Engadget - All about Leopard: gallery, apps, impressions

Read on for a long list of changes, updates, additions, and impressions, and don’t forget to check out the gallery.[...] Thanks to MrBabyMan for providing this nice story on Digg.

Ten Things You Should Know Before You Upgrade to Mac OS X Leopard

Those of you who haven’t been poring over all of Mac OS X Leopard’s feature list (because you actually have lives) probably only know a few things about it. There’s this new backup software…and…some iChat stuff? That’s where we come in. Here are Ten Things You Should Know before you upgrade to Mac OS X Leopard.[...] Thanks to diskopo for providing this nice story on Digg.

Leopard on an 8 year old G4 Power Mac — can it be done?

It’s no surprise to hear that Leopard smokes on the latest Intel box, right? That’s all fine and dandy for new Mac owners but what about the rest of us (the majority) who are still pumping that legacy PowerPC architecture beneath Cupertino’s OS? How does Apple’s OS of tomorrow run onm say, an 8 year old Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)?[...] Thanks to lisapham for providing this nice story on Digg.

An Introductory Mac OS X Leopard Review: Meet Your New Desktop

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has two audiences: those who already own a Mac and are interested in upgrading their experience, and new buyers investigating a Mac purchase. This review series is designed primarily toward Mac users looking to upgrade but includes notes of interest to new Mac buyers as well. This segment provides a 2-page introduction[...] Thanks to macpro2006 for providing this nice story on Digg.

How Fast is Apple OS X Leopard On Old Macs?

The minimum requirements for Apple’s OS X Leopard are an 866Ghz G4 processor and 512MB of RAM. I happen to have an aging but still nice 1Ghz Powerbook with 768MB of RAM. Loading Leopard on it should tell us just how accurate those minimum specs are.[...] Thanks to emberjohn for providing this nice story on Digg.

Apple yanks wireless backup from Leopard last minute

To the dismay of what is sure to be many, Apple Inc. appears to have pulled one of the more compelling features of its Leopard operating system last minute: the ability to use its revolutionary Time Machine backup software with wireless AirPort Disks.[...] Thanks to obeezy for providing this nice story on Digg.

Student’s Ad to be used by Apple for the iPod Touch

“I was sitting on the bus and I got this e-mail on my phone.” The message said, “ ‘We represent Apple and we’ve seen what you have produced and we’d like a chat with you,’ ” Mr. Haley recalled, adding: “This seemed ridiculous and far-fetched. My initial reaction was, someone wanted to steal it.”[...] Thanks to Venste for providing this nice story on Digg.

Leopard: Four Web 2.0 features we love (video)

Besides the snazzy new look and feel, take a look at all the Web features that you’ll drool over.[...] Thanks to photopreneur for providing this nice story on Digg.

Extensive Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard screenshots gallery

With Leopard already in the hands of some customers, the launch less than a day ahead, and Apple’s legal hounds safely at home in their kennels, AppleInsider has produced a comprehensive screenshot gallery from the shipping version of the new Mac OS.[...] Thanks to MrBabyMan for providing this nice story on Digg.

Macworld Review: Mac OS X Leopard

The fifth major update to Mac OS X, Leopard, contains such a mountain of features — more than 300 by Apple’s count — that it’s difficult to boil this $129 operating system release down to a few easy bullet points. Leopard is, at once, a major alteration to the Mac interface, a sweeping update to numerous included productivity programs, and more…[...] Thanks to msaleem for providing this nice story on Digg.