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Submission + - In Depth: Apple's Leopard leaps to new heights (computerworld.com)

Submitted by jcatcw on Thursday October 25, 2007 @04:58PM

jcatcw writes: Computerworld begins its Week of Leopard, and first in-depth review and image gallery, with a question: Is it worth the wait? Answers include Yes: it trumps Vista, of course; the Finder, Quick Look and Cover Flow provide better functionality and eye candy; Time Machine is the biggest undelete ever and the restore function is one of the coolest things we've ever seen; it has iChat (bonus pic of CW Editor); and has lots of updates under the hood. Or the answer might be no if you're lacking in the hardware, software or guts departments. And finally, if you live a cave, here's an FAQ.

Submission + - Ubuntu's Power Consumption Tested (phoronix.com)

Submitted by

RedDragon

on Sunday October 14, 2007 @02:33PM

RedDragon writes: "Ubuntu 7.10 is due out on Thursday, October 18, and in addition to desktop 3D effects, GNOME 2.20, and other features is the use of the Linux 2.6.22 kernel with the tick-less (CONFIG_NO_HZ) kernel feature. But does this mean enhanced power savings when compared to past Ubuntu releases? At Phoronix are Ubuntu power consumption tests looking back at the six Ubuntu releases from Ubuntu 5.04 to the yet-to-be-released Ubuntu 7.10. Testing was done when the system was idling and then under load and when the Lenovo notebook was powered via the battery and then again with the AC adapter. The Pentium M CPU temperature was also monitored. While Ubuntu 7.10 does include the tick-less kernel feature, more daemons and processes running by default on these modern Ubuntu releases is actually causing an increase in power consumption."

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