One of those TOP SECRET features in Leopard that Apple was to chicken to share with the world in 2006 was the new Finder, although when you look at it, you kind of wonder why. In short, Leopard’s Finder represents Apple’s love of its own iTunes, and represents the iTunes interface more than anything else–maybe a little too much. Although the Finder as a whole does feel a bit more mature and more polished, it still feels like it falls short of where it could have been. Nevertheless, despite one or two strange features, the Finder still feels like a modern file browser, and while it’s no Path Finder, it remains probably the most accessible, easiest to understand, and easiest to navigate application. And, thank goodness, it still retains the same application icon.
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When I said that I would be devoting this week on Webmacster87.info to coverage of the Mac OS X Leopard release, I wasn’t kidding. Just to help you keep whetting up your appetites excitement for that tasty shiny new cat, here’s a few stories on Leopard that I’ve found via Digg.

Mac OS X Leopard 9A581’s Dock Visual Tweaks
Remember all those people who were complaining about the “3-D” Dock looking really weird on the left/right sides? The latest build of Leopard apparently has a brand new, unique 2-D Dock that still has a Leopard refresh, but doesn’t look as geeky. Personally, I didn’t have that big of a problem with the 3-D Docks on either side, I thought that they looked okay. I’d still like to know how well the new Dock works with hiding on…

16 Coolest New Features In Mac OS X 10.5 That You Didn’t Know About
Well, if you’d read 300 New Features thoroughly, you’d know about these, but these are some cool Leopard features that didn’t get the prominent placement on the Leopard site or in the guided tour.

Apple Answers Leopard Questions
This Apple interview that Gizmodo did doesn’t reveal very much new stuff, but is still a bit of an interesting read.

Now I’m off to find out if iLife ‘06 will be Leopard-compatible and to dream about roast Leopard with barbecue sauce and a side of deep-fried pickle hearts…

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