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Information Technology News Finder facelift for Mac OS X 10.5
Information Technology News Finder facelift for Mac OS X 10.5 | Finder facelift for Mac OS X 10.5 |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Tuesday, 12 June 2007 | |
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Back to my Mac is based on a dynamic DNS service being added to .Mac. Whenever a Mac associated with the service gets a new IP address, it reports this back to .Mac, which in turn tells it the current IP addresses of the other Macs associated with the same account. Once two Macs are communicating with each other in this way, the traffic is encrypted for security "and it all works great," said Jobs. Leopard's Sidebar accommodates smart searches, computers on the local network or those accessible via Back to my Mac. Cover Flow presents large previews of each files' contents in a format that can be riffled through, much like sorting through a shelf of CDs or DVDs. How useful Cover Flow proves will likely depend on the contents of the files in a particular folder. Graphics, PDF files and the like are easily recognisable; a collection of text files aren't so easily distinguished. A neat touch is that the view isn't limited to the document's front page or a preset poster, instead it is possible to flick through its pages (or play a movie) from Cover Flow. Since it is implemented in the Finder, Cover Flow is available for browsing shared volumes and folders across the network. "This is an amazing way to find things," said Jobs, "and it turns out to be super-useful." When a Spotlight search fails to return an expected file, it can be extended to include other connected Macs with a mouseclick. The results can be displayed in any view, including Cover Flow. Please read on for a quick look at Quick Look - and more about the new Finder and related technologies. |
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