Hobbes on April 29

Today Apple announced the release of OSX Tiger, which will be available to the public on April 29.

There are dozens of new exciting technologies that have been developed, and will be included in this major upgrade to the Mac operating system. This release of OSX has been coded for optimum performance on a 64-bit G5 processor, so my computer will fly. Some of the more exciting features is Dashboard, which is a handy way to use widgets -- small programs designed to make the gathering of desireble information very quick and easy. Some of the widgets developed for Tiger include a Calculator, Sticky Notes, a Dictionary, real-time stock quotes, among many others.

Also noteworthy of mention is the integration of Spotlight, a new searching technology that will make finding files on your computer incredibly fast. Spotlight is going to revolutionize the way we store and retrieve information on our computers. There will be no more waiting for the computer to scan the hard drive.

Major upgrades to standard Mac applications such as Mail, Safari and Quicktime are also bundled in Tiger. The inclusion of RSS technology in Safari will mean that I can dump Firefox and exclusively use one browser. Nothing against Firefox, I think it is currently the best browser out there... For PC's. Safari is a faster browser for Mac though.

Us Mac users can enjoy another major upgrade to our operating system, which includes many new technologies that may revolutionize the way we use our computers. Conversely, the PC world continues to wait for the release of Longhorn, which appears like it won't make its debut until 2006 at the very earliest.