Leopard Leaps

I finally got several of our machines upgraded to Apple's new operating system, Leopard. I waited a little while as I usually do with newer software and hardware from any company just to make sure everything was on the table in regards to updates and software compatibility.

Apple truly outdid themselves with this new operating system. The organizational benefits alone are worth the upgrade price. The cover flow feature is unbelievably fast and when you deal with tens of thousands of images, documents, and video clips, finding exactly the image or item you need for a project just got a whole lot easier.

I also notice that my calenders are syncing perfectly. I am not sure why, but with past systems, I couldn't get calenders to sync flawlessly, but that is obviously a thing of the past as well. Taking it a step further, networking just got friendlier as well. Shared computers and drives automatically show up in the finder without having to connect manually which is a blessing when you are working with many computers in many places.

As a photographer with offices in three places, it's also nice that we can connect directly to each computer as if we are sitting at it. With Leopard you can see your desktop remotely no matter where you are. A big blessing when traveling on assignment or away from a specific computer.

For anyone who is considering the upgrade, I can't say enough. I was shocked at how genius this new platform is. The things I mentioned are just the tip of the iceberg, but I am glad I switched because these features are new keys to our ability to stay on top of our game.