as far as I know).
I didn't lose any data when I upgraded from Tiger but of course you'll want to back everything up just in case.
Quicksilver is working just fine under Leopard.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2008Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5.1 Leopard
I knew I needed an upgrade to stay current with Apple offerings, but was very pleasantly surprised at the changes and improvements built into this retail copy of Apple's current Leopard operating system.
Examples include:
Improvements in wireless connections. I can more easily manage my connections, and they seem more stable. No more "Weak/Strong/Weak/Strong" antenna signals; easier connection setup and managing my wireless connections. Base Station admin is improved too.
Cover Flow is an amazing way to look at and find files on my hard drive.
Quick Look give me the ability to see a file and it's contents from the finder. It blew me away! (Select the file, press the space bar, and a small readable preview of the file opens without waiting for the application that authored it. Every file type can be viewed this way. Imagine how much faster it is to find a file you want without the delays in starting an app and opening files labeled with odd names that may not tell you if you have found the right one until you see it.)
Time machine is an infinitely easier way to manage my safety backups. I really was bad about backing up before, but now it is really easy to do.
Connections to other machines on a local network are also very easy to set up... right from any opened finder window.
Also Apple sends me frequent "Tips" emails describing new features of Leopard that might make my life easier, and they really do.
All in all, this has been the most productive upgrade I have purchased from Apple since I upgraded from OS 9 to OS X10...
There are tons more features but these made my upgrade worth the price.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2010I am actually reviewing the service I received by ordering through Amazon.com, and purchasing from The Selling Raj. I cannot review the product because I cannot use it. I was given incorrect information that the Leopard would load to my Tiger. The program downloaded to my Mac Tiger without problems. However, when I tried to download the current upgrades, my computer crashed. I completed the process about four times then took it to the Mac Store for a Mac Genius to check. It was determined that my poor little tired Tiger could not handle this upgrade; that it was too old and therefore the information I had been given was incorrect for my circumstances. So, the wonderful people at Mac restored my Tiger to its previous working condition. I am giving my wonderful Tiger to my grandson for his use in grammar school. I purchased a new Snow Leopard for myself and all is well in my world once again.
Cannot rate the product but can rate the service. I was very pleased with the ordering and purchasing process through Amazon.com and The Selling Raj, and I look forward to future business with you. Thank-you.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2007Sorry for the less than eloquent title, but that is all that came to my mind. I've been waiting for leopard for a long time. I am running it on the top of the line Santa Rosa Macbook Pro 17in w/ high res display.
Leopard is definetly a step up. I've only used it for a few days, and I already don't know how i've lived without spaces. It works flawlessly. I haven't been able to use time machine yet because it requires you to reformat your external HD and I have no where to put the current info on the external.
Otherwise, everything else still works fine. MS Word is glitching with its grammer tool, but I don't think it is leopard's fault. The background feature on ichat video is also not without its flaws.
My biggest disappointment is that there isn't more in leopard. A lot of the additions to leopard are only slight upgrades that a lot of people won't even notice, or never really wanted in the first place.
It is still worth getting, and I recommend it to anyone who fits the Minimum system requirements.
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- SiriamReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2008
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy and fault free upgrade to Mini Mac with Tiger
I started over a year ago with a Mini Mac with a Tiger operating system and then subsequently added an I-Mac and Notebook with Leopard pre- installed. So I found myself having to accept the need for an upgrade especially with the ability to better network all our domestic computers using Leopard.
The result was a painless and hassle free upgrade unlike one other Review submission - I have also not found the slow running commented on by others which given I am using the lower end of the Apple range, seems to indicate they may possibly have other usage or memory/RAM issues with their specific machines under the upgrade.
The many features and improvements in Leopard are commented on fully under under Reviews - suffice to say it is not 100% perfect but certainly in the high 90s and compared with the universal problems on Windows launch of Vista (one of the key reasons I experimented with Apple in the first place) I am very happy.
The only problem (as with all Apple OS) is that you get little guidance free and so you will need to budget for purchase of the Missing Manual series on Leopard in understanding the many features and timesaving shortcuts and tricks possible.
- Jason TschetterReviewed in Canada on March 25, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed for the G3/4 Mac OSX
Its not an easy Version to find for some reason, and once you get it it helps you get those old pesky G3&4's up to date where they can actually update files properly. Worked Awesome!
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alexandreReviewed in France on June 30, 2013
2.0 out of 5 stars Satisfait ou Remboursé
Bonjour.
Tout produit acheté doit pouvoir être retourné dans un delai de 30 jours comme il est défini sur amazon.
Les vendeurs autres sur amazon devraient appliquer cette règle légale et la demande préalable au vendeur ne semble pas respecté cette règle commerciale.
Ceci est essentiel pour le client pour qu'il puisse consulter et acheter des produits vendus par autres personnes que amazon.
Sur la photo de l'article est présenté dans sa boite d'origine.
L'article que j'ai reçu n'avait pas sa boite d'origine est c'est très important pour un produit d'origine en particulier pour un logiciel.
L'article que j'ai reçu ne correspond pas au produit présenté sur la photo.
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メルシャンSReviewed in Japan on November 2, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars サクサクです
日本語で入れられてまったく問題なしです。
今迄見れなかったホームページの動画が見られる様になり
すっごい感激です。もっと早く入れれば良かったと思って
います。
- S RufusReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Important software
The software works well, however it needs mac software assistant software to be down loaded, on power pc. My main purpose for using this program were so I could use mac Djay software and iTunes, according to research the person has more access to music through mac orientated software. However this is so, and everything works well. I were really impressed with the accessibility involved, that is I need not worry about limited songs, the availability is more varied and increased, in comparative form to other dj software, increasing the amount of fun involved. with this software my incentives were not reduce. Mixing has become good fun rather tides with reduced amount of songs, the software has become an important factor of mixing, accordingly(me, my kind i e hobbiest). I may not be a professional dj however from years of experience, (B boy, hip hop) I do find the environment interesting. I have maintained my incentives since young(during SL 1200 days) and important software brings on added interest rather than it being reduced.