Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Expert Reviews

Editor's note: We have revised this First Take to better reflect information available from published reports and from Apple. (9/13/06)Based on the demos we've seen, we're reasonably sure none of the 10 top-secret things Apple CEO Steve Jobs said ...

Elegant backup via Time Machine ; Finder offers powerful navigation tweaks ; novel workspace customization through Spaces' virtual desktops ; integration with Web data and applications ; Cover Flow visualizes file browsing ; iChat Theater offers green ...

Leopard was afflicted in some cases by installation woes and application failures ; some new features, such as geotagging, aren't obvious to find ; users with older Macs can't run Leopard

The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.

At the Worldwide Developers Conference 2006 in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave the public and developers the first public look at Leopard, also known as Mac OS X 10.5--the next version of the Apple operating system, which will be available ...

Apple Inc on Monday issued software updates to patch more than two dozen security holes in its OS X operating systems and various Apple software applications. The company also issued a patch to fix security vulnerability in Safari for the Mac (The ...

Several killer features ; low system requirements ; cheaper than most versions of Windows Vista

Time Machine backup app is limited in functionality ; iChat has limited support for instant-messaging applications

Mac owners that like working faster and smarter will like OS X 10.5 Leopard. Upgrading to Leopard isn't absolutely necessary, but we strongly recommend doing so.

Mac OS X Leopard is a sweeping update with so many new features that it's hard to keep them all in perspective. What is clear, however, is that it's a solid upgrade.

Easy backup tools ; major improvements in included applications ; addresses numerous shortcomings from previous OS versions ; improved security and networking functions

Stacks and Dock features seem poorly thought out ; illegible menu items with some Desktop backgrounds ; some bugs in Spaces window behavior

As with every OS X update since version 10.1, there's no single feature in Leopard that will force Mac users to upgrade immediately. Instead, it's the sheer deluge of new features that's likely to persuade most active Mac users to upgrade, especially ...

Part useful, part flash, all beautifully easy. Leopard delivers several exciting innovations that make using a Mac both more productive and more fun.

You've studied the specs and read the reviews - but what it's like to actually

After a two-and-a-half-year wait, Leopard is here. John Siracusa covers the latest version of Mac OS X from top to bottom.

Okay Leopard, let's see what you've got