Apple’s new Leopard operating system boasts a bunch of wow-factor features. Here are the top five cool Leopard features that will put a smile on Mac users’ faces – and quite possibly cause even the staunchest Windows users to do a double take. Time to \"Think different?\" Hasta la Vista, baby.
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Spaces
Who needs a second monitor – or third or fourth or 16th – when you can have up to 16 virtual screens, thanks to Leopard’s new Spaces feature. Press the Ctrl key and tap the arrow keys this way or that to switch to your Web space, another dedicated to e-mail, and that one over there with only Word running and no other distractions, making it easier to get that story filed on time.";
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Stacks
Whether you’re Windows or Mac, one thing’s for sure: It sure is hard to keep desktops clutter free. Downloads. Documents. Pictures sent by friends. Somehow the stuff always winds up dirtying up the desktop. Clean it up with Leopard’s new Stacks feature, where important and often-accessed stuff is just one click away.";
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Cover Flow
iTunes and iPhone users already know it and love it (or don’t use it), so it’s only natural Apple built Cover Flow into Leopard. Flick your fingertips on the MacBook’s track pad or tap the arrow cursor keys left or right to swish through highly legible thumbnails of your stuff, be it a photo, Excel spreadsheet or video clip – which just so happens to animate live as you flow over it.";
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Quick Look
Was it this document or that? Wait, is this the photo that shows the dog’s tongue sticking out or is it… ah, here it is. Thanks to Leopard’s Quick Look feature, finding what you’re looking for – without having to launch the program that opens it – is only a Spacebar tap away. Quick and easy, and it looks oh so fine.";
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Time Machine
It doesn’t look cool the first time you use it – all it does is back up your Mac’s entire hard disk to a second USB or Firewire hard drive. But find yourself looking for something you’ve lost or deleted, and Time Machine is one heck of a cool helper, making it a cinch to fly back in time, hour by hour, week by week, or month by month to get back files you let go of either by choice or mistake. Get back, Joe-Joe!";
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