Apple Mac OS X Leopard is in the mail

My pre-ordered copy of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is on it’s way.  FEDEX estimates delivery by 12pm tomorrow Oct 26.

Linux, Inkscape, podcasts and getting famous

Then you will want to spend a few moments to listen to an excellent podcast, “Inkscape Part 1,” by my blogging friend Richard Querin of Renaissance Man.  The podcast is a guest spot on LinuxReality and this may be your best chance to hear Richard before he starts charging for speaking engagements.  ;-)Richard does some amazingly creative things with Inkscape and is also co-creater/contributer of the Screencasters site that has many excellent tutorials on using Inkscape.

Pre-orders for Mac OS X Leopard double those when Tiger was released

It’s being reported that OS X 10.5 Leopard’s pre-orders are double what they were for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.  The reasons: dissatisfaction with Microsoft Vista, the fact that this is the longest period of time between major releases of Mac OS X, and Leopard’s new features.  Patrick Brown, CEO of Brown Computer Solutions, said “We’ve probably doubled the backorders of Leopard, compared to what we did with Tiger.

Photography: Trying to improve my skills

I’m beginning to realize gains from becoming technically more knowledgeable.It is essential to an architect (or photographer) to know how to see: I mean to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis.  - Luis Barragan Second mentally, I’ve been working at stripping away preconceived screens and filters to allow things to be seen as if for the first time….  I’m training myself to open my minds eye and observe freshly all the components of the composition before me, not just the quick sum of the whole that my mind produces day-to-day.

Apple: Mac OS X Leopard, a guided tour video

Apple’s posted a guided tour video for OS X 10.5, Leopard, at their web site.  This video introduces many of the new features of Leopard.For those who don’t want to watch it on-line, it can be downloaded in both iPod and large video sizes (108mB and 379mB downloads.)

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