[deasys]

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You blamed Leopard instability for others on legacy/incompatible drivers and hardware. My point was and still is that Leopard must always work with any hardware. That's what an OS does. If it doesn't always work the OS is at fault.

You're right.

I'm quite upset that Leopard doesn't let me plug my Frank's Fast Floppies? 5 1/4" floppy drive into my new Mac Pro. Apple's got a real nerve. I demand support for my 5 1/4" floppy drive, dammit!

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LOL, I checked several RAM sources and none offered non-speced, junk RAM. They all said RAM meets Apple specs.

No kidding! If they said it, it must be true, right?

BTW, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you. Great condition, prime location. It's a real bar-goon. Interested?

[downdowndown]

When did they remove the 8 track player? I can't play my Credence Clearwater Revival tape on my new iMac.

[rickcarl]

deasys, I have got to love your responses. Frank's Fast Floppies 5 1/4in don't need drivers. LOL A bridge in Brooklyn? Plenty of drivers for that! ROFL I must be losing this exchange. :D Thanks for your POV.

[minischneides]

Macworld said:

Post your comments for Leopard, four months later here

To be honest I have found Leopard more stable with the exception of Safari.

[Dan Frakes]

anguilla said:

the mysterious X1900 visual artifacts that did not occur under Tiger

I get those regularly since installing Leopard, as well.

[Dan Frakes]

alansky said:

Dan, can you point me to instructions on how to set up screen sharing over the internet?

You might find this LifeHacker article useful:

http://lifehacker.co...t-paying-for-it

[amigasteve]

I've been pretty happy with Leopard and it has been stable for me.

There's just one Tiger feature I miss, and there was no good reason I know of to remove it: the SMS/bluetooth support in Address Book. (the cynic in me wonders if Apple wanted to remove a feature that most bluetooth phones could use but not the iPhone?)

[Frost7]

Leopard is fugly, still has compatibility issues with my older software, and it doesn't run Classic even though I'm on a damn G4. Result: Still using 10.4.11 for the forseeable future.
Seriously, who thought up the interface revamp? Those new folders, for one, look like something out of an old version of Windows. Not to mention all the color has been swapped for various shades of... gray. Gray. Gray. And more gray.

[dreadnought27]

I have had no issues with Leopard's stability at all (watch, I'll go home and everything will have crashed).

Spaces, which I didn't think I'd find useful at all, since I've got a 30" and a 23" Cinema Display, is a big hit. There are a bunch of programs that I routinely run but don't need to observe (Handbrake, for instance). Setting them up in their own Space is perfect.

Of course, I love Quicklook, when I remember to use it, and Stacks are great. I didn't mind the lack of a hierarchical folder view, but I am glad that Apple listened and added it as an option. The new look to the Dock and the translucent Menu Bar are nice - and I often feel that I was the only one who liked them.

Of course, I rejoice at the Spotlight That Finally Works, but the best, very best thing about Leopard is Screen Sharing. I keep a PowerBook in my bedroom, three floors above my office (and my Mac Pro) and rather than struggle with good ol' Chicken of the VNC, I can access my Mac Pro without a second thought. I admit, I've not yet tried Back to My Mac, or sharing through iChat, since I no longer travel with my iBook - my iPhone is more than sufficient. I should go with the PowerBook and try it just once.


There are a number of annoyances with Leopard, though. The new system folders are ugly and boring. Mounted disc images often linger in a Finder window sidebar long after they've been ejected. Entering new appointments in iCal sucks, too. But these are truly minor annoyances - particularly since I have to spend a large part of my day suffering on Dell.

All in all, for me - Leopard is fantastic. There are so many new features that I have yet to implement in my workflow that I've actually bought David Pogue's new book (I highly recommend it).

[minischneides]

I find it interesting that so many people find the folders in Leopard to be ugly, as I actually prefer them to those in Tiger. Some people have also complained that they hate the other design changes in Leopard, although I find them to be more visually appealing that those that were found in Tiger.

[PSMacintosh]

Question: I'm wondering about the versioning of Leopard?
I'm only now considering moving myself and my family from 10.4.11 to 10.5.2.
And I've found a 10.5 Family Pack to buy at a decent price.
1. I'm assuming that I'll be able to do online Software Updates to update it from 10.5.0 to 10.5.2 for free. Is that correct?
2. Is there any DISADVANTAGE to now purchasing Mac OS 10.5.0, as opposed to paying more and now purchasing OS 10.5.1 or 10.5.2?
What do you think?
-PSMacintosh

[JScott]

One of the first things that happens on a fresh install of 10.5 is Software update automatically launches and you will be able to download all the updates you need.

I don't really understand your second question. Just buy whatever 10.5 install discs there are.

[richman]

Since I installed Leopard to my MacPro dual core Intel Xeon, I have had daily system freezes, lines across my display, artifacts, etc. The only way to recover is to hit the power switch and that doesn't always work. I spoke to Apple about this and they said the lines and artifacts had to be due to an out-of-date driver for the ATI Radeon X1900 or a hardware problem with my display i.e. buy a new one. I did buy a new cinema display as it happens but nothing changed. I have now reverted back to Tiger but bought a Time Capsule a few weeks ago and can't use it which is frustrating. I found a UK site which also reports instability and freezing ukmac.net/2007/11/02/users-reporting-leopard-instability-problems/

I wondered whether anyone had any luck with finding a solution?