By now the internet is full of materials, discussions, debates, arguments about the new Mac OS version: Snow Leopard. I will not upgrade right away as I usually like to leave these new products for a couple of weeks/month to see the dust settling down and the bugs coming out.
Meanwhile, I’ve started to put together a reading list covering the most important aspects
As Daring Fireball said, Ars Technica’s John Siracusa’s review is:
The definitive review, as always.
Engadget published probably the most extensive review:
Apple took the unusual and somewhat daring step of slowing feature creep in a major OS to focus on speed, reliability, and stability, and if Snow Leopard doesn’t deliver on those fronts, it’s not worth $30… it’s not worth anything. So did Apple pull it off? Read on to find out!
I experienced frustrating glitches in various programs, including Microsoft Word, Flip4Mac, Photoshop CS3, CyberDuck and TextExpander, an abbreviation expander. (Interestingly, Snow Leopard offers its own typing-expander feature, but it works primarily in Apple programs, like TextEdit, Mail, Safari and iChat.) The compatibility list at snowleopard.wikidot.com lists other programs that may have trouble.
Note: Make sure you are checking the incompatibility list before upgrading.. Here is the official list of unsupported apps ☞ from Apple.
These security updates provide new tools to assist programmers in producing more secure applications and harden the core operation system, which result in a safer computing experience for most Mac users, even if they aren’t overly noticeable.
Despite these improvements, Apple missed a major opportunity to include a key operating system feature that could nearly wipe-out a entire category of attack.
Mac OS X Automation is a great new web site devoted to AppleScript, Automator, and Services, with examples and tutorials from the one and only Sal Soghoian. Their write-up of the changes to Services in Snow Leopard is the best you’ll see, emphasizing four C’s: Contextual, Convenient, Configurable, Customizable.
Where your favorite system settings have gone in Mac OS X 10.6
Note: There seems to be an annoying behavior when you have 32-bit preference panes, as System Preference will restart itself each time you switch from a 64b to 32b and back.
Though you might mistake Snow Leopard for plain old Leopard when you first boot it up, there’s a lot of subtle stuff happening on screen and under the hood. Here’s our guide to everything new in the latest Mac OS.
