OS X 10.5 (”Leopard”) is a big upgrade that delivers flashy new features like Time Machine and Spaces. It also introduces interface changes that any veteran Mac user will notice. But as a law student, the most significant aspects of Leopard are the functionality refinements that allow me to accomplish more tasks in less time. [...]
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So far so good on my 1.67 GHz PowerBook with 1Gb of RAM. Leopard took about two hours to install, and was the easiest install of any OS I’ve ever encountered. Click. Walk away for a couple of hours. Reboot. You’re in Leopard.
I’m going to wait to post a more detailed assessment until I’ve had [...]
From the Extegrity (makers of Exam 4) site:
We do not expect compatibility issues with Macintosh OS X 10.5 Leopard. However, as with any major operating system update, we cannot make a definitive statement until we have had a chance to review the update version that is actually shipped. As the release date for Leopard is [...]
Software Secure, which makes Securexam, got back to me with this note regarding Leopard compatibility:
We have tested the current version extensively with the pre-release version and believe the current version will support Leopard.
We will not certify Securexam for use with Leopard till after some testing of the official release, but do not anticipate that to [...]