[X4U] Leopard (From Mac Observer)

[Gene Steinberg]

On Oct 29, 2007, at 4:36 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote:

> 8. - EPISODE #82 - READ THIS BEFORE YOU INSTALL LEOPARD
> It's been roughly 72 hours since Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard was
> released. Many (if not most) users are reporting no
> problems installing or using Leopard. Unfortunately, a
> significant number of others are having problems, many of
> which are severe. If you haven't installed Leopard yet, or
> if you have installed Leopard and are experiencing "issues,
> " I encourage you to read this column from start to finish
> and visit all of the page links it includes.
> <http://www.macobserver.com/columns/rantsandraves/2007/10/29.1.shtml>
>
> 10. - HOT FORUM TOPIC - LEOPARD BUGS AND ANNOYANCES
> Today TMO readers are discussing issues they have
> had with the Mac OS X 10.5 installation process as well as
> what they do and don't like about Apple's new OS.
> <http://www.macobserver.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=59520>
>
> 14. - APPLE UPDATES LEOPARD LOGIN AND KEYCHAIN
> Apple released its first update for Mac OS X 10.5 shortly
> after the new operating system hit users hard drives. Login
> & Keychain Update 1.0 addresses several issues including a
> problem with passwords for user accounts created with Mac
> OS x 10.1 that contain eight or more characters.
> <http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/10/29.2.shtml>
>
> 16. - TMO QUICK TIP - LEOPARD: CHANGING TIME MACHINE DISKS
> The first time you connect an external hard drive your Mac
> after installing Mac OS X 10.5, you have the option to use
> that drive to back up files with Time Machine. If you
> decline, but later change your mind, or you accept and
> later want to use a different disk, Leopard makes it easy
> to select a new Time Machine target disk.
> <http://www.macobserver.com/tip/2007/10/29.1.shtml>
>
> Paul Moortgat
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Good tips, but there are also a lot of fear merchants out there taking  
issues experienced by a minority and making mountains out of them.

So I'd like you to look at my review also:

http://macnightowl.com/2007/10/28/newsletter-413-preview-the-night-owl-special-report-the-leopard-review/

I'll cover the antics of the fear merchants in tomorrow's commentary.


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