Mac OS X Snow Leopard Was Unveiled
The recently unveiled by Apple, Mac OS X Snow Leopard will be delivered as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users in September 2009, at a price of just only 29$. In the same time, Apple also presented the Developer Preview of Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard, an easy to setup server which delivers a 64-bit Unix operating system with support for open standards and with advanced security mechanisms for data protection.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard is simplified in order to be even easier to use, as compared with Mac OS X Leopard. From the new features suite, you will notice the fact that the Finder has 64-bit support and includes Grand Central Dispatch technology.
On the other hand, the Spotlight search options are customizable and the time needed for the Time Machine to backup your hard drive is reduced with 50 percent in Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Common tasks like Mac wake up from sleep state, shut down or joining to a wireless network are also performed faster.
The installation process is streamlined, therefore beginners can easily deploy Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The operating system footprint is smaller with 6 GB than Mac OS X Leopard.
The Snow Leopard Server has features that permit the sharing of calendars and contacts, give access to your files remotely, manage podcasts or host websites. You are allowed to execute any operation with a double speed than in case of Snow Leopard Server predecessor.
By providing a valid email address on the Apple official website, you can be automatically notified about the official release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Snow Leopard Server in September 2009.
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