It’s been nearly two and a half years since Apple released it’s last operating system, Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger”. Only time will tell whether it was worth the wait, but the new release – Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard” – promises to be a substantial advance for the Mac OS. Apple lists more than 300 changes on its website, but here are the big ones:
Time Machine: In what Apple calls a “giant leap backward”, this new feature allows a user to see how their system looked on any given day in the past, including deleted files, etc.
Finder: The enhanced Apple search tool still allows search through files and data, but now has a more context sensitive user interface.
Dock: The new dock allows files and folders to be “docked” and “stacked”, hence de-cluttering the desktop.
QuickLook: See the contents of a document in the form of a small pop-up image or hover text by mousing over it before clicking.
Spaces: Users can organize their application into groups or categories so that common or related categories can be configured to launch at the touch of a key.
Other Enhancements have been made to iChat, Parental Controls, Boot Camp, iCal, Mail, Photo Booth, and much more.

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