I wish I had a Mac.  Perhaps some generous person at Apple will send me one to review, but I won’t hold my breath.  Nevertheless, they have released enhancement software for Leopard.

Apple notes that the software is faster and runs smoother than the plain ol’ Leopard using Mac’s 64 bit hardware to its fullest extent.  The so-called ”Grand Central Dispatch” is said to process applications at an accelerated speed.

QuickTime usually annoys the crap out of me but on the Snow Leopard, QuickTime X allows you to record video and audio.  You can play a movie, click the Share button, and convert the movie into a file compatible for your iPhone, iTouch, iPod, and any other Apple device that might come around the corner.  If you’re chatting away on your webcam and the other person is doing something interesting that you want to remember, you’re able to record that too!  It also makes video editing a snap by allowing you to cut out clips as if you were looking at a movie reel.

There are several user interface tweaks and added capabilities that will make finding and accessing various files easier and faster than ever.  If you’re using Microsoft Exchange 2007, Snow Leopard will allow you to connect to the Exchange Servers without having to go through any additional applications.  Snow Leopard; however, was built for Intel Macs only, so PowerPC users will have to stick to their current functionality.  If you do have an Intel Mac, this $29 upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard appears to be worth the money.  If you don’t have Leopard already, you can purchase Snow Leopard for $169.  What is Microsoft charging again?  Can you believe $319.95 for Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 64-bit?  Are you kidding me?  Seriously?  Why are they even still selling Vista?

My next computer will be a Mac.

I got the iPhone 3G about a month after it was released. I was a 3 year long user of the Blackberry and was still using my Blackberry 7100G. I never thought I’d do away with my Crackberry. It was my lifeline. I found though, after purchasing the iPhone that the only thing I really missed about the Blackberry was BB Messenger. I’ve since gotten over this. My iPhone is with me at all times and has even been the cause of drama in my relationship and work! I’ve gotten so much better about it, though. My Gmail goes straight to my iPhone. I use the MySpace and Facebook apps religiously. My home page includes a direct link to CNN, my YouTube, LiveJournal, Twitterific, and WeatherBug apps. I swear by Crash Kart when I’m trying to get my fiance’s children to settle down. For football season (Go Bucs!) I love using Pro Football. I’ve recently developed an addiction to Storm8 strategy games. I use MMS Rescue which I love (the 30% of the time it actually works). When I’m really bored, other games like Wurdle, Word Warp, and Flood-It! are favorites of mine. I have not called a movie theater ever since I downloaded Now Playing. Then there are the really cool music apps Pandora, the internet radio and Shazam, the app that let’s you put the microphone up to a song playing and it tells you what song it is and by what artist! Most recently, I’ve downloaded Loopt – a stalkerish Facebook linked app but I haven’t been able to use it yet.

The ease of use of the iPhone is so simplistic, my 3 year old, soon-to-be-stepson, Stevie, and 5 year old soon-to-be-stepdaughter, Skyler love playing with it, and taking pictures. Granted, they’re not the best photographers in the world, but they try. I honestly don’t know what I would do without my iPhone. I’d go through some serious withdrawal, perhaps foaming at the mouth and having seizures. It is so much worse than my Blackberry addiction by far. I still love RIM, but until they can compete with the web browsing of the iPhone, I won’t be coming back! Besides, it’s the 1st Apple product I’ve been able to afford since my parents got me an Apple IIC at a yard sale when I was a little kid. Unfortunately, all I could really play on that thing was Strip Poker and I’m not sure my parents even knew that those pixelated boobies were on there. I’m sure I had some other games, but for some reason unbeknownst to me, that’s the one that stands out in my mind.

I know with the new software, there are so many new apps that I’m just dying to try out. Does anyone have any apps they can recommend to me and the rest of the world? Please comment and let me know!