Adding A New Mac To My Mac
After previously doubting the stature of OS X Leopard, I am now writing to let the world know that I have indeed upgraded.
My decision to do so was affected by many things. The most persuasive influence was undoubtedly Mr Swope's generous offer to allow me to use one of the installations on his Family Pack; as you can imagine, this was the most influential force in my decision. Had the opportunity not arisen, I would not be typing this post, and I would be bereft of the cool translucent menu bar and the 3-D dock with its icy blue LED-like indicator lights. (I also wouldn't be investing in another gig of RAM, but that's another matter altogether.)
I must say I'm enjoying Leopard a lot. The upgrade was extremely simple, and best of all it kept all of my applications and files from Tiger. The visual effects (Dashboard, Spaces, Exposé) are a lot more responsive, and I'm assuming it has to do with the coding itself since they weren't as streamlined in Tiger. Safari and iChat's new features are rather taxing on my poor dial-up connection, so I can't really give an honest opinion about either, although I am a huge fan of the WebClips feature in Safari. I'm greatly impressed with the new features in PhotoBooth/iChat, which made the underwater background possible, although the disturbing grin is my own doing (and my own undoing, I'm sure).
I haven't gotten to use Leopard much since I upgraded, so this weekend I hope to look around some more and uncover new and wondrous things in it (Biblical allegory, anyone?). So far my conclusion is thus: if switching to a Mac is the equivalent of salvation, then Leopard is promotion to sainthood.
December 15th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Ya, macs are fun to mess around with. just the features on them, and finding them. That's like my favorite past time at school.
December 16th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
I upgraded to Leopard a few weeks ago-- it is amazing. Time Machine is an author's best friends. No more saving 10 drafts for me, all I need is Time Machine!
Did you take that pic with an iSight? My Photo Booth can't get the backdrops to that quality, I suspect it is just the iSight not being a great camera.
December 16th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
@Micah, I did indeed take it with the iSight camera. I think it has a lot to do with lighting and positioning of stuff in the background. I had a fairly uniform backdrop so it was able to key it out fairly well. I'm looking forward to college when I'll have internet speed to match iChat and Safari 3, not to mention my wide assortment of Dashboard widgets
December 18th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
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December 22nd, 2007 at 1:21 am
Ha ha, I'm home for the holidays and then some. Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa...I don't even know when that is, but I think I'm home for it anyway. School starts anew sometime in mid-January.
I take it you are still struggling with composing, uh, stuff? I've been working more in the idiom of popular music (but not THAT kind of popular music) recently, as my first semester at Case has inspired some rather absurd lyrical musings from yours truly. I can't seem to figure out how to start the song though...all I have is a rather protracted middle section and an end. But I do know it's factually accurate! Guitar Hero, Halo 3, computers, nerds, anime, the hub... (There is a ukelele player in my dorm, which fascinates me. I must hear him play sometime.)
Hey now, what's all this about obscenities...for all you know, WTF could refer to "wilson's tree fudge" (that boy does enjoy his fudge, topped with festively-colored sprinkles).