Happy Snow Leopard Eve, Everyone!

It's a new operating system launch unlike any other in recent memory. It's not so much a matter of getting a new house, as cleaning up the one you already own. Not just dusting mind you, Snow Leopard is the equivalent of finally fixing the wobbly table, straightening the pictures on the wall, finishing the basement, and adding the pond to the back yard.

Sure, there'll be some bumps along the way, (what do you mean the new faucet doesn't fit the old pipes!?) but hey, it's a fraction of the cost of buying a new place, right?

Happy Snow Leopard Eve, everyone!

It's Official: Snow Leopard on Aug. 28th

Just moments ago, Apple's online store came back to life to reveal Snow Leopard along with the much suspected Aug. 28th release date. Will you be buying the next big cat?

Inside scoop on Snow Leopard

Sure you watched the keynote, but you didn't get to see the afternoon session in which Apple unveiled a few details about OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard. Fortunately, theilife.com was there:

What started as a rumor, then revealed at the WWDC Keynote: the next iteration of Mac OS X, version 10.6 will indeed be called Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard will “..build on the incredible success of OS X Leopard..” by “..focusing primarily on new features, Snow Leopard will enhance the performance of OS X”. Rumors say that this means no PowerPC support, and could possibly mark the end of existence for Carbon UI.

Apple says that by optimizing the new OS X for multi-core processors and tapping into the potential of graphic processing units (GPU) OS X become faster and more reliable and allow more vast amounts of RAM. Additionally, Snow Leopard will ship with Microsoft Exchange support out of the box and features QuickTime X, a “new, modern media platform”.

For the full story, plus pictures from the event, click here.