Mac OS X Tiger: what's inside Apple's new OS
Published: 04 May 2005
Safari leaps ahead of Internet Explorer
Safari RSS features an easy-to-use and powerful RSS reader. When you visit a Web site that offers RSS, you can click the RSS button in the address bar and create a feed of the site's content. Also, note the search and article length features in the upper right of the browser window.
Automate boring tasks
Automator, a new Tiger-only application, is a visual scripting editor. You can drag actions and string them together to create complex Workflows that automate most common tasks.
Share your automated scripts with other Tiger users
You can save Automator Workflows as separate applications, which you can share with other Tiger users. Just drag and drop files onto the application icon to run the Workflow.
A programmer's calculator