What's New in Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger"
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| Issued on May 26, 2005 |
On Thursday, May 26, 2005 Nicholas Pyers will present What's New in Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" to the Central Victorian Macintosh Users Inc.
Topics to be covered include;
- Spotlight
- iChat AV
- Mail
- Safari RSS
- Dashboard
- QuickTime 7
- Automator
- Parental Controls
- Address Book
- and lots more...
Guests and visitors are most welcome.
Door Prizes to be given away
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| What's New in Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" |
| When: |
Thursday, May 26, 2005
7:30pm |
| Where: |
Central Victorian Macintosh Users Inc.
Salvation Army Hall
Kennedy Street
Castlemaine, Victoria |
| Cost: |
Entry - Free of Charge
Refreshments - Gold Coin donation |
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Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" Top 10 Features & Benefits
With more than 200 new features, Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" will change the way we use our computers. The world's most advanced operating system makes it even easier than ever for you to find manage and enjoy the stuff you care about.
| Top 10 Features |
Benefit |
| Spotlight |
Locate documents, email, contacts, bookmarks, images, and even data inside PDF files, with pinpoint accuracy. |
| Dashboard |
Get instant access to weather forecasts, stock quotes, airline flights, and more without visiting multiple websites. |
| iChat AV |
Video conference with three other people at once, or audio conference with up to nine friends or colleagues.* |
| Automator |
Easily automate complex and repetitive tasks-just point, click, drag, and drop (no programming required). |
| Mail |
Organize messages with Spotlight, and enjoy photos more with new resizing, archiving, and slideshow options. |
| QuickTime 7 |
Enjoy incredible video quality with lower data rates and smoother playback than ever before. |
| .Mac Sync |
Sync Safari bookmarks, iCal appointments, Address Book contacts, and Mail settings for all your Macs.** |
| VoiceOver |
Get equal access to the power of the Mac with Apple's spoken interface technology for the visually impaired. |
| Safari RSS |
Use Safari to view news headlines and article summaries from around the world. |
| Parental Controls |
Oversee your children's email use, chatting, and web browsing with broader parental controls in Tiger. |
A list of all 200 new features can be found at www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures.
* iChat AV requires compatible video conferencing hardware.
** .Mac Sync requires .Mac membership and Internet service.
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Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" Downloads & Resources
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What's New in Tiger Resources
A PDF the top 10 features & benefits of Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" and some useful URLs can be viewed here.
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Prize Giveaway
A few of the sponsors and supporters of this presentation provided a few prizes that were given away based on a radom ticket draw. The prizes and winners were;
| First Prize |
| Ticket No: |
4 |
| Winner: |
M Lindstedt |
| Suburb: |
Bendigo |
| Prize: |
Take Control of Upgrading to Tiger
Take Control of Customising Tiger
Take Control of Users & Accounts in Tiger
Take Control of Sharing Files in Tiger
Karabiner Key Ring with Apple Logo
Note Pad with Apple Logo |
| Second Prize |
| Ticket No: |
5 |
| Winner: |
J Lindstedt |
| Suburb: |
Bendigo |
| Prize: |
White long sleeved Apple "give goose bumps" T-Shirt
Karabiner Key Ring with Apple Logo
Note Pad with Apple Logo |
| Third Prize |
| Ticket No: |
14 |
| Winner: |
S Koschak |
| Suburb: |
Strangways |
| Prize: |
Green Apple User Group T-Shirt
Karabiner Key Ring with Apple Logo
Note Pad with Apple Logo |
| Fourth Prize |
| Ticket No: |
18 |
| Winner: |
C Watts |
| Suburb: |
Castlemaine |
| Prize: |
Green Apple User Group T-Shirt
Karabiner Key Ring with Apple Logo
Note Pad with Apple Logo |
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Sponsors
Nicholas Pyers would like to thank the following sponsors and supporters.
Take Control Ebooks
 
Apple Computer, Inc. User Group Relations
CommArt
Rocket Factory
Matt Irwin Photography
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Credits
Discussions about this presentation may also occur on the appropriate Australian Computer News Network (ACNN) mailing list(s). For more details, please visit http://www.zonian.net.au/lists.
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© April 2005, Nicholas Pyers
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