Mac OS 10.4 "Tiger" on april 29th! - Page 5

Chris W · 30-04-2005, 14:23

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Originally Posted by Swipe

Does Tiger upgrade well from Panther or is it better to do a clean install? Can anyone who has performed an upgrade offer their experiences please?

I upgraded- it hangs on a bluescreen when trying to boot for the first time, but apart from that little scare it worked a treat

Haven't had a chance to play with it fully yet but i'm impressed so far! The dashboard is extremely handy, and the searchlight is great for people like me who have not given sensible names to things

punky · 30-04-2005, 15:03

OK, I am using Safari again, and I still can't see what is so damn good about it. It has like 15% of the functionality that my copy of Firefox has. I miss those extensions already... *huggles his Firefox extensions*

About Tiger, I still don't think all the new features make it worth 90 quid. Especially when you consider that Dashboard can be replaced by the much, much more functional Konfabulator, and Spotlight can be replaced with the similar Quicksilver. There are a few nice new features but I am not that deperate for it yet. the most important thing for me would be the performance increase but it doesn't appear to be all that much. Tiger seems to be full of features that you don't want, or need, but vital ones like Sidtrack style enhancements, which should be standard, are still not implemented.

There are some sealed copies of Tiger going for a bit more reasonable $50 on Ebay in the US. I'l wait until the rush has calmed down and get a copy for like under $30, I hope

Stuart · 30-04-2005, 15:12

I agree with Punky. I will be testing Tiger over the next few weeks (I have to, we'll probably be deploying new macs at work, and even if we don't, I am getting a mac mini in a few weeks), but looking at that list of new features, there doesn't appear to be much there that can't be added to Panther for a lot less than the upgrade price for tiger.

Lew · 30-04-2005, 16:03

One important bit that you can only get with Tiger is the new Darwin kernel. Read the Ars Technica link I posted earlier for details. 10.4 is running like a dream on my 6 year old PowerBook (G3/500, 384MB).

downquark1 · 01-05-2005, 12:42

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Originally Posted by Lew

10.4 is running like a dream on my 6 year old PowerBook (G3/500, 384MB).

Just to clarify is it better, same or a little worse?

edit: I feel like an optician

Lew · 01-05-2005, 14:37

Better

**Damien** · 01-05-2005, 14:38

Yep, I can says it better as well. Very quick and smooth

downquark1 · 01-05-2005, 15:32

bah it won't let me disable journalling

Looks like I'll have to let the mac community work out of the tweaks again.

punky · 01-05-2005, 16:21

Apparently, you can do it through the DiskUtility (Applicatons:untilites) but on my powerbook it is greyed out...

You could try this though, in terminal... (entirely at your own risk, back up your important stuff first)

Code:

sudo diskutil disableJournal /

From here

I did a "man diskutil" and there is an disableJournal option. Its nothing new thought, its been there since 10.2.2?

downquark1 · 01-05-2005, 16:49

thanks - it's done

PMSL at the terminal message when u put in sudo:

Code:

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
    #2) Think before you type.
    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

Password:
Journaling has been disabled on /

Now I just need to figure out why it won't let me connect to my PC via SMB
__________________

I needed to log in as the root and run repair permissions. And this was on a erase and install installation, seems like it still need work. But its all coming together

LostintheNW · 01-05-2005, 18:59

Where do you find out about qualifying for the student discount? i just wanna check the terms on it as I am working but I am also doing my law degree as well

Stuart · 01-05-2005, 19:05

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Originally Posted by LostintheNW

Where do you find out about qualifying for the student discount? i just wanna check the terms on it as I am working but I am also doing my law degree as well

Have a look through http://www.apple.com/uk/education/

**Damien** · 01-05-2005, 19:07

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Originally Posted by LostintheNW

Where do you find out about qualifying for the student discount? i just wanna check the terms on it as I am working but I am also doing my law degree as well

Do you have a nus card?

LostintheNW · 01-05-2005, 19:11

Thanks....looked on there but doesnt seem to give much information away at all!

**Damien** · 01-05-2005, 19:19

Do you have a nus card?