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The next Mac OS 10.6 snow leopard is set to be released sometime in the near future. It will focus on improving performance, efficiency and reducing its overall footprint, rather than new end-user features.

Website: Apple - Mac OS X Leopard - Snow Leopard

Apple has stated that Mac OS X Snow Leopard will include the following changes and improvements:

1. Support for connecting to Microsoft Exchange 2007 servers will be included in Mail, Address Book, and iCal.

2. A smaller hard drive and RAM footprint and faster installation times, under 15 minutes versus over an hour for Mac OS X v10.5.

3. Support for up to a theoretical 16 terabytes of RAM by further developing 64-bit kernel technologies.

4. Grand Central: a parallel-programming technology that aims to take greater advantage of modern multi-core CPUs, which include all current Macs.

5. QuickTime X which will feature optimized support for modern codecs.

6. OpenCL (Open Computing Language) will allow developers to more easily code applications to take advantage of the GPU for non-graphics computing purposes.

7. A 64-bit kernel which provides a complete 64-bit environment for applications, along with 32-bit support for older Macs. This completes a long-running attempt by Apple to completely unify their products in 64-bit capabilities, dating back to Apple's original adoption of the PowerPC in 1994 which was 64-bit with the PowerPC G5 and slowly built into OS X starting with Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther" in 2003.

Leaked release notes indicate that the Finder will be fully rewritten in Apple's Cocoa API. Another still unannounced but documented feature is a refined Stacks implementation that supports traversing folders.

The newest developer build, 10A286, issued March 6, 2009, includes "a completely redesigned QuickTime Player" which is most likely built upon QuickTime X. The new Cocoa-based Finder is also included. There are a few visual tweaks as well.

Developers with access to the most recent Snow Leopard beta builds are reporting that the new OS adds support for the four-finger swipe gestures to Apple notebooks released in early 2008. This, of course, means the MacBook Air and the early 2008 MacBook Pro.

Apple’s suite of stock applications seem to have also gone on a strict diet and exercise regime, with nearly all the included apps radically reduced in size. For example, iChat in Leopard weighs in at 114MB while the Snow Leopard version drops to 22 MB, Dashboard goes from 184 KB to 111 KB and Mail goes from 289 MB to 36 MB. Overall Snow Leopard’s application appear to save around a gig of drive space compared to Leopard.

Currently, a lot of rumors are pointing to a june launch. However, analysts feel that it will get delayed.

video: YouTube - Snow Leopard Stacks

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This data has been compiled from various sources like wikipedia and some web articles.
 
^ it hasn't been confirmed as of now whether there will be a new UI or not in Snow Leopard. I hope there is, seeing the way Safari 4 has been designed, its gonna be brilliant if they introduce tabs in Finder.
 
Snow Leopard was distributed to us last july at wwdc. It still used the regular interface but then that was just a preview. OpenCL is a breeze to work with, however i still prefer the more robust CUDA.
 
NeXT said:
^ it hasn't been confirmed as of now whether there will be a new UI or not in Snow Leopard. I hope there is, seeing the way Safari 4 has been designed, its gonna be brilliant if they introduce tabs in Finder.
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+1 for tabs in finder. There cant be a better and more efficient way of keeping multiple windows open..
 
Amazing optimizations with the application HDD footprints

Hopefully the memory footprint shall also see improvements

edit: just saw Anish's siggie...Lucky buugger..now post some show off pics :p
 
superczar said:
edit: just saw Anish's siggie...Lucky buugger..now post some show off pics :p
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Arre waiting for the RAM to come and the room setup to be completed, will post a thread then..

p.s. - i'm going to bug you very soon on how to crack it up!
 
p.s. - i'm going to bug you very soon on how to crack it up!
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- Pick up the Mini

- Lift it up slowly above your hand till your hands are fully stretched

- Take a deep breath

- Thrwo it against a concrete floor as fast and hard as you can

Voila!
 
Snow Leopard, should ship about two months after WWDC.

Recently, AppleInsider has been provided with a bit more clarity on Apple's pre-release build cycles for Snow Leopard.

According to people familiar with the matter, Apple's roadmap for the final stretch of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard development currently calls for the release of three 'key' builds through the company's high-membership Apple Developer Connection.

Each of the builds will carry a significance in its own right, the first of which is scheduled to appear between now and the start of WWDC 2009 during the second week of June. This build will reportedly include "big updates" to system components and functionality.

The next build is said to arrive alongside the start of WWDC on June 8th. It's expected to be the first build of the next-gen OS that will be "feature complete," bundling significant changes to the Mac OS X interface, assuming those changes are not approved for inclusion in the aforementioned build.

A third and final build is tentatively scheduled to make its way to developers in the weeks between WWDC and the software's formal release. This build is expected to serve as a lead-in to the final candidate stage that precedes the declaration of a Gold Master build suited for duplication on optical media.

People familiar with the matter have previously estimate that it will take Apple upwards of two-months from the time it shows off a feature complete Snow Leopard at WWDC to deliver the software to market, suggesting a release date around August.

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Apple may also choose to seed more marginal builds intermittently between these key builds if it runs into unexpected issues and requires additional feedback from developers.
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Source: AppleInsider.
 
Hey guys i am totally new to mac. I'm planning to install snow leopard (when it gets released). All i want to know is will MS office 2007 be compatible? And can anyone tell me about the system requirements?
 
^ Well, any Intel Mac should do for Snow Leopard. If you are going to buy one, it will work in it. And please post a separate thread for this!

MS Office 2007 does not work in Mac OS natively. Nor does any other Windows software. Its true the other way round too, no Mac software runs on Windows.

You are however able to run Windows programs in Macs using tools like CrossOver, or simply install it in a Virtual Machine. There, you got the best of both worlds.

I however would recommend you to get MS Office 2008 for Mac. It runs natively and beautifully on Mac OS.
 
I am not sure about MS Office 2008, but prior OS X Versions of Office are quite unstable. We have been facing random issues like file corruption while saving (especially with Power point) and occasional crashes.

If Office 2008 is in the same state, you can run Windows version Office 2007 either by using Boot camp to have a partition dedicated to Windows and install Windows naively or alternatively use Parallels Desktop or Virtual Box to run install and run windows through a virtual machine.
 
MS Office is important for many. iWork is not as good as Office for people who wanna do serious work. There are too many compatibility errors for critical tasks and such. Because the format of choice is still *office, and the installed base is highest for Office, iWork gets little work than MS Office. In fact, Office is one of the most popular Apps for Mac.

iWork is just a cool looking suite that makes great looking documents and presentations. Apple could make the scenario better by bundling it too with Macs, like they do with iLife.

I actually use OpenOffice on Mac. As its there for Windows and Linus too, and I use all three, it provides the most seamless file transport across platforms.
 
MS Office is important for many. iWork is not as good as Office for people who wanna do serious work. There are too many compatibility errors for critical tasks and such. Because the format of choice is still *office, and the installed base is highest for Office, iWork gets little work than MS Office. In fact, Office is one of the most popular Apps for Mac.
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+1 to that. Compatibility problems are abundant and that's something one can live with. And Office on the Mac seems to be great, and does the job well.
 
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