[Dante]

WOW, does it look nice or what. I love some of the new features.

One great thing is the fast user switch, damn that looks great. It'll be nice so I don't have to hear my fiancee complain about not being able to access her address book in my Mail app.

I like the new Expose as well, that looks like it will be super helpful when I have six apps running at once.

iChat looks very cool too, although I'm not to keen on paying $149 for the iSight although it does look like a great mic.


My fiancee and I just put in an order for the dual 2ghz G5. That thing looks like it's going to rip it up. Need some more benchmark tests, but it seems like it literally will be the fastest PC out there. I can't wait to see how the 3ghz performs. Apple made a smart move by going to the 970. I can definitely see them make a jump in sales.

[skipshady]

Yeah, the new Finder looks great. I'm sure some people will complain that some it is too Windows-like, but those people have never had to use Windows on a regular basis, I'm sure.

And Exposé is exactly what I need, since I'm working with a 12-inch monitor so the screen gets cluttered pretty easily. I was thinking about getting a simple two button mouse, but I'll probably getting a multi button mouse now, since I'll be using those functions a lot.

I'm on the fence regarding iSight. I'll have to see what the video/audio quality is like, but I am intrigued.

[Eggy]

[Dante]

Anyone that tries to compare Windoze and the Mac OS should be summarily executed.

[TheWakeUpBomb]

What is Expose?

[Dante]

Say you have 6 different programs running, like I often do. You want to go to a program but aren't sure where one is. Either hit one of the Fkeys or you can have a hot point that you move your mouse to and watch all the different programs become little windows on your desktop and then you can choose which program you want

Here's a little video showing what I failed to describe.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/panther/expose.html#

[Iason]

Originally posted by Eggy

Probably one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.

[Dante]

Not as funny as this

[TheWakeUpBomb]

Originally posted by Dante
Say you have 6 different programs running, like I often do. You want to go to a program but aren't sure where one is. Either hit one of the Fkeys or you can have a hot point that you move your mouse to and watch all the different programs become little windows on your desktop and then you can choose which program you want

Here's a little video showing what I failed to describe.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/panther/expose.html#

That is very cool, aside from the show desktop button, which has been available for a while on Windows. Although it seems like it would make the graphics processor take a huge hit (obviously not on a G5, but on a slower machine).

I'm thinking about making a switch to Mac soon. How are the reviews of the eMac? As much as I like the form factor of the iMac, the screen is just sharper on the eMac.

Also, does anyone have any experience with the iTrip for the iPod? I'm thinking of buying for someone as a gift.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/itrip/

{Sorry for all the Mac questions unrelated to the thread.)

[Eggy]

Dante nobody gets blue screens anymore.

And if you didn't go installing Bonai Buddy, Kazaa, ICQ, AOL 5.0 and all that on your Windows 98 machine you wouldn't be getting them either.


I talk to 1000 customers a week and I have definately had Mac users crash their OS while on the phone.