Snow Leopard

[Pangaea]

OK, that makes me feel better. The only one I am a little nervous about (I need to check that list) is 1password. Its a great app. and I cannot go without it.

 

[csommers]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pangaea /img/forum/go_quote.gif So am I understanding this right... if I install SL on top of my current Leopard OS, I will NOT lose my 3rd party apps, just some may not work any more (until they are updated)?

Correct. Nothing will change but the OS itself. You can look at the list of programs that are compatible, honestly there aren't that many(that are important) that won't work with SL

 

[dallan]

Has anyone tried the Amarra software with Snow Leopard?

 

[vagarach]

So I just installed it, everything went fine and dandy! Surprisingly I also got an extra 12GB of space, which is nice seeing as I'm constantly deleting stuff to make space. Finder opens with an Emeril-esque 'BAM'.

Only disappointment is the huge-ass icons in grid view, which is just plain stupid given the old smaller icons worked just fine.

 

[lextek]

After I installed it I had an extra 10 gigs. Wow. I guess the old OS was a pig. Seems to be running fine. "feels" quicker.

 

[shigzeo]

though i haven't gotten ahold of the new os, i expect to have very little change in HD install size. i have used X-slimmer for a year now and already saved a heap of space... who knows.

 

[lisnalee]

I just installed snow leopard this morning, no problems at all and gained about 7GB in the process which is always a bonus.

Also found a small app that shows if you have a 64 bit processor, if your running in 32 or 64bit etc, here's the results of mine.

 

[lisnalee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dallan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Has anyone tried the Amarra software with Snow Leopard?

I only have the amarra mini demo at the moment but during the install SL seems to delete the ilok extension, so when you try to launch it opens a web page to the download link of the ilok extention file needed. Once installed it all works fine again.

The audio midi setup has had a visual makeover but i'm not sure if there have been any SQ changes made at the same time, although it does seem to be now running in 64bit. To my ears everything sounds pretty much the same as it was in leopard, with a noticeable improvement when using amarra.

But i am holding off buying amarra for a bit to see if there would be any improvement if there was a 64bit version of itunes.

 

[DLeeWebb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lisnalee /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just installed snow leopard this morning, no problems at all and gained about 7GB in the process which is always a bonus. Also found a small app that shows if you have a 64 bit processor, if your running in 32 or 64bit etc, here's the results of mine.

Would you be so kind as to provide a link to this App?

 

[pekingduck]

Well I did the install yesterday. Everything's working fine except Airtunes... I experience network dropouts and choppiness frequently..used to work fine before the upgrade.

Now I can't listen to the music in my bedroom

Apple - Support - Discussions - ITunes - Airtunes not working after ...

 

[lisnalee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLeeWebb /img/forum/go_quote.gif Would you be so kind as to provide a link to this App?

Sure thing the Link is Here. Scroll down to near the end of the page 1.2.3 is the latest version.

As usual when downloading anything from the net, you do so at your own risk

(If this is breaking any rules mods please delete it)

 

[Twitchy_one]

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrjacob /img/forum/go_quote.gif As far as i know Apple removed all universal binaries from Snow Leopard and freed up some space - hence the PowerPC incompatibility.

I read on some other boards that you can add PowerPC
compatibility to Snow Leopard. You have to choose custom
options, or something like that. This way you can still
run things like old Mac games (Avernum & Geneforge
come to mind).

I never saw an option during install to do this, so be
sure to read the readme instructions for how to do it
properly. Right now I don't need it but it's good to
know that it's there.

 

[DLeeWebb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lisnalee /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sure thing the Link is Here. Scroll down to near the end of the page 1.2.3 is the latest version. As usual when downloading anything from the net, you do so at your own risk (If this is breaking any rules mods please delete it)

Thanks...

 

[csommers]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twitchy_one /img/forum/go_quote.gif I read on some other boards that you can add PowerPC compatibility to Snow Leopard. You have to choose custom options, or something like that. This way you can still run things like old Mac games (Avernum & Geneforge come to mind). I never saw an option during install to do this, so be sure to read the readme instructions for how to do it properly. Right now I don't need it but it's good to know that it's there.

Yea there is an option to do it. Also I think someone mentioned you can do it via the Utility panel, but not sure about that.

 

[rosgr63]

There is a useful site that shows what applications are compatible.

Snow Leopard Compatibility: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Compatibility List