Lazy Freelancer! Bad! No Coffee for You!

By jimdiggitydog

I’ve not been too prodigious on the blogging front recently, and I ask your forgiveness.

Thanks. That means a lot. You’re a saint.

I’ve had a busy few weeks for such a lazy person. I’ve made the switch to Mac OSX 10.5 - and I must say I’m a little impressed and a little underwhelmed.

For the most part, it was a very smooth transition and I’ve found that all the software I use is compatible - to an extent. InDesign had a little hiccup to start with, but it went away after a restart and permissions repair.

The system is pretty and some of the little changes are quite nice. Spaces is groovy, and makes it easy to bunch applications into groups - communications, design, web publishing, etc. Pretty sweet.

Time Machine is a great idea, but it’s a bit of a resource hog, so I’ve turned that one off until they have a more robust scheduling option.

Safari 3.0 and the new Mail is very nice, and all the applications talk to each other a little better than before.

Most importantly, the system seems a little snappier, speed-wise. Not a huge jump, but a little extra zip.

So, while some of the updates are great, there are still a couple of little things that leave something to be desired. It’s worth the price of admission - just don’t expect too much. It’s stable, it’s pretty and it’s Mac, so it’s cool.

Coming soon - more updates! More freelance! More fun!