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Leopard: Four Web 2.0 features we love (video)

by Josh Lowensohn
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Tomorrow may be the day OS X Leopard makes its way out to the unwashed masses, but we were lucky enough to get our hands on a (legal) copy of the operating system earlier this morning directly from the mother ship in Cupertino. Besides the snazzy new look and feel, the big things we wanted to get our hands on were all the Web features we've been drooling over. We picked four that we think people are actually going to use, including Web Clips, RSS feed reading in the new Mail app, Web search history in Spotlight, and Wikipedia as a part of the Dictionary application.

Just narrowly missing the cut was the GPS feature in preview, which we think is cool, but definitely not quite mainstream until more cameras get GPS integration. In perfect conditions, assuming your photo has GPS bearings in its metadata, you'll be able to see where it is on a Google Map, which we wrote about earlier this week.

Enjoy the video, and if you're picking up a copy of Leopard for yourself, be sure to check these new features out. For more Leopard News, visit CNET's Leopard page.

Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and services. E-mail Josh, or follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Josh.
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Good grief.
by ThePimento October 27, 2007 6:51 AM PDT
It's not "OS ex," it's "OS Ten."
That just drives me nuts.
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I'll take "Faux Experts" for $200, Alex
by qprize October 27, 2007 7:03 PM PDT
ThePimento stole my thunder for beating you about the head and neck for
"Oh Ess Ex," but I still have to pile on.

The minute you said that, I didn't really care what else you said. We all know
that c|net doesn't believe serious people actually use Mac or Linux computers
- or at least you're willing to believe it from MS when they hand you the
checks, but don't insult us by contriving some sort of fake authority who
knows so little about Apples that he doesn't know the name of the operating
system.

You'd fire this guy if he said "Windows Twenty-Hundred." (Two oooh?)
OS X (ten!) has been around longer, and has never changed nomenclature.
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Tomatoes, apples, oranges.
by Josh.Lowensohn October 28, 2007 12:03 PM PDT
"We all know that c|net doesn't believe serious people actually use Mac or Linux computers- or at least you're willing to believe it from MS when they hand you the checks, but don't insult us by contriving some sort of fake authority who knows so little about Apples that he doesn't know the name of the operating system."

I've been a Mac user since the Puma days, and you'd be surprised to know that a good deal of CNET employees use Macs. If you'd like to complain about any inaccuracies included in the embedded video besides naming conventions, be my guest. Otherwise go troll somewhere else.

Also regarding Microsoft, Vista rated in the low to mid 7's, with ultimate topping out at 7.8. Leopard scored a solid 8.0 in its review (http://reviews.cnet.com/macintosh-os/mac-os-x-10/4505-3673_7-32058772.html?tag=blgs)
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lemon tree
by penril October 29, 2007 5:17 AM PDT
I just wanted to reinforce that it is MAC OS X.. meaning TEN!
because there were a 9 and an 8 and . . . . .

Does this guy really understand were is it coming from???

History is very important.... READ!
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