Might I suggest OS X 10.3. I agree with everything Dave said today about Windows and Linux. Windows and Linux really are on the verge of being mediocre.Reality lies somewhere betw Cringely and Ballmer and Linus. How about this. Both guys (Ballmer and Torvalds) make really shitty software. Microsoft, after decades of Windows development still can't make a robust operating system that a normal person can use. And Linux ships with every security feature wide open. An end user who actually installed it (an amazing accomplishment in itself) would end up (instantly) hosting a playground for script kiddies everywhere. And the user interface of Linux sucks. Windows isn't totally terrible. It's a huge embarassment that with many billions of dollars, dozens of years, and billions of man-hours, this is the best the human species can produce. [Scripting News]  The Third option is Mac OS X. I just finished installing 10.3 and I might have found Nirvana! Everything is fast, and easy to use. Expose has already changed my life for the better.
DiveintoOSX.org has a great blow by blow article on 10.3. It chronicles a lot of the 150 changes in this latest version. Here are a few more articles to help you acclimate to the new features: - MacOSX Hints posted a summary of all their Panther Hints.
- MacWorld: 40 Mac OS X 10.3 Features, Tips, and Tricks
- Panther Video from Apple's Store at the Grove... with your guide, Omar.
- Expose: New Window Management
[Source: BryanBell.com]
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