Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger [Old Version]

Average customer rating: 4.0

Great upgrade!
Puts Windows to shame!
Simply the best!
There is a question here?
OSX Tiger Upgrade

Similar Items:

Apple iLife '05 (Mac)
Apple iLife '06 (Mac DVD)
Mac OS X Tiger: Missing Manual
Apple iWork '05 (Mac) [Old Version]
Apple AirPort Express with Air Tunes (M9470LL/A)

Listmania:

What You Want for Christmas
Mac stuff to get.
A Few of My Favorite Things
hmmmM
Burn your PC
A List for the Lighting Designer in Training...
Tiger OS
My Apple and Mac Products
Powerbook List
Ultimate Mac Wireless Road Warrior

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger [Old Version]

Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Product Group: Software
Binding: DVD-ROM
ASIN: B0002G71T0
2005-04-29

Related Categories:

Macintosh

| Operating Systems | Categories | Software

Apple Brand Software

| Macintosh | Categories | Software

Apple

| Brands | Software

Macintosh OS

Software

| Apple | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics

Product Description

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger will change the way you think about your Mac. It offers more than 200 new features to make controlling your personal information, applications and usage more easily than ever. Find, manage and enjoy the things you care about more effectively -- with the most advanced operating system yet released. Accelerate your research with the powerful new development tools. Work with integrated support for critical audio functions for better music at home. While you're doing both ofthese, you can also do just about everything else, from checking the weather to managing e-mail. Prepare to be amazed at how far operating systems have come. Link up all your Macs and share Safari bookmarks, address book contacts, mail settings and more through. mac Sync VoiceOver gives users with disabilities equal access to the power and simplicity of the Mac 64-bit UNIX based operating system with advanced distributed computing facilities and collaborative tools Also includes broader parental controls for children, better Mail organizing and archiving options, iChat AV and other tools for research, audio/video, design, photography and small business management

From Amazon.com Product Description

Apple's long awaited new operating system brings more than 200 new features to Mac users. Technically speaking, Tiger boasts an open source core, 64-bit system, and support for the High Definition H.264 video codec. But, every user will enjoy the highlights of this new release: a new search tool, cool new mini applications, real-time RSS feeds in the browser, improved email, amped up audio and visual conferencing, parental controls, automation of tedious, repetitive tasks, and the list goes on. <table width="100%" border="0">  <tr> <td width="80%" align="left" valign="middle">

<b>OS-Level Search: Spotlight</b>
Handled by Tiger's search technology, Spotlight, users may search across documents, images, movies, music, PDFs, email, calendar events, and system preferences with one keyword. Spotlight reviews text content, filenames, and keywords (metadata) applied by users and automatically stored by files to return search results. Results are fast and smart, providing previews of returned files and the ability to filter them by kind, date, people, and location. </p></td> <td width="20%" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_spotlite.jpg" width="200" height="170" align="middle"></td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"><font size="-1"><b>Spotlight Search Return</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0">  <tr> <td width="85%" align="left" valign="middle">

</p>

<b>More Robust Conferencing: iChat AV</b>
iChat AV updates the Panther version with various new features. Enjoy three-dimensional, multi-participant video meetings with better resolution and compression. Conduct audio conferences with up to 10 members utilizing a graphical panel with sound meters for each speaker that indicate who is speaking. Purchase and run your own Tiger server and conduct instant messaging behind your firewall. </p></td> <td width="15%" rowspan="2" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_audioichat.jpg" width="149" height="292"> <font size="-1"><strong>iChat Audio Conferencing </strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle">

<img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_ichat.jpg" width="440" height="112" align="middle">
<font size="-1"><b>iChat Video Conferencing</b></font></p></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td><b>Parental Controls</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Set computer profiles for children using the aptly named Parental Controls and limit their access to system controls, documents, printers, burners, applications, email, chat, and the Web. With multiple profiles, parents can set varying levels of access for each child. Even downloaded or emailed applications are subject to parental approval first. </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0">  <tr> <td width="50%" rowspan="2">

<b>Drop and Drag Tool Panels: Dashboard </b>
Pull in mini applications from a menu, named the Dashboard, to complete frequent tasks, like tracking flights and stocks or looking up words in the dictionary. Add and rearrange these panels, called "widgets," on your desktop as you choose, and hide or show them with the click of a button. Some other widgets include a calendar, calculator, weather report, yellow pages, language translator and unit converter. </p> </td> <td width="30%" rowspan="2"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_dashboard.gif" align="absmiddle" width="320" height="180">
<font size="-1"> <b>Desktop with Dashboard Widgets</b></font></td> <td width="20%" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_translator.jpg" width="165" height="118">
<font size="-1"><b>Language Translator Widget</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_stocks.jpg" width="101" height="138">
<font size="-1"><b>Stock Tracking Widget </b></font></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="left" valign="top">

<b>Automated Repetitive Tasks: Automator</b>
Choose pre-programmed "actions" from a library and automate tedious tasks when they have to be done in bulk, like editing images for slideshows and creating birthdays in the address book. There are hundreds in the can and sure to be more as third-party vendors create and make them available.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_automator.jpg" width="460" height="344" align="middle">
<font size="-1"><b>Automation of Image Editing Task with Automator</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="left" valign="top">

<b>Real-time Browser: Safari</b>
<img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_safari.gif">
Quickly view news headlines and article summaries from around the world with Tiger's browser, Safari . Take advantage of RSS protocols to get the latest news updates automatically. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td>

<b>Improved Mail</b></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>

Tiger's email program, Mail, uses Spotlight to manage your mail. Find messages easily and let Mail automatically organize your messages as they come into the box. New photo resizing, archiving, and slideshow options enhance your ability to share and enjoy pictures via email.</p></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="left" valign="top">

<b>Centralized Computer Sync: .Mac Sync</b>
Use .Mac to sync all your Mac computers, wherever they are. .Mac Sync allows you to conveniently sync your Safari bookmarks, iCal appointments, Address Book contacts, passwords, and Mail settings for multiple Mac computers over the Internet. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/editorial/tiger_sync.jpg" align="middle">
<font size="-1"><b>Automation of Image Editing Task with Automator</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td>

<b>VoiceOver</b></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>

Apple's spoken interface technology, VoiceOver, gives people with visual and learning disabilities equal access to Mac.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>

<b>Enhanced QuickTime 7</b></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>

Featuring the new standards-based H.264 video codec, QuickTime 7 brings you incredible video quality with lower data rates and smoother playback.</p></td> </tr> </table>

Customer Reviews:

Great upgrade!.......2007-02-22

I got Tiger to improve the working of my Powerbook G4 1.5. My Jaguar installation was getting pokey after two years and a clean install with Tiger cleared out the annoying slowdowns in my computer. Before Tiger, my computer would hang when playing large DV files (such as the ones I made in iMovie) but now they run without a hitch even though the hardware is the same. This Tiger upgrade doesn't include some of the apps (games, Quicken, etc.) that my wife has on her new MacBook, but it did include a 30-day trial verion of iWorks which has come in handy!

Puts Windows to shame!.......2007-01-10

When I first switched over to the Mac (after years of believing in Windows XP's superiority, mind you), it was a Powerbook G4 with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. After using it for just a few minutes, I was finally convinced that I was wrong about Mac vs. Windows in a big way. Once you get used to it, OS X is not only easier to use, but it is prettier, more powerful, and far more stable as well. Tiger improves on that platform. My favorite new feature is Dashboard, which brings a whole bunch of handy little apps to your fingertips, such as a calculator, calendar, stock tracker, weather forecast, dictionary, sticky notes, and hundreds more available for download at Apple's website. Spotlight is also a cool feature; certainly better than any other search feature I've used. Microsoft will be coming out with its new Vista OS pretty soon, which basically steals most of OS X's ideas. Personally, I could care less. Give me OS X any day. I will be one of the first in line to buy Leopard when it comes out this spring!

Simply the best!.......2007-01-10

What can I say other than this is simply hands down the best operating system on the planet! We were spoiled by how flawless it performed, and sold our PC soon afterward.

There is a question here?.......2007-01-04

Why not have the best possible operating system for the best possible computer. While this OS is not the top of the line today, it was when I bought it. If you buy the MAC, it pays to have the best operating system. Stay current. The hardest jump was from OS 8 to OS 9. I was unable to bring any of my peripherals with me. Now it is seamless. Like they say, just "Plug n Play."

OSX Tiger Upgrade.......2006-12-25

Why buy the upgrade when you can buy the full version?

Basically cause it was cheap. You will see, old version, new version, 10.4.6, 10,4,8 and so on. I just bought the old version and installed the latest update. Now I am up to date and for a lot less money which meant I could spend the extra cash on more software for my Mac.

As far as performance, No faster than Jaguar or Panther. The Benchmarks say faster but if you stare at the screen in any version, the 10 nano seconds you save are not noticable.

You will encounter drive issues at some point as this version appears to have issues more often. This seems to be due to the new journaling scheme but I cannot back this up.

If possible I recommend you erase the drive you are installing to. In the disk utility, select the erase tab, and then the security button, Select the zero out data option. Note: you cannot erase a drive but only a volume.

This will clear out any corrupt data and pinpoint any bad or damaged sectors.

The main reason I wanted this was for the widgets. They are a blessing. Calculator, thesarus, package tracking, and many more. Tiger only comes with about a dozen widgets but in the widget configuration button, you will see the more widgets option. You will be directed to hundreds of others widgets for immediate and FREE installation.

My favorite is the weather and radar widget as I work outdoors a lot. I am able to quickly see the latest radar and plan my week, all by press F12. No need to interupt what I am doing on the Mac as the widgets will pop up in my layout and my activities stay active. Click any area other than a widget and they hide away.

If you want to wait for a version of the OSX that allows you to write your own widgets without taking a programming course, wait for Leopard.

Electronics:

Electronics

Electronics