“If anyone considers tomorrow a special day at all, it’s probably because it’s Friday, or because ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ movie opens, or because it’s Uma Thurman’s birthday,” David Pogue writes for The New York Times. “But for one particular group of 25 million computer owners, April 29 is a much bigger deal. It’s the day Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4, nicknamed Tiger – the latest version of the software suite that makes up the Macintosh operating system.”
Pogue writes, “Mac OS X has recently become interesting even to people outside the Cult of Macintosh. The more Microsoft Windows is bogged down by viruses, spyware and disruptive security updates, the more miserable life becomes – and the more the long-suffering Windows majority begins to investigate virus-free, spyware-free alternatives like Mac OS X.”
“Some of the most groundbreaking new Tiger features are barely mentioned in Apple’s marketing. For example, the new parental controls let you, the wise authority figure, specify which e-mail correspondents, chat buddies, Web sites and even programs are O.K. for your children. Older children may find the “whitelist” approach overly limiting, but the design is otherwise clean, effective and beautifully integrated,” Pogue writes. “[And Tiger’s new ‘Spotlight’ search technology] changes everything. Tiger is the classiest version of Mac OS X ever and, by many measures, the most secure, stable and satisfying consumer operating system prowling the earth… if you’re a Windows refugee or someone who’s never owned a computer, you’ll find this Tiger remarkably tame and approachable. Who knows? Maybe April 29 will mean something to you after all.”
Full article here.
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I didn’t even know about the parental control thing, and I’ve looked at the Apple Tiger site several times.
ADVERTISE, dammit!
You’ve got the OS, you’ve got the machine, and support for MS is soft. The time to strike is NOW!
What’s with the giant apple as tiger with guy sticking his head into its mouth cartoon? I think the cartoonist is working out his own issues with owning a Mac.
Parental controls and stealth mode are two of my fave underpromoted features.
“Tiger is the classiest version of Mac OS X ever and, by many measures, the most secure, stable and satisfying consumer operating system prowling the earth”
Hah, who wants to bet this will be the blurb that ends up on Apple’s Hot News site?
” the onscreen help system (which is, mercifully, infinitely faster than in the last version)”
Hal-le-lu-jah
There’s a nasty smell round here.
Clean-up in aisle three!
I thought this review was kind of luke warm for OSX. Only thing he really liked was Spotlight (because he is a writer that needs to find lots of files and such—anybody else spend lots of time looking for things on their computer?…nah), saying most of the other things don´t warrant the money Apple is charging for it.
Well, he called Dashboard “gorgeous” and “dazzling”; and iChat AV “jaw-dropping” — seems like a pretty positive review to me.
I find it interesting that reporters are FINALLY starting to refer to OSX as “virus-free”, and not a “lower risk of viruses than windows”.
Watch your mouth, Bloodomen!
Here’s a question for you: Which one is greater, the number of days in a week or your IQ?
Those parental controls are real nice.
Folks, this is David Pogue. He’s always written positive stuff about Apple and Mac OS. He even writes books about the Mac OS and other programs. (Idiot’s Guides and Missing Manuals and such) He hasn’t woken up, he’s been a true believer for a long time.
Steve just threw all of David Pogue’s Riley published books out of the Apple Stores, real and online. If David’s review is not completely glowing maybe he has a bit of an axe to grind. Seemed OK to me though.
Bloodmen-
what got your panties in a bunch?
Triumph hasn’t even pooped on you yet…
For all you people out there that keep knocking spotlight and wondering who looks up files all the time….I Do!!! Along with most of the business people I work with! I am switching to a Mac, for several reasons. The most important leading to my switch? Spotlight, iLife (yes, I use a computer at home for different things that at work), lack of virii/spyware, and Office for the Mac. Apple is doing a lot of stuff (not everything, but hey) right. I can appreciate that some of you find Automator or some other feature inspiring, but Spotlight will literally save me at least an hour of productivity a day, if it delivers what it says. So please stop bashing features you don’t yourself need. This kind of thing (Spotlight) actually gives me ammunition to work on convincing my company to switch!!!!!! And that’s a BIG deal, b/c there are a LOT of business users.
MW: better, as in the situation for Apple just keeps looking better and better….
As a windows person I can see where blocking can certainly come in handy. (unfortunately that feature already exists in XP!)
sorry folks, beat ya too it.
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Cool so blocking access to some questionable materials is in XP.. but not viruses that can take down valuable information for days at a time.. ?
Unfortunately it’s in XP? Wow. you must really love technology.. freakin sadist
yes.. cutting your wrists and then playing with XP.. how goth
Yeh-hehessssss . . . I once knew a schnauzer like Bloodomen. Always licking himself, humping people’s legs, vomitting on de carpet. ‘Course, schnauzer’s are notoriously stupid. Heyyy, I keed. But seriously, he even used to eat his own poop!
I remember this one day he was so horny he tried to hump this porcupine that kept coming around. Yeh-hessss. Me and the other dogs in de neighborhood just watched the tragedy unfold. We still remember it as “El Día del Dolor de Idiota” — “The Day of the Idiot’s Pain”. It was quite a sight . . .
FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!
“We still remember it as “El Día del Dolor de Idiota” — “The Day of the Idiot’s Pain”. It was quite a sight . . . “
Wow….that’s almost freakin’ poetic….
That’s your best post yet Triumph.
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Just checked my Order Status and my Tiger is in the hands of TNT!!! Scheduled for delivery tomorrow morning, and boy I can’t wait!!!
I’m feeling rather queezy, I think I’ll be off ill tomorrow
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Gonna back up tonight, then wipe my drive and install the mighty Tiger tomorrow!
Rock on Apple.
hehe MW: staff, as in my work will have one less memeber of staff tomorrow.
Is school out today?
Triumph– “We still remember it as “El Día del Dolor de Idiota” — “The Day of the Idiot’s Pain”. It was quite a sight . . . “
Hey, Triumph- I bet your story could also apply to Microsoft. After all, tomorrow is the release of Tiger — the day of the idiot Microsoft’s pain!!!