Posted by Venu Thomas on Aug 29, 2009 in How-to, Mac
Although Apple and left us with a fantastic and extensive input on how best to install the new operating system from Apple, I can not pass up the opportunity to discuss some personal experience with this system.
Few months I’ve been installing different versions of Snow Leopard and decided to install each in a different way, was a total test team for what was a bit like what happened. Basically, we can choose three options:
Installing from scratch. It is the least comfortable of all because it requires “back leaving everything in place” but not you for sharing, if you have time and inclination, is the best ever.
Update. It’s more comfortable, leave everything in place and you do not have to worry about anything. Curiously, it is the only one that has given me a problem, some software licenses became completely crazy and is by far the worst option of all. I sincerely recommend you.
Using Time Machine. It is the best one by far because it integrates other improvements into a single option. Installing the system is so simple: make a backup with Time Machine and then install Snow Leopard from scratch. Once installed, simply choose your copy of Time Machine to dump all your user data.
The latter is undoubtedly the best results has given me. The speed is almost the same of a new system, your background is, and above all our documents, programs and preferences are automatically configured just finish installing. That if you be patient is somewhat slow in operation and function of the amount of data can take several hours.
Snow Leopard comes out today and certainly by now you already have your most copies and the rest will be waiting for the postman’s arrival home. Today is 28 August and finally may publish without controversy all pictures of Snow Leopard.
Here’s a book of images of the packaging and everything that includes the long awaited new operating system from Apple. As the end I searched through the trunk of memories all installation CDs and DVDs from a Mac, you have a photo of all of them except the Panther DVD which I have at this time.
In the picture you can see from left to right on CDs and DVDs in Mac OS 9, Mac OS X 10.1, 10.2, 10.4, 10.5 and finally Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.
Apple has released a number of FAQ s and technical notes on its Web site about Snow Leopard. We are going to put links to each and every one since they are a good source for solving problems (especially now that we are all first-time with the final version of Snow Leopard).
The output of Snow Leopard has been raised by Apple as a “tuning” of its previous operating system. But now, we can already buy it, many users have doubts about this process of “updating”.
To try to collect everything we know about the installation process and the different options we have carefully prepared a post with the updates and the latest thing you will need to make a decision.
We start talking about the rumored validation system installation, individual sales packs (individual or family), and each case of acquisition of the new system. In addition, we will see when the DVD could come home and even go over what is that Snow Leopard Server. Here we go:
The validation system installation
This is one of the points that most people are asking: How will validate Apple Snow Leopard to install Leopard that we accept? In principle, it was thought by the simplest option: We must have installed Leopard to Snow Leopard can be installed.
It is also logical that the new operating system asked for a Leopard DVD to validate that we have a copy of the previous operating system, if we wish to install from scratch. Several options were raised, but it is complicated: Checking account via the Apple Store that there was a Leopard on, or even with some proof of purchase (which many have not already, I must say).
Despite having no official confirmation until we have official records in our hands, we contacted the Apple Store to tell us about the installation of Snow Leopard: And they have confirmed that Snow Leopard will not do any validation or process Check before you move from any mode. Whether it’s 29 €, or Mac Family Pack Box Set.
In fact, although on the website that we have to put Leopard installed, in Snow Leopard requirements not nowhere to hold the reference to natural or previously installed the Leopard operating system as a prerequisite to Snow Leopard, confirming the words of Apple Store employees.
To support this theory, none of Snow Leopard beta have been loopholes in any system of validation, therefore, and while no official confirmation of any disk Snow Leopard can be installed without needing to have installed Leopard and have the installation disk .
“Snow Leopard Update or install from scratch?
Since Snow Leopard Leopard can be updated directly without problems: We’ll keep our applications, music, pictures … everything as they had, but with the new operating system running. This is the easiest option of upgrading.
However, many thought the best option to install the new operating system is draining our hard disk and installing Snow Leopard from scratch. However, when introduces the installation DVD, you will see there is no longer the “Erase and Install.”
