Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard was released on October 26, 2007. It was called by Apple “the largest update of Mac OS X”. It brought more than 300 new features. Leopard supports both PowerPC- and Intel x86-based Macintosh computers; support for the G3 processor was dropped and the G4 processor required a minimum clock rate of 867 MHz, and at least 512 MB of RAM to be installed.
New features include a new look, an updated Finder, Time Machine, Spaces, Boot Camp pre-installed, full support for 64-bit applications (including graphical applications), new features in Mail and iChat, and a number of new security features. Leopard dropped support for the Classic Environment and all Classic applications. It was the final version of Mac OS X to support the PowerPC architecture.
AppCleaner from Freemacsoft is a small application which allows you to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps. Installing an application distributes many files throughout your System using space of your Hard Drive unnecessarily. AppCleaner finds all these small files and safely deletes them. Simply drop an application onto the AppCleaner window or select from a pre-determined list of installs […]
My first iMac… Bought in 2007 as an upgrade to my aging eMac, the Core2Duo iMac was a fantastic machine, with a great styling, a crisp screen and plenty of power to boot. This Mac served as my main machine for many years for web design, publishing and plenty of gaming. Originally installed with OS […]
Anyone that knows me, also knows my love for the PowerPC generation of Macs. However, despite their incredible architecture they are getting a bit long-in-the-tooth now and its getting increasingly difficult to keep them up-to-date with modern standards. This is were the excellent TenFourFox browser comes to the rescue. Based on Firefox this finely tuned […]