Well, takes some getting used to. Installation was pretty painless. I did an ‘archive and install’. First time I clicked on the Time Machine icon and it transitioned to the app was breath taking. For a second that is, as of course there wasn’t any time traveling yet!
A lot of new stuff so I really need to more time to explore but cover flow and quicklook etc is neat. Spaces really impressed me. It is seamless. I assigned Textmate to a space and when I started Textmate it took me straight to that space. Very clean, making me very happy!
Took me a bit to discover that the active apps in the dock have a small glowing dot underneath. First I thought it to be strange I couldn’t see which apps were active.
I also feel better now I have changed the standard desktop pic to another one. The space thing was a bit too restless for my taste ...
I like the improved interface of iCal.
Mail looks interesting and I am looking forward to be able to sync my notes between mail and my iPhone. Doesn’t look like that is working yet…
Can’t wait. Although I will probably be waiting a bit for my copy. I have a b-day coming up. Will probably ask for it then… till then I will just watch the video demo on apple.com every couple of days and pretend I am John driving leopard on my sweet iMac.
I installed it on my MacBook about 30 minutes after my reply in this thread, but sadly, the lid has been closed ever since, as it has been a busy day, and I did not want to be distracted by new toys. I did launch Mail.app though, and was thrilled to see that the Activity information is no longer a floating palette, but concisely displayed at the bottom of the sidebar. And I used the calculator in Spotlight. Then I closed the lid, as I was obviously being ridiculous.
I’ve had a couple of apps I had to update that didn’t work in Leopard. So far I haven’t had to pay anything extra for any apps that needed updating.
I like the new look, although the menu bar is taking some getting used to. I had my desktop set to randomly rotating photos, and now the menu bar takes on the color or pattern of the top of the desktop image, so every few minutes I’ve got a new color for my menu bar—some good, some not so good.
I like the new Finder—looks like iTunes. Easy and cool-looking. The drop shadow on the top window makes a difference too.
Cover flow is very cool, especially for graphics, photos and (for me) Keynote presentations. No more guessing what the stupid file name really represents!
I backed up using Time Machine and it took about 90 minutes for 45 gigs (that’s with a Firewire 800 drive).
All in all, Apple has done it again, hit one out of the park. . . .
I should only receive Leopard tommorrow if one of my teachers does come back from Paris with the wild cat and escapes Air France’s strike.... Can’t wait any longer…
Yeah, going to the Apple store was fun. I wasn’t expecting a line. We were 89th and it extended about 200 deep. The Apple staff, dressed in a variety of clothing with Leopard patterns, served water and Starbucks coffee to everyone standing in line. I had several occasions where mall shoppers came up to me and said, “what in the world is going on?” One even said, “what does Apple sell?”
Anyway, the doors opened, the music was rockn’, and when you entered the store, the staff clapped and gave you a high-five and a t-shirt as they guided you around the store in a maze to the checkout
Updating to Leopard has been a mixed bag for me. The biggest thing right now is that SpamSeive isn’t working. I followed the latest instructions to reinstall the Apple Mail plugin and while it looks like its installed, it is working… in other words it does not properly trap spam and the train options don’t work.
Considering the volume of email involved in my daily life this is very significant and I might roll back if I can’t find a solution this morning.
Also, dual monitor support is buggy. I’ve had three crashes when closing the lid and using the 2nd monitor as the main.
Aside from that, its been good and its really only SpamSeive that is annoying me at the moment, something I’m sure is not the developer’s fault.
Hm, SpamSieve got right back to work for me after reinstalling. Bummer. Curse you Apple!
My dual monitor set up is working right as rain though. One thing I have noticed is every so often the redraw on my iMac is just a bit slow. You can actually see a bit of a ghost.
The dual monitor crash happens to me when I do the following…
1. Both monitors are up and running. My 2nd monitor is set as the secondary display.
2. I close the lid on the MBP, which puts the computer to sleep.
3. I wake the MBP by moving the moving or typing on the keyboard. In Tiger this wakes up the computer with the MBP lid’s closed and the 2nd monitor is now the main. This crashes Leopard.
If I use the Display Menu and switch the 2nd monitor to the Primary monitor and then close the lid, it works but is annoying to take that extra step. I know there are also function keys to make this switch, I’ve just been to lazy to look them up yet.
