Snow Leopard rocks!
August 29, 2009
I just installed Snow Leopard onto my machine and I must say it is pretty freakin sweet. Sure it doesn’t have zilions of new ways to do things like the upgrade from Tiger to Leopard but the little things it improves upon are fantastic.
Time machine
Remember that preparing thing that took for damn ever? Well I hooked up my external to my Snow Leopard install and since it was an entire new OS was expecting preparing for at least an hour instead what I got was Calculating backup with a % of how far along it was. Can anyone say Hell yes!
Finder
Finder window looks the same but the menus are nicer looking. Not to mention when I do a multi file copy it doesn’t get all slow anymore.
Stacks
I have since Leopard always kept applications as a stack and there was always one little annoyance. Say you had an application in a folder or if you wanted to click utilities it would open a Finder window outside of stacks…kinda pesky eh? Well Much to my surprise when I first clicked applications was that first I can scroll in a stack with my trackpad and second when opening a folder it opens it in the stack window! w00t!
Anyways I’m just so excited from just a few minutes with the OS that I had to talk about it. I’m sure there is a lot more I’m missing but first impressions count and my first impression is very good with this one!
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Nice, I think I shall upgrade..
I was kind of disappointed with it. They should have stressed that it will only run in 64 bit on certain hardware for now
I have to admit thought I love the way the new stacks work
Only the first generation of intel macs aren't 64bit. Can't make a non 64bit computer run 64bit!Also if you run any 32bit extensions that forces your kernel to run 32bit.
Is there a way to find out if my macbook can run 64bit os Like I have 10.6 installed but it says it is running in 32 bit. The 64bit os was one of they only reasons that I bought it. Kinda pissed
do you have an intel core duo or an intel core 2 duo?Also have you tried holding 6 and 4 on bootup to force 64bit? other than that i'd say some 3rd party kernel extensions are holding you back
Core 2 Duo
just check and i am pretty sure it is the kernel extensions for my video card that are holding me back damn it. When I go and check the the gmax3100 is the only thing in the list that says non 64 bit
yea probably. i wouldn't worry about it, if activity monitor is showing intel 64bit for most things then you're fine.
good point Phil you are the man Thanks