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A Series of Tubes
An archive of old posts.
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Leopard Unboxing
Because Hannah asked for it, here‘s my gallery of the (somewhat uninteresting) unboxing and installation of Leopard.
Leopard Unboxing
Because Hannah asked for it, here‘s my gallery of the (somewhat uninteresting) unboxing and installation of Leopard.
I Found a Bug
One of the cool features of Leopard is the guest account, which creates a brand new account for guests, and obliterates all traces of it once they’ve logged out. Very handy.
Anyway, when logging out of the guest account, I was confronted with this message box:
Leopard Impressions
Ok well let me start by saying that Leopard does not offer any performance increases unless you have a 64 bit processor. This has been stated before, but it really is true. My computer is no faster than it was under Tiger, if anything its slower. I’ll get more ram and hopefully that will sort it out.
Secondly, it runs hot. Apple finally wised up and made the fan speed adjust according to temperature, but honestly I would prefer if they just let me control them myself like I did before, because averaging at 65Ëš C is not acceptable.
But aside from those two factors, Leopard kicks ass! It’s really just plain sexy. I can’t wait to get some downloads-stack love from Firefox…Coverflow in Finder is awesome and very responsive (videos not as much as images), the new dock is pretty, the translucent menubar is cool, the new Photobooth features are pretty cool, Spaces kicks so much ass…It’s all in all a very solid update, methinks.
But the fans not running fast enough is getting pretty annoying…
Leopard Impressions
Ok well let me start by saying that Leopard does not offer any performance increases unless you have a 64 bit processor. This has been stated before, but it really is true. My computer is no faster than it was under Tiger, if anything its slower. I’ll get more ram and hopefully that will sort it out.
Secondly, it runs hot. Apple finally wised up and made the fan speed adjust according to temperature, but honestly I would prefer if they just let me control them myself like I did before, because averaging at 65Ëš C is not acceptable.
But aside from those two factors, Leopard kicks ass! It’s really just plain sexy. I can’t wait to get some downloads-stack love from Firefox…Coverflow in Finder is awesome and very responsive (videos not as much as images), the new dock is pretty, the translucent menubar is cool, the new Photobooth features are pretty cool, Spaces kicks so much ass…It’s all in all a very solid update, methinks.
But the fans not running fast enough is getting pretty annoying…
OS X Leopard Released
Yesterday at 6PM, the latest and greatest in Mac OS X was released, v10.5: Leopard.
I bought it earlier today.
It looks fricken sweet.
Here are all the features.
This is my final post in OS X Tiger. Woot.
See y’all on the other side.
New K2 Release
I just installed K2 Release Candidate 3 on the site, which should make stuff work better/look slicker (K2 is the theme this blog uses). So far the only difference I’ve found is that the archive scrollbar thing (the slick little scrolly thing which appears when you press ‘Older’…If you haven’t used it before, definitely try it.) now stays at the top of the screen when you scroll down, so you always have quick access to it. It’s pretty sweet.
Ratchet & Clank: Future Demo
The PS3 demo of Ratchet & Clank: Future came out a few days ago, and I just got around to downloading it. It is pretty amazing, with a very short load-time accompanying a very expansive, good-looking city level. You are thrust into the action almost immediately, after a brief cutscene with a bit of comedy from our heroes. Basically, they need to get to the Planetary Defense Center, but their ship breaks down, so they are forced to traverse the city on foot. Convenient.
Anyway, the gameplay ranges from annoying (it’s very easy to fall off the platforms and plummet to your death) to quirky (there’s an item named ‘The Groovitron,’ which is like a music-playing disco ball, which causes all the enemies on screen to dance and completely ignore you), to really fun (rail grinding, with entire buildings collapsing behind you). It even ends the demo with a cliffhanger.
Graphics-wise, it is stunning. The whole world is slightly cartoon-y, but the quality is amazing. I really cannot figure out if the cutscenes are pre-rendered or not…
Ratchet & Clank: Future looks like a pretty good game, and I’ll consider buying it when it comes out.
Dr. Who
I cannot believe I had not watched Dr. Who before just recently. I started watching about a month or two ago, and was instantly addicted. It is the perfect blend of comedy, science fiction, and action. The cheesy special effects are just part of the charm, and the storyline is too awesome for words.
I just finished The Last of the Time Lords on Friday (the final episode of the latest season), and I must say that The Master is officially my favorite villain of all time, with Emperor Palpatine in second. He has the bounce and humor of The Doctor, but also that evil twist. He is also too awesome for words.
So yeah, if you haven’t watched Dr. Who before, you definitely, absolutely have to watch it.