To do a clean install, we enter the “Disk Utility” from the installation DVD Snow Leopard, completely erase our hard drive (making backup of all we want to save, of course) and then install the operating system.
Choose either option is a little taste of each, but those who have tested newly installed Snow Leopard on a “clean” have reported that much improvement in speed, therefore, I would recommend this option.
In principle, any form of Snow Leopard, both of 29 € (or 8,95 €) as the Mac Box Set, could install the operating system from scratch.
“Single-user or family pack?
These two methods of sale are not new in Snow Leopard: In previous versions of Mac OS X already appeared, and refer to the number of users who “legally” are allowed to install the operating system on your own Mac
That is, if we buy a single package, we should only install it on a Mac If we acquire only family leave, we can install up to 5 different Macs provided that they belong to one family.
However, versions of Snow Leopard are exactly the same in both cases. Although legally we should only install on Macs as authorized license tells everyone, not perform any checks on the family pack or individual can install the OS on the Macs we want even in the individual version.
Case by case, home version
Let’s see update individual cases and discuss them with the information we know so far:
New Macs already included (to be sold from September): Obviously not to do anything, already installed the new operating system. Eye, because you ask a Mac today if NO will come with Snow Leopard. The Snow Leopard Macs installed from September will, at an unspecified date. That yes, you can receive updated program we discussed below …
New Macs purchased since June 8, 2009: Apple has developed a program that allows you to buy Snow Leopard for only 8,95 €. To achieve this, you must enter this address: http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/ and you fill in the form proposed, depending on whether you bought it online or physical distributor.
Since Leopard: Buying Snow Leopard version for single user, 29 € or the family package of 49 €. We have already spoken of the validation process of installation, we suspect not exist, although it is not officially confirmed.
From Tiger: Buying Snow Leopard version of Mac Box Set, priced at 169 € (single user) or 229 € (family package). Again, it is unknown whether the installation process to verify your previous operating system we use, but again I repeat that everything suggests that there is no process of validation.
Operating systems prior to Tiger: Do not have updated to Leopard, as Tiger was the first Apple operating system compiled for the Intel x86 architecture (and also for PowerPC). In Snow Leopard, Apple removed any support for PowerPC Macs and Leopard only be installed on Intel Macs.
The developments in the modalities of operating system sales this year passed by not selling a Snow Leopard “complete” separately from Mac Box Set, which further underpins the assumptions we have discussed before: In fact, the version from 29 € (and also of € 9 is the same) are full versions of operating system you do not need to install or run Leopard.
Server Version: Snow Leopard Server
In the case of the professional version of the new server operating system from Apple, the choices are simpler. There is only one version and a single modality at a price of 479 €.
This is a version number of client installations with “unlimited” and clearly oriented to the professional market. The differences with the home version of Snow Leopard is the inclusion of different types of servers (web, mail, iCal, etc …) as well as tools for server management.
Obviously, it makes sense to install it on your Mac from home because it is not aimed at this market segment and many of its applications will be useless for us. New technologies and improvements made itself present in the two versions of Snow Leopard, the domestic market and is aimed at professional.
“When you come home?
The official release date is 28 August 2009. This indicates that, officially, that day will order the Apple Store on-line to our homes. Historically, however, Apple has always sent before the request to users, so we could receive the same Friday or from Monday.
Shops distributors ‘physical’ Snow Leopard should be available the day of its release, though obviously it’s up to each individual case and you should ask your favorite dealer before making a decision.
Probably many of these dealers prepare an event for the day of launch, as happened two years ago with the release of Leopard.
Summarizing
In the absence of that on Friday we have in our hands the official record of Snow Leopard and can fully dispel these concerns, with the data we have right now, Snow Leopard does not need any validation as a prerequisite for installation in any of its versions (but I repeat that we should check with the official record in hand).
Also, if you are a new Mac user since 8 June 2009, you can buy it for 9 € thanks to Apple upgrade program that has been prepared specifically (this version is also a full version).
It is less to enjoy the improvements in the tuning of the operating system from Apple!
The security company Intego has published on his blog this curious capture Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that we see clearly how the system alerts us to the presence of a Trojan, namely RSPlug, in a file just download with Safari .
We do not know how it works but it seems clear that the new version of Apple’s operating system searches for the few existing samples of malware on Mac OS X when you download or try to mount a disk image. Welcome it, along with any other effort to prevent malware someday come to camp in our equipment.
Curious that we bring this app. It’s called Sonar Ruler, costs 0.79 € and makes our iPhone in sonar, ie a distance measuring system.
It is an experimental application and works like sonar on a ship (for example): emits a sound that bounce off the wall or object and listen for the sound echo back.
As you can imagine the measurement is not exact, but the video of the header explains the best way to put the measure is quite appropriate to reality. It is a curious application of the many that populate the App Store.
Like every week, come prepared to discuss some of the most important software updates that have occurred in recent days. This has been a productive week because there has been a lot of upgrades both from Apple, as he usually does, as third party applications.
In the extended entry will talk about the three third party applications chosen for this week: Adium, Mercury Messenger and Transmission. You’ll also see a small list of applications that we found interesting to mention that have been updated in the last seven days.
Adium (1.3.6)
Perhaps one of the most popular applications for Mac and cataloged essential by many. It is a messenger Multiplatform Multiprotocol able to connect to many networks (MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, GMail, Facebook, etc.). with a very nice interface and plenty of configuration, it lacks any interesting option as the possibility of videoconferencing networks that support to make it the perfect messaging application. One of the novelties of this version is the solution of some problems that occurred when attempting to connect to the MSN network. The free application can be downloaded from its official website. There is also a development version (1.4b9 now) very stable, at least in my case, disponible para la descarga
Mercury Messenger (1.9.5)
We Adium Mercury Messenger, a messaging client made in Java for the MSN network, also free. It is less known and far less visually spectacular, but it has many configuration options. Almost all options have the MSN Messenger (Windows Live Messenger) original of Windows, the Mac is still quite green, as are good and fast file transfer management and especially support for sending and receiving video. On the web we found this new version for download and the version 2.0RC1, described as unstable, to see what awaits us in future versions.
Transmission (1.74 )
| Upgrade to 1.74 | Transmission is one of the most popular BitTorrent clients for Mac. It’s my personal choice because of the configuration possibilities that is without sacrificing simplicity, besides having a clear and clean interface, encryption and DHT support, and does not consume many system resources. In this new version 1.74, as always, correct faults carried over from previous versions, improving the overall stability of the application, plus many other new features. The application is available for download through a recently renewed official website. It’s free.
Besides these applications, others perhaps not so well known or of which we have discussed above have been updated, here’s the list:
That’s all for now. Is there any update interesting that we have overlooked? Send us your comments and try to talk about the applications that you seem more interesting in the future.
As you can see Apple just released two nice new videos of his campaign Get a Mac. Again, the message the campaign faces Hunters Laptop Microsoft.
The video above is entitled Top of the Line, emphasizing in particular the security vulnerabilities that have PCs versus Macs, and guest artist is Patrick Warburton, known as David Puddy in Seinfeld character. The new video, called Surprise, is in the extended entry.
If you’ve always wanted to share with your pictures taken with the camera of your iPhone, you can now do so for free, thanks to Bluetooth Photo Share can do just that Apple does not make your first iPhone. The application has a nice interface is very easy to use at any time and see what happens, but rather to transfer the image we can see a thumbnail of it.
The images reach the target with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, more than acceptable.
Now comes the snag when I say this application, only allows transmission of images between iPhone, and a great pity that this application had convinced me at all, but good is a good choice for sharing images with your maqueros.
Until now, the iPhone was the mobile phone camera that was used to make pictures that are uploaded to the network from Flickr. But now, the iPhone is absolutely the most widely used device of photography on Flickr.
The iPhone has a camera behind the Canon EOS or Nikon model. Another big step for the Apple device star, every day something new surprises.
