Aviv Hadar

Normally upgrading operating systems isn’t a task people find fun or exciting. For that reason, among others as well as fear of change, I still know many folks running Tiger, and in some extremes, OS 9.

With Leopard, those waiting to upgrade their operating system had a bit more cushion. In most cases, Tiger was still being supported, and people who were delaying the leap to Leopard could still get by, albeit a bit more slowly. The user interface changes Leopard employed when compared to Tiger, were a bit more drastic in comparison to Apple’s most recent OS release.

Snow Leopard, builds directly upon OS X’s progressive interface changes that Apple made with Leopard. So upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard shouldn’t confuse even the most novice mac user. The single, snazziest new “feature” is that Exposé found some intelligence. Instead of opening all of your windows in a single row, Exposé now understands a few more levels of what windows belong to what application. Additionally, some tools in simple navigation and control of your open windows have been added. All in all, it’s arguably the flashiest new addition to Apple’s entire OS release, but not even close to the most important.

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Happy Birthday Steve Jobs. May you take this time to focus on getting healthy, staying healthy and enjoying life… Outside of Apple.

photo via flickr user macevangelist

In a letter to Apple employees, CEO Steve Jobs announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence until June due to complex health issues. While the rest of the web works itself up in unnecessary speculation, it’s important to stay grounded.

First of all, Apple is not going to officially release a succession plan for Jobs, at least not at the moment. The timing of recent events, pulling out of the Macworld Expo, saying that Jobs was fine, and now this latest release don’t necessarily mean that things are as dramatic as they may seem.

Second of all, it’s important to put a few things into perspective:

• Jobs’ health should be number 1. He has given his life and soul to this company, and if his health is declining, he needs to focus on that. Bottom line.
• Steve has plenty of people he can turn to who have been in similar situations for advice and guidance. Warren Buffet is one of Jobs’ biggest influences, and he is still actively involved into his seventies.
• Apple will still have the chance to prove itself after Jobs retires, one product announcement, or one mind-blowing device and headlines could shift to “Apple has done it without Jobs!”

For some people, until they see Jobs gain 20 lbs, happily bounce on stage and unveil the next “it” device, they will never be satisfied. Which is awful within itself. The reality is, Jobs may not return to Apple, and this may in fact be Apple’s succession plan put into motion. Would anyone really expect them to announce or breakdown the steps they are taking? If so, they are mistaken as to how Apple handles public and private information.

On the contrary, Jobs may fully recover from these ongoing health issues and run the company for another 5-10 years. It seems like a stretch, but he is indeed the type of person to claim control for as long as he can. I think we just need to call Dr.House.

So, MacBlogz made a shirt.. It says “Because Steve Says So”. It’s actually pretty awesome. Check it out! Read More…