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Title: Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Pros: Good desktop search tool, Useful mini-applications called Widgets
Cons: Cannot run on non-Mac systems, Costs $129
Summary: Excellent new search tool and numerous additions make Apple's operating system update largely a no-brainer.
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91/100 |
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Title: Apple Shake 4.1
Pros: High-powered compositing tools, Massive price reduction, Now runs well on laptops (Intel-based)
Cons: Accessible by only a few, Un-Mac like interface, 3D compositing lacks lighting effects
Verdict: Shake makes Final Cut Pro look like a toy. A brilliant high-end compositor with a stunning new price tag
Summary: We haven't caught up with Shake - Apple's effects compositing powerhouse - for a long time. High-end pro software like this has traditionally been priced off our radar, or it has carried such niche features that there was little reason to keep tabs on it.
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100/100 |
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Title: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Review - Operating Systems Software
Pros: Elegant backup via Time Machine, Finder offers powerful navigation tweaks, Novel workspace customisation through Spaces' virtual desktops, Integration with Web data and applications, Cover Flow visualises file browsing, iChat Theater offers green-screen b
Cons: Some new features, such as geotagging, aren't obvious to find, Users with older Macs can't run Leopard
Verdict: 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.
Summary: mac os x 10.5 leopard review: 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.
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80/100 |
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Title: Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Pros: Good desktop search tool, Useful mini-applications called Widgets
Cons: Cannot run on non-Mac systems, Costs $129
Summary: Excellent new search tool and numerous additions make Apple's operating system update largely a no-brainer.
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91/100 |
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Title: Latest version of Apples Server aimed directly at SMB market
Pros: New Calendar server; built-in wiki and blogging services; simpler installation modes; improved administration and monitoring tools; better cross-platform integration.
Cons: Many services dont work well with non-Mac clients; GUI administration tools can be limiting for experienced administrators; some features available in simpler installation types not available in Advanced installation; limited client support for CalDAV and
Summary: If you don?'t already have a directory service or dedicated servers, and are just now thinking about implementing such things for the first time, Mac OS X 10.5 Server is a compelling product; just keep in mind that some of its services don?'t work as well
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Title: Apple .Mac
Pros: Consistent Synchronisation of Mailboxes, Great Interface - Matches Apple Mail, Address Book Integration, Keyboard Shortcuts for Power Users, Compatible with PC Browsers
Cons: Still Relatively Expensive
Verdict: Apple charges for what most people can get for free, but then it is from Apple...
Summary: iTools has become a paid-for service (priced at £68.99 a year, or £120 per year for a five-user family pack) called .Mac, and Apple hasrecently released its latest upgrade to the package, a revamp of .Mac's webmail services.
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80/100 |
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Title: Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Pros: Good desktop search tool, Useful mini-applications called Widgets
Cons: Cannot run on non-Mac systems, Costs $129
Summary: Excellent new search tool and numerous additions make Apple's operating system update largely a no-brainer.
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91/100 |
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