Originally I wanted to talk about Leopard from a tech point of view covering overlooked features. And after working on an outline for that all day I’ve decided that I’d rather do something else. That is that Leopard will have the same effect that the Macintosh 128 had on computing. It’s a bold thesis. In looking at these features I’ve come to the conclusion that Leopard positions the Mac in a way that radically changes the way that I will work with people.
Paradigm shift for Files
unix is all about file names
OS as we know it have been defined by this
Mac Finder added icons for file types
Type and Creator made app and files work better.
OS 9 could have little tiny previews but were largely worthless
Cover Flow means I can search visually NOT by name.
Quick View for just about anything means just about anything will just show up.
Click the file, press Space.
Add in Sticky Views for a Finder window and it’s very powerful
for example having the Pictures folder always in Cover Flow mode.
Finding is different because of Quick View
searching for “Logo” discussion
found a document that I thought I’d lost discussion
was browsing I saw something that looked like something I’d lost
it was named untited3
User based app building
Smart Folders
a different view of data.
they were there in Tiger but Smart Folders run MUCH faster now.
Web data can be a Dashboard
Find something on the web.
Select it.
There it is.
Automator
FAR better ability to automate.
DashCode - not beta anymore! Awesome way to make a Dashboard.
make something in 10 minutes!
Quartz Extreme.
Programming without programming.
Lots of other dev tools ready to go.
Dictionary is the wrong name based on what it does.
It should be called Reference because that’s what it does.
the speed is stunning.
how long will it be before other “libraries” are hooked to this?
urban dictionary for example
or can they be.
Unification of Content
Photo Browser in Mail
Email / Contacts
incoming data
Events
Work space is different once again with Spaces
If Exposé didn’t change the way you work then Spaces will
Spaces built in does more then extend the screen.
Back to My Mac
The reason to have dotMac.
iChat Theater
Sure there are all kinds of solutions for screen sharing but this one is amazing.
Reach out and help somebody.
Being able to screen share into anyone’s screen is a revolution
as long as you have the right router.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/mac-os-x-10-5.ars
http://www.macworld.com/2007/10/reviews/leopard_review/index.php
http://www.macworld.com/2007/10/features/leopard_pricing/index.php
http://www.thinkmac.co.uk/blog/2007/10/leopard-stupidity.html
http://mattgemmell.com/2007/10/28/get-rid-of-your-code-with-leopard
MacBreak Weekly 64… http://www.twit.tv/mbw64 goes feature for feature.
November 1st, 2007 at 4:53 pm
If you want to search and include things or exclude things you just add a + or -.
So you could just type John -Foster for all other Johns or John -jpg for all John Files that aren’t jpgs.
Also you can do John, click the plus and do Kind is ‘other’ and type in -jpg and get the same thing.
November 1st, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Thanks Elvis! It seemed too big a thing to leave out. Not having a dropdown there a la iTunes Smart Playlists is a curious choice. +- modifiers are definitely more flexible, though.
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:32 am
On Smart folder, after you click + button on the right, another bar appears (default is (kind) is (any)). Then click the second bar’s + button while holding down the option key (+ button changes to [...]), you can do an nested boolean search including [(none) of the following are true].
So you can do
Kind is Images +
Name is John +
None of the following are true +
File Extension is jpg +
Name is Foster
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:52 am
I have heard on several pod casts that Leopard disables the fire wall, but I did the upgrade on my install and my firewall was not disabled. The only thing I found was that Stealth mode was turned off, but the firewall it self was still active.
Robert
November 2nd, 2007 at 8:49 pm
OHHHH… we figured it out. Could it be any more convoluted?!
November 4th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
I just wanted to tell you that ambient noise reduction was already available on 10.4 from the time where I got my MacBook Pro 1.0.
Gerald
November 5th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
With all talk about new features with Leopard few people, outside of some random blog postings, have talked about what is now missing. Sherlock has mysteriously now gone missing from my apps folder. I think that it has been updated and incorporated somewhat into what you guys refer to as “reference” (dictionary). Hopefully some future updates can expand its function, maybe even open it up “somewhat.” (not too apple-like)
November 7th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Regarding your comments on WebClips in Dashboard. I believe it actually does load the entire web page. I have Little Snitch installed (I’m a paranoid switcher, so I like to see everything that’s going on. It will take years to break that habit.) I have clip from weatherunderground.com showing just the five day forecast, but no ads. When I activate Dashboard, Little Snitch tells me about all of these ad sites that are being accessed. These ads are on the weatherunderground page, but are not in the web clip I created. It’s certainly a unique way to see all of the third party access and tracking going on.
- Leon
November 8th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
GadgetComa ,
Thanks for clearing that up. So I wasn’t simply begging the question, it looks like my concerns had some basis in reality. -yaay-
November 13th, 2007 at 11:58 am
I think the show is great and love listening, but why do you guys start your shows joining a “conversation already in progress”? Maybe I am dumb, but it takes me a few minutes to get oriented with who is on the show and what the exact topic of the moment is. Content of the shows are great, keep it up!
Ed
November 24th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Great episode. I wrote off Spaces at the beginning, but I have to say I gave it a try thanks to this episode and it has completely sped up my workflow when working on my macbook (with limited real estate).
It keeps things clean, clear, and I just wish I had yet another button on my mouse for it. Also, it’s so smooth when it transitions between spaces… I always know where I am at.
Leopard, when working with it daily now for a week, has all kinds of little touches that make it so much of a joy to use over Tiger in all the little ways.