 Achieve smoother, simpler, more refined navigation of your Mac by upgrading to Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard. This powerful new operating system offers a host of enhanced features to improve your Mac experience. Snow Leopard installs quickly, freeing up 7GB of disk space, and allows your Mac to wake from sleep and shut down more quickly. Activate Exposé directly from the dock for easier navigation, and discover the excitement of dozens of refinements to programs ranging from iChat to Preview, making your entire computing experience smoother and more enjoyable.
Fast, reliable and easy to use, Snow Leopard incorporates new, next-generation technologies to make the most of your computer, including 64-bit support, OpenCL technology to accelerate application performance and Grand Central Dispatch to help software get the most from multicore processors. Advancements to the QuickTime X media player make it easy to trim media and record audio and video using your Mac's built-in iSight camera and microphone. Publish media to MobileMe or YouTube to share with the world. Safari 4 delivers blazing-fast Web browser performance and is more resistant to crashes than ever before. With Snow Leopard's out-of-the-box support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, you can easily use your Mac for both home and work, taking advantage of powerful Mac OS X features and streamlining your messages, meetings and contacts for enhanced efficiency and convenience in every aspect of your digital life.
•Allows you to install Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard on up to five Mac computers in your household
•Provides faster, smoother performance, installing quickly and allowing your Mac to wake and shut down faster than before
•Features 64-bit support and all 64-bit key system applications for improved memory use
•Helps software get the most from multicore processors with the revolutionary Grand Central Dispatch
•Accelerates application performance with OpenCL technology, which unleashes the power of graphics processors
•Built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server lets you use your Mac for home and work so you can take advantage of features like Spotlight, Quick Look, data detectors and more
•Keep all your work and home messages, meetings and contacts in one place, using Mail, iCal and Address Book to access work and personal accounts side by side
•QuickTime X enhancements let you watch videos in a clean, uncluttered interface, record audio and video with your iSight camera and microphone, trim media to an ideal length and publish media to YouTube or MobileMe
•Safari 4 lets you flip through full-page previews of your browsing history in Cover Flow, allows you to view favorite Web sites at a glance with the Top Sites feature and offers built-in Google Suggest for search query autocompletion
•Offers enhanced accessibility with gesture control via the Multi-Touch trackpad, a VoiceOver feature that speaks the items you touch, support for more than 40 Braille display models (including Bluetooth models) and new Web browser accessibility features |
