On 1/17/05 7:51 AM, "Aase Marit Waage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I am still very new to OS X, I have just tried it a bit, but can't > wait to really try out it's stability!!! I see that Tiger has been > mentioned, and some obviously wait buying a new 'Book in order to get > Tiger into the deal. Do you know what will be the difference to the > current OS (Panther?). Tiger is listed for Q2 2005 which could mean as early as April and as late as June. That's a pretty long wait for a new 'Book - at least for me. For all the differences between Panther and Tiger check out Apple's website. I could write a small book about the differences. > I see that many upgrade their system "all the > time". I haven't done that over the years, just occasionally, when I > really have needed to, e.g. because of software, or I have got an > upgrade with a new PB. For those of us that use our 'Book for "every > day use" (in my case: Lots of net/mail, word processing, some > image/graphics stuff and a bit of web design), does it "pay off" to > "jump on the upgrade carousel"? How much of a difference does it > normally make? Right now, how much of a difference is expected with > Tiger compared to Panther? > Some upgrades are more important than others. I came to the Mac with System 6 and switched to OS 7 quickly. While it was a beneficial upgrade I learned an important lesson: Avoid X.0 upgrades. I upgraded to 7.5, 8.5 and 9.1 letting others deal with the adventure of early adoption and incompatible software. However I did jump into OS X with the first commercial release and I've bought each upgrade immediately without regret. Panther is an extremely stable OS beginning to show maturity and polish so I *could* stick with it but I'll probably jump to Tiger when it is released. > > I used to use Netscape for a browser, but ended out having a lot of > trouble with it, so I changed to IE. In IE I appreciate features like > the Auction Manager (even if it is not very stabile, it suddenly > empties itself into "Auction Fav's"), but there are clearly things I > miss, e.g. being able to manage the bookmarks better. I once, years > ago, tried Opera on a PC, and joined the Opera Project Magic in order > to get them to make a Mac compatible browser. I tried installing a > beta quite maybe a year ago, but it didn't work out on my Pismo. I > don't know how the OS X version is, do any of you use it? How about > Apple's Safari? How does Netscape work with OS X? I am wondering what > you guys use, and how happy you are with the different options the > browsers have. Do you guys know of some additional application which > work great in combo with any browser to manage auctions (eBay etc.)? > Netscape is dead: long live Safari, FireFox and Camino. I used to use Opera in Windows but I've switched to FireFox there. Opera on the Mac never did it for me. > > For a mail reader, I have used Eudora Pro (with ads) the past few > years. I don't know if I should go for that on the new iBook. Can I > import the mailboxes, address book etc. from the sys 9.2 PB to the > new one? What do you guys use, and what do you think is the > advantages with it. Whatever I use has to have simple filter options, > possibility for multiple accounts, search possibilities etc. > Apple's Email is a real workhorse with a few caveats: It doesn't play nice with multiple email accounts which is my biggest complaint. I used Eudora in my pre OS X days but it is long in the tooth and decidedly not an OS X application. > > For news, which I don't use often anymore though, I have used > MacSOUP. When I chose it, it was much because it was the only decent > offline reader for the Mac. But since I got broadband via cable, I > guess I have more possibilities... Any ideas? > MacSoup is still around and a decent enough news-reader. I'm using Unison. david -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
