What do you like about PANTHER?
Now that it is released.
What did they forget?
Here's some of the things they put out with that build:
..:: FROM APPLE'S WEBSITE ::..
Finder
The all-new Finder puts you at the center of your Mac.
*\tExpos?
Expos? quickly tiles open windows and reveals files on your desktop.
*\tiChat AV
iChat AV offers videoconferencing for the rest of us.
*\tFast User Switching
Change users without logging out of your applications.
*\tMail
New time-saving features to make contacting folks easier.
*\tFileVault
FileVault secures your home folder with AES-128 encryption.
*\tPreview
Scroll through and search PDFs faster than before.
*\tFont Book
Find, organize and manage all the fonts on your Mac.
*\tFaxing
Send and receive faxes on your desktop.
*\tiDisk
Work on remote files from a copy of your iDisk on your desktop.
*\tXcode
The fastest way to develop Mac OS X applications.
What did they forget?
Here's some of the things they put out with that build:
..:: FROM APPLE'S WEBSITE ::..
Finder
The all-new Finder puts you at the center of your Mac.
*\tExpos?
Expos? quickly tiles open windows and reveals files on your desktop.
*\tiChat AV
iChat AV offers videoconferencing for the rest of us.
*\tFast User Switching
Change users without logging out of your applications.
*\tMail
New time-saving features to make contacting folks easier.
*\tFileVault
FileVault secures your home folder with AES-128 encryption.
*\tPreview
Scroll through and search PDFs faster than before.
*\tFont Book
Find, organize and manage all the fonts on your Mac.
*\tFaxing
Send and receive faxes on your desktop.
*\tiDisk
Work on remote files from a copy of your iDisk on your desktop.
*\tXcode
The fastest way to develop Mac OS X applications.
Comments
There are already several threads about Panther here, but I guess this is unique enough to keep since it's about the *good* thinks people *like* about Panther. I'm moving in hopes that it doesn't degenerate into rants about the new features instead.
i wept when i saw it demoed...
Spit and polish is great.
Finder is easier to explain with everything to the left now.
Software Update is cool (downloads major updates in the background so you can install them later).
Activity Monitor is perfect.
EXPOSE IS HOT!!!!!!!
Originally posted by thuh Freak
i want xcode so bad that the idea frequently (atleast twice an hour) causes me to spoil my pants. distributed compiling (whoa), [re]compile on the fly (yikes), and removing the linking stage (the LINKING stage!). i don't know how they do that last one (maybe i just misunderstood ol' Steveo, but freaking WOW if I got that right).
It's been pushed to runtime.
MacOS X has pretty thorough dynamic linking, but it's been a tad... poky. Methinks they finally got around to optimizing the crap out of it like they've been talking about since DP1. If the run-time linker is fast enough, then up-front linking is pretty much a waste of time, unless you are absolutely in need for speed... in which case you're going to be statically linking anyway. Making dynamic the *default* instead of the *option*, is I believe, what they've been able to pull off here.
The only linking that has to be done pre-launch of the app is a tiny amount for hauling in, for example in Cocoa, NSApplication. Basically a constant-time effort. Then when it's launched, you get the linking for what code it actually wants when it wants it. Think of it as Just In Time linking. It's not *eliminated*, just deferred until absolutely necessary.
* FileVault
FileVault secures your home folder with AES-128 encryption.
i'm confused...does this mean that if you connect the harddrive to another computer or boot up off another drive/system that you can't read what in the home folder?
if so that is pretty nifty...what other OS's do this, i always believed this was one of the biggest shortcoming of security in OS's
i wonder what type of speed hits this gives...i wouldn't assume too much since most files in the home dir seem to be smaller (cept if u store ur music/movies/mp3s) there...that would seem to be a waste of CPU, but i guess its worth it if u need that kind of security
Exposé IS orgasmic, and I have created another user just to switch a few time.... Nice..
Saying that tho I did come in thise evening an it is clunking a little bit. I have logged out the other userm but there are still a few pauses.
If like me, you are a casual user and backup regularly I whole heartedly recommend giving it a go... even for a beta its fantastic. Anyone with specialist software, or that really NEED not to be having problems with their mac because its too important for work.... your just gonna have to drool and wait.
Heheh, and the switch user feature seems so cool, it just might make me want to create my own account to use it.
Originally posted by Gargoyle
If like me, you are a casual user and backup regularly I whole heartedly recommend giving it a go... even for a beta its fantastic. Anyone with specialist software, or that really NEED not to be having problems with their mac because its too important for work.... your just gonna have to drool and wait.
and... well... those of us that dont have an ADC subscription
Originally posted by ast3r3x
well 128 isn't unbreakable
for all intents and purposes, AES-128 is (still) unbreakable.
i wonder what type of speed hits this gives...i wouldn't assume too much since most files in the home dir seem to be smaller (cept if u store ur music/movies/mp3s) there...that would seem to be a waste of CPU, but i guess its worth it if u need that kind of security
if implemented properly, the speed impact should be minimal, the time to en/de crypt something is far less than the time it takes to do the actual disk i/o.
*zips up flamesuit*
I like direction in which the new Finder is going. Seriously.
*runs away*
Regardless of whether it is Metal or not, I totally dig the new FINDER. It is freakin' incredible. Faster, easier to navigate.
EXPOSE owns my soul. It is one of the greatest UI tricks in a looooooooooong time. When I spend a couple hours here and there in Panther, I use EXPOSE all the time. It is hardto use Jaguar. I find myself trying to use EXPOSE, only to realize that it doesn't exist.
I am the sole user on my TiBook, but I created an account just to mess around with Fast User Switching.
I tottally like the new Sys Prefs window. A lot more organized.
I set up a test mail account to use with the new MAIL. Freakin so much faster. I can't wait to be using this everyday.
Besides the fact that things aren't implemented yet, Panther is awesome. Great upgrade.
About the only thing I can't figure is if they're gonna remain schizo on the metal thing and not simply offer it as a system wide option (on or off). That would be best I think. Make the most people happy IOW.