Part 1. Getting Started

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is the latest big cat in a line that started with version 10.0 (Cheetah) and also included 10.1 (Puma), 10.2 (Jaguar), 10.3 (Panther), and 10.4 (Tiger). So has the leopard changed its spots?

Yes and no. Mac OS X 10.5 is still many times more powerful than older systems, completely modern, capable of handling the latest innovations in hardware, and as easy to use as any Mac system that has gone before. But there are definitely some new spots in Leopard that users are going to love.

The starting point for any exploration of Mac OS X is the desktop: what you see when your Mac has finished starting up. The desktop is operated by a program called the Finder, and it’s a central location where you’ll gain ...

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