Leopard is a go…
…I’ve installed Leopard today. It’s such a strange beast of an Apple OS. I described it to Alex as 40% OS X as we knew it, 40% Windows Vista, and 20% NeXT-ish. Basically, if you’ve seen iTunes recently, you have a general idea of what Leopard is going for. It’s really interesting to see Apple trying to blend several different interface paradigms into one product. We have a smattering of iPhone references (System Preferences icon, rounded menus,) iPod references (CoverFlow, flat Menu Bar) and other various design elements from across the board. I’m glad to see the incorporation – and consolidation – of numerous design languages, but the overall feel for me is a bit jarring. I am starting to like it, though, much the same as I eventually grew to like the newest iTunes. It’s a novelty and breathes some excitement into my nearly 2 year old MacBook Pro. That and a few well-placed caffeine stickers from Kate. 😛
In other geek news, Google has finally deemed my Gmail account worthy of IMAP. So, I’ll be done with multiple inboxes on my iPhone and computer. Hoorah! I hope there are no major hiccups in this transition.
Now, off to get Time Machine working on the lovely Desmond. Ciao!