{"id":4316,"date":"2009-08-30T20:35:24","date_gmt":"2009-08-31T03:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2009-08-30T20:35:24","modified_gmt":"2009-08-31T03:35:24","slug":"newsletter-509-preview-the-night-owls-snow-leopard-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2009\/08\/newsletter-509-preview-the-night-owls-snow-leopard-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #509 Preview: The Night Owl&#8217;s Snow Leopard Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You hardly think there\u2019s much anyone can say about Apple\u2019s Snow Leopard that hasn\u2019t been said over and over again, almost to the point of excessiveness in recent days. Starting with the favored members of the media who contributed their words of wisdom, and extending to individual bloggers around the world, it seems almost every respectable publication, and some other than respectable, has had something to say on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s a sure thing that a lot of people have been working with Snow Leopard for weeks and perhaps months. That includes Apple\u2019s registered developers and, of course, the folks who wrote books on the subject that have just been released, or will be shortly. So now it can be told, but I won\u2019t spend half this review writing about the features you already know about, or you can find described at Apple\u2019s site in exquisite detail. I don\u2019t believe in wasting your time.<\/p>\n<p>As a cleanup release, Snow Leopard acquits itself nicely, thank you. Unlike most operating system upgrades, which excrete evidence of excessive bloat, Apple decided that it wanted to take stock of the situation, fix what ailed the operating system and build a secure foundation for the future. That, indeed, may take us through to Mac OS 11 and beyond, assuming they all bear the reasonably standard Mac OS numbering scheme.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that Apple rethought the installation process carefully, because they\u2019ve refined it to the nth degree. For most of you, all you need do is put the Snow Leopard DVD in your Mac\u2019s drive (or a shared drive if you\u2019re using, for example, a MacBook Air) and, when the disc mounts simply launch the Installer and begin the setup process. The Archive &amp; Install routine that power users demanded is no longer present, although you can still wipe the drive, install Leopard and restore your files via Apple\u2019s Migration Assistant or your preferred backup tool.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Wait! 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