#APPLE SNOW LEOPARD COMPUTER BOOK PRO#
#APPLE SNOW LEOPARD COMPUTER BOOK SOFTWARE#
#APPLE SNOW LEOPARD COMPUTER BOOK WINDOWS#

Other applications should benefit from this change as well, once developers start writing them in 64-bit versions.

#APPLE SNOW LEOPARD COMPUTER BOOK SOFTWARE#

This is because more of the software now processes data in 64-bit chunks, twice as big as before. * Web browsing and image and document previews should be noticeably faster. Apple says Snow Leopard will be better about freeing up the disk, or if it can't, it will give a reason. Sometimes, Macs won't let you eject a disk or disconnect a drive because the operating system believes it's reading or writing to it. * The operating system is more compact, freeing about 7 gigabytes of hard drive space previously claimed by Leopard. * You can make the file thumbnails even bigger, giving you a better idea of the contents of your hard drive at glance.

#APPLE SNOW LEOPARD COMPUTER BOOK PRO#

Previously, you had to buy QuickTime Pro to convert videos or fire up the more time-consuming iMovie. * The new standard version of the QuickTime video-playing software will now convert clips for playing on iPhones or iPods, or upload them to YouTube.

#APPLE SNOW LEOPARD COMPUTER BOOK WINDOWS#

* Right-clicking in a window should bring up more relevant choices, bringing this function closer to its Windows equivalent.

This is an extension of the 'expose' feature, which shows all windows in all programs side by side.

* Moving the mouse cursor over a program icon in the 'dock' at the bottom of the screen reveals all the windows open in that program, tiled side by side. However, Snow Leopard supports only the most recent release of Exchange. That means it will be easier to get company e-mail without using dedicated programs like Entourage or Outlook, which Microsoft is releasing for Macs late next year. * The built-in e-mail, calendar and address book applications will support Microsoft Exchange servers, the kind used by most companies. In an Apple's demonstration of the software to The Associated Press, these were some of the most obvious changes that stood out in Snow Leopard: The launch of the new operating system is a hint to get a new computer. It won't run on older Macs with the previous PowerPC family of chips.

ITunes will now allow iPhone users to purchase or rent movies directly from the device, and Apple has added parental controls that will restrict the kinds of movies, shows, and apps that children can run on the phone or iPod touch.įor Mobile Me customers, Apple will offer a service called Find My iPhone, which will locate a lost or stolen device (if it’s turned on).What's the catch? Well, part of the reason Snow Leopard can promise faster, better applications is that it's designed for Macs with Intel chips, which Apple started using in early 2006. This will enable users to search not only their contacts, but also calendar entries, notes, e-mail, and even apps on the device. Search features have also been enhanced in iPhone 3.0 with the addition of Spotlight. And in the U.S., iPhones on the AT&T network will finally feature MMS support later this summer. Also, all key apps in the iPhone now feature landscape mode to maximize screen width. Critics have long stressed the need for cut, copy, and paste features across the iPhone OS, and those features are now built in.

The most talked-about bunch of updates Apple unveiled at WWDC came from its iPhone 3.0 software upgrade, which purportedly adds 100 new features to the iPhone.

Apple snow leopard computer book