[X4U] Tiger Apr 29th

[James S Jones]

It's hard to say if you need the new features--time will tell. In my 
mind, the new or improved technologies are worth the price. The new 
Core Image framework is supposed to significantly improve graphics 
processing. The H.264 codec is a big step forward. And, letting the OS 
take advantage of 64-bit processors is essential. I do a lot of file 
searching, so I look forward to Spotlight. It's a long way from 
Sherlock 2 if for no other reason than it being available to 
applications, not just the Finder.

 From a user's point of view, Dashboard widgets probably aren't that 
much different from 3rd party Desk Accessories in System 6 and prior, 
but the underlying technology has more in common with AppleScript. As I 
understand it, widgets are mostly interfaces that call on existing 
system frameworks, functions, commands, etc.

On Apr 13, 2005, at 9:20 AM, Jim Freeman wrote:

> Is the upgrade worth it? Do we really need those new features? 
> Probably not, but I'm a mac addict and I can't help myself. I never 
> use Exposé or FileVault, for example. But I'm really looking forward 
> to Spotlight and Dashboard. I wonder if Apple isn't just constantly 
> reinventing the wheel. What happened to Sherlock? Wasn't that supposed 
> to be the answer to file searching and to grabbing useful web content 
> and presenting it in a more attractive centralized place? But indexing 
> was slow and always in the way. And I ended up finding it more 
> attractive to go directly to web sites to get that content. Will 
> dashboard be a better solution?
>
> I still miss having a location switcher that will change things like 
> smtp address and default printer when I move my laptop from home to 
> work. I use Location X, but there are problems. You'd think Apple 
> would put this feature back in. Maybe I can make a macro using 
> Automater.