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A few weeks ago, Adam caved in the midst of people writing entries with lists in them. So he wrote an entry himself that included a list. Well, all of my friends (and I mean all, because I don’t have a significant bounty of them) have written entries regarding Tiger, Apple’s latest operating system [OS] release. If I was to refuse the peer pressure, it would be a mutiny to those I love, so here goes…

Well, honestly, I haven’t tried much of it out. “Ryan, you’re so not the geek you make yourself out to be…” Hey, now, don’t go assuming I’m not a true geek; I’m simply not a “power user” like others. I get by with the basics and a dab of Photoshop excitement here and there. So, with that in mind, I’ve only brushed the surface of what Tiger brings along. The immediate exterior features of Tiger, like Spotlight and Dashboard, are fascinating and unspeakably useful. A new world of integrated knowledge is open to me with Dashboard.

And by saying “integrated knowledge” I hope you have reaffirmed my geek status. But, honestly, by that I mean that so many areas of information (in this case, weather forecasts, software updates, yellow pages, dictionary, etc.) are available for my use the instant I need them. I use the dictionary and thesaurus without ceasing; if that weren’t the case, I hope you realize that these entries would be filled with banal language that bores you to no end. Also, for the record, I already use the word “banal” in my lexicon, so don’t think I looked that up. Same thing with “lexicon”.

But, anyways. Tiger is great. The iBook that I am running it on is a few years old, so Core Image isn’t fully compatible, or at least that amazing Ripple Effect that is just ever-tempting. However, I’ve noticed a speed increase in comparison with Panther, the previous OS release.

Some people have been griping about the look of the new Mail. I love it! All of the buttons, folders, and whatnot that I use most often are now directly at my fingertips. And smart mailboxes! alone is enough to sway my conviction even if I loathed the revised look. So, yeah, Mail is nice.

There’s not much else I can say though. I don’t ever touch procedures large enough to justify using Automator (although, seeing it displayed at the Tiger release event has given me some tips should I choose to incorporate it) and all of the other features and advancements I just haven’t had a chance to dive into.

If I was truly a geek, then I would end this entry with an onomatopoeic growl.

Hmm… ::thinking:: Yeah, might as well.

Rawr!

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