GreenvilleMUG

Review of Mac Leopard OS
By Paula Padar
Approximately a year ago, I purchased an iMac and am a “switcher”. The primary
reason I decided to explore the Mac way of life is that I love photography and so many
serious photographers I’ve talked to use a Mac in their art of photography.

Unfortunately, my iMac was delivered just before the new Leopard operating system
came out. I had just joined the Greenville Mac Users Group and knew this is where I
needed to be. The members are all so helpful and as enthusiastic as I am. Although it’s
mostly men, I was pleased to meet women in the membership who are like
me…computer nuts, whether it’s a Mac or any other form of digital media or tech ‘toy’.

I was offered a full copy of Leopard OS to install on my new iMac if I would write a
review of the product. I was a little timid about installing something on my brand new
computer myself but decided to just DO IT! So, I just put the CD in and let it guide me
through the installation. It was a cinch! It guided me right through the process without a
flaw.

OK, now it was installed and everything looked good until I immediately found that some
of my settings were off. The two printers attached to my iMac (Epson 2400 and HP
Photosmart 1100) would not print…the drivers had disappeared! But believe it or not, I
was actually able to find them again and re-install them.

The second problem is one that has never been solved….I could not synch my contacts
with my .Mac online account that I paid for. I bought an Apple Care package and paid
for a one year subscription to have an .Mac account (now MobileMe). I hounded the
support team to help me fix this problem and talked to at least six Apple support people
but for some reason, never could get it to properly sync. I finally decided to wait until the
new MobileMe syncing system was put in place but it still is not working. It’s really hard
to find any documentation of any sort on Apples website for this issue. I hope to get an
iPhone this fall and then I will try again!

I am still learning new things about my “new” iMac every day. I have found the Mac
podcasts I download free from iTunes are an invaluable learning source, especially the
video podcast called Apple Quick Tip of the Week hosted by the Apple Genius Bar
Gurus. Another learning source is at http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/ on Apples
website which gives some basic understanding to Mac computers.

I love all things “Geek” and have found the Greenville MUG members are all so willing
to share their knowledge and love of the Mac computers with us “switchers”. It’s nice to
know I have local Mac support and a new group of friends.