Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Family Pack 5 Client [DVD]

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Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Model: M9640Z/A
Binding: DVD-ROM
Publisher: Apple Computer
Label: Apple Computer
Platform: Mac OS X
Platform: Mac OS X

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Features for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Family Pack 5 Client [DVD]:

Revolutionary Spotlight technology that lets you search every corner of your Mac instantly: files, emails, contacts, images, movies, calendars and applications. Even save results as Smart Folders that update automatically.
A set of nifty, beautifully designed mini-applications called widgets for checking stocks and weather, looking up phone numbers, performing calculations, finding dictionary definitions and more — with one click right from your personal Dashboard.
A personal Automator assistant for automating all of your time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks efficiently and effortlessly. It's simple to create custom Workflows just by dragging items, pointing and clicking.
Safari RSS technology that delivers the latest news, information and articles from thousands of web sites in one simple-to-read, searchable article list right to your Mac.
The latest iChat AV delivering multi-way video and audio conferencing with true-to-life picture and sound quality.

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Editorial Review
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. This special Family Pack allows users to install Tiger on up to 5 Macintosh computers. 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
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Customer Reviews

ordered april 29th-still no spoftware

2005-05-14
How can Amazon claim immediate shipping when I have been waiting 2 weeks?

No Tiger in sight...

2005-05-10
I placed my order April 12th; it is now May 9th and Amazon says my estimated ship date is May 5th (free shipping of course) also I don't see the reference to the $50 coupon for the 5 user version - the coupon requires order placement (not shipping) before 5/31 so I bet all more profitable orders will go out first... I'm not in a rush but this (shipping delay) is still frustrating.

Seamless update, great features, minor problems

2005-05-09
I bought the "Family Pack" and so far have installed on two computers -- a 12-inch laptop and a 5-year-old G4. The new system is quite impressive -- I'm very happy with Dashboard already, and this can only become more useful as people come out with more Widgets. Spotlight caused a slowdown for about the first hour after install, as it indexed my hard drives, but this appears to be a one-time issue. Spotlight is amazingly fast at finding information, and the "Smart folders" in Finder will no doubt prove useful in ways I haven't thought of yet.

The only issue I've noticed with the update is that Windows network printing appears to be messed up -- a trip to the Apple discussion boards confirmed that a good number of other people are having the same issues. Thus, if you need to print to a Windows-connected printer on a network, you may want to wait for 10.4.1 or so -- Apple no doubt has a bugfix in the works.

Overall I was very impressed with this new OS. I started on OS 10.1; 10.2 was a good update; 10.3 was probably not worth the price as an update. 10.4 is unhesitatingly worth checking out.

Amazon should improve their shipping system

2005-05-04
It takes so long for Amazon to ship the OS X Tiger product. Plus, the estimated shiping dates change depending on the chosen shipment method. If Free shipment is chosen, estimated shipping date is always pushed later than when paid shipment. Is it a kind of discrimination?

Windows can't beat this

2005-05-03
you dont have to save a word document every 10 min with tiger because it will never crash. and it is real easy to use, my 92 year old grandma can use this. and it is not just all flashy stuff, this has the power of a high level server. Windows cant touch this, but ill bet they will shure try to copy (like they always have)

Say goodbye to computer headaches

2006-01-27
I've never lost any files on my computer. I can't remember the last time Tiger crashed on any of my 4 computers. I've never had a virus or spyware. I've never had to reformat my hard drive. No one has ever hacked any of my networked pooters.

A lot of this is because of my computer background. But I rarely need to call on that background. Tiger is fast and I don't have to fuss with it unless I'm bored.

The Best

2005-08-02
What can you say about the best operating system in the world!!! It Rocks....everything about is great! Get it. Use it. You will not be sorry!

The Best OS yet!!!!

2005-06-14
I decided to write a review after I noticed two reviewers (DOPES!) chose to give the OS one star, not because there's a problem with the OS, but because they didn't get theirs yet (WAAA).
I bought the family pack because I have four computers to update. The upgrade was a snap on all four machines. And this is a great operating system. I especially like spot light, it makes finding anything on your computer a piece of cake. They have also enhanced the creation of pdf files which I use a lot to store email and web pages. I think that at least in my case I'm noticing a speed increase.
And now we know that this OS has been designed to run on an Intel chip as well as the IBM chip. So don't worry, be happy and get this upgrade.

Well done Apple!

2005-05-27
Although the installation was a tad shaky, Tiger runs beautifully on my Mac Mini 1.42 GHz 512 meg. I am completely in love with Dashboard- new widgets come out every day, and although they aren't all useful, they are all a lot of fun to use. I have yet to use every feature, but I do recommend Tiger. It is a wonderful upgrade from Panther, and has a lot of room to grow. Apple, I salute you.

multi camera ichat not avalible for powerbooks

2005-05-17
With the new version of tiger, unless you have a dual driver, multi camera isight is not possible at all. WHAT A DOWNER. just to let you know if thats a big reason you are buying it.