I’ve always been surprised by the Apple terminologies for their new operating systems. First the tiger, Leopard and now a Snow leopard. Lets keep the Apple innovation aside and look at some of the new improvements from MAC OS Leopard to the new Snow leopard which is making so much news. Here are nine advantages of the new Snow leopard:

Its 64 baby – Fast, secure and lots of memory!

Every one is moving from 32-bit to 64-bit technology, So nearly all system applications in Snow Leopard are rewritten in 64-bit code. To common users, the benefits of using 64-bit technology are faster system performance, support for larger system memory (up to 16 Terabytes), and higher level of system security.

Better Grand Central Dispatch for your applications

Grand Central Dispatch is an Apple technology used to optimize application support for systems with multi-core processors and other symmetric multiprocessing systems.

OpenCl for better graphics

OpenCL in Snow Leopard is a technology that makes it possible for developers to tap the vast gigaflops of computing power currently in the graphics processor and we use it for any application.

QuickTimex

Just like Microsoft came up with .docx, .xlsx and .pptx formats, Apple has its own QuickTimeX. The QuickTime is not just a mere media player but more to the next-generation media technology that powers the audio and video experience in Mac OS X. Included inside this technology is the media player, the ability to deliver smooth media playback, support for advanced video streaming, the ability to edit and share media to various devices including mobile gadgets like iPod and iPhone.

Address Book and iCal can sync to Google and Yahoo

The organizing freaks would surely like the new ability of iCal and Address Book to synchronize with Google and Yahoo account. Well your MAC OSX just got better, it can now sync with the Google, yahoo address books and Ical. You can easily set it up under the accounts tab of the Mac preferences.

More hard drive space

Apple claims that if you upgrade your existing MAC to a snow leopard you’d be saving almost 7GB of your hard drive space (oh boy that’s so much space :) ).

Time Machine backup Quicker.

In Mac OS X Leopard, the revolutionary Time Machine made backing up your hard drive easy for the first time. Time Capsule took backup even further with its wireless hard drive that works seamlessly with Time Machine. Now Snow Leopard makes Time Machine up to 80 percent faster and reduces the time it takes to complete your initial backup to Time Capsule. Up Up and away!! :D

Safari 4

Your Snow leopard comes with the latest version of Apple’s blazing-fast web browser delivers up to 50 percent faster JavaScript performance and is more resistant to crashes than ever.

Support for Microsoft Exchange

Mac OS X Snow Leopard has built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server.

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The Bangalore city traffic police have started a new service where you can check if your vehicle has been registered for any traffic violations.

Usually when you break a traffic rule and get caught, the cops give a printed ticket\invoice from their brand new Blackberry which comes with a Bluetooth printer. Here’s how you can find out if you’re vehicle has been registered for any traffic violations:

1. Go to www.bangaloretrafficpolice.gov.in/BPSFineDetails/BPSFineDetails.aspx
2. Enter your vehicle number (e.g. KA05-MF-4144)
3. If you been caught before and been given a ticket you should see your name :)

This service is also very useful if you’re planning on buying an old\used vehicle… make sure you check if there are any registered complaints and be sure if it has a clean chit from the Bangalore traffic police..

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A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of a planet’s natural satellite, and in this case, refers specifically to landings on the lunar surface of Earth’s Moon. This includes both manned and unmanned (robotic) missions. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 mission on September 13, 1959. The United States’s Apollo 11 mission was the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Google now has a Doodle to the moon landing 40 years running the world on YouTube also:

Don’t forget Google Earth it shows an astronaut :) ….

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