Google has now made IMAP an available option for their gMail account holders. Now you can synchronize it with a desktop mail client like OS X’s Mail. This is especially nice for folks who travel and would like to have their mail folders available via Mail wherever they go.
Google has created extensive help pages for setting up IMAP with several different mail clients. Check it out here: IMAP Access
As the debut of Apple’s latest operating system nears, the rumblings about incompatibilities and problems increases. Although the new features are impressive, the problems and barriers to easy upgrade for exiting Tiger users is making quick adoption more difficult.
It’s not clear to me that this new OS will make my life easier/better in the educational environment I manage. For the first time, I will be testing this OS on a non-essential machine, and watching carefully the feedback from folks on several online forums. My move to Leopard will be slow and careful, despite my enthusiasm for new technology.
Check these concerns about Leopard: Leopard Compatibility
Apple has officially announced their ship date for Leopard along with some 300 new features that will be included in the new operating system.
Apple also exposed the system requirements for Leopard:
General requirements
- Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
Minimum system requirements
- 512MB of memory
- DVD drive for installation
- 9GB of available disk space
- Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
- Some features require Apple’s .Mac service; fees apply.
Apple has detailed these 300 features on their web page.