{"id":38795862,"date":"2005-04-30T13:13:32","date_gmt":"2005-04-30T13:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.casey.com\/2005\/04\/riding-the-tige.html"},"modified":"2013-04-05T05:48:45","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T05:48:45","slug":"200504riding-the-tige-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casey.life\/blog\/2005\/04\/30\/200504riding-the-tige-html\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding the Tiger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"p_embed p_image_embed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Media_httpcaseycomblo_dbuic\" src=\"http:\/\/cmcimport.files.wordpress.com\/2005\/04\/media_httpcaseycomblo_dbuic-scaled500.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"115\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In the past I haven&#8217;t been the sort to rush out and get a new OS on Day 1. I mean really, if your computer is working, then why not wait a few weeks and let other bleeding edgers discover any lingering bugs for you? But the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/reaction\/\">reviews for Apple&#8217;s new OS<\/a> v.10.4, also known as Tiger, have been roundly positive and with my new Pbook barely two weeks old, I just had to have the latest and greatest, right?!<\/p>\n<p>So far so cool. As system upgrades often do, Tiger incorporates a number of useful shareware items I&#8217;ve grown used to. The weather <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/features\/dashboard\/\">widget<\/a> won&#8217;t replace <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glu.com\/\">WeatherPop<\/a> for me, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/features\/spotlight\/\">Spotlight<\/a> seems certain to mean the end of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.obdev.at\/products\/launchbar\/\">LaunchBar<\/a>. I&#8217;m also not sure if the RSS feeds in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/features\/safari\/\">Safari<\/a> will replace my Newsreader <a href=\"http:\/\/ranchero.com\/netnewswire\/\">NetNewsWire<\/a>, but again, we&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t played with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/features\/automator\/\">Automater<\/a> much yet, seems to be friendly only with Apple apps that know what to do with it. But I&#8217;m looking forward to smart folders in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/features\/mail\/\">Mail<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/features\/addressbook\/\">Address Book<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line, if you&#8217;re a Mac user, get your Tiger. If you&#8217;re not a Mac user, then I&#8217;m very sorry for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past I haven&#8217;t been the sort to rush out and get a new OS on Day 1. 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