Snow Leopard compatibility
I really wanna update to SL on day 1 but I am taking several online classes and need the following apps to work out of the box:
MS Office 2008, Firefox, Adobe CS masters, VirtualBox and Real Player (school uses realplayer for all video lectures...I smell a pay off...)
can anyone using SL Gold master or the latest pre release confirm if this software works?
MS Office 2008, Firefox, Adobe CS masters, VirtualBox and Real Player (school uses realplayer for all video lectures...I smell a pay off...)
can anyone using SL Gold master or the latest pre release confirm if this software works?
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I really wanna update to SL on day 1 but I am taking several online classes and need the following apps to work out of the box:
MS Office 2008, Firefox, Adobe CS masters, VirtualBox and Real Player (school uses realplayer for all video lectures...I smell a pay off...)
can anyone using SL Gold master or the latest pre release confirm if this software works?
Chill. Rarely do new versions of Apple operating systems break compliant veteran applications. Snow Leopard is supposed to be something of an optimization of Leopard. This means that it is even more likely that Leopard-compatible apps will have no problems with Snow Leopard.
There exists a fan-based website that tests and publishes apps for Snow Leopard-compatibility. MS Office 2008, the most recent versions of Adobe CS and many others make the cut.
Chill.
The biggest update issues I forsee are plug-ins for the new 64-bit versions of Apple Applications like Safari and Apple Mail. Compatibility issues are typically solved by forcing them to run in 32-bit mode tho.
Maybe I will upgrade then...as I dont use Safari much anyway (unless I need 2 gmail sessions simultaneously)
the one real concern is realplayer, I NEED it to watch the video lectures, I have no idea why such a great informatics program would use something like REAL, but that is the hand I am dealt.
The biggest update issues I forsee are plug-ins for the new 64-bit versions of Apple Applications like Safari and Apple Mail. Compatibility issues are typically solved by forcing them to run in 32-bit mode tho.
Yep. Things like 1password want to run in 32-bit mode only. Not a big deal. At least you can use them until they get caught up.
Yep. Things like 1password want to run in 32-bit mode only. Not a big deal. At least you can use them until they get caught up.
The latest version of 1Password v3.0 beta has 64-bit compatible plug-ins. Check for updates ^^ I'm on build 30023 atm.
the one real concern is realplayer, I NEED it to watch the video lectures, I have no idea why such a great informatics program would use something like REAL, but that is the hand I am dealt.
The latest version of 1Password v3.0 beta has 64-bit compatible plug-ins. Check for updates ^^ I'm on build 30023 atm.
THANKS!
now I am deciding if I should order now or go to the store on Fri. I am leaning twards going to the store because FEDEX usually comes to my neighborhood at 6PM
I really wanna update to SL on day 1 but I am taking several online classes and need the following apps to work out of the box:
MS Office 2008, Firefox, Adobe CS masters, VirtualBox and Real Player (school uses realplayer for all video lectures...I smell a pay off...)
can anyone using SL Gold master or the latest pre release confirm if this software works?
You may also find the Snow Leopard Compatibility List useful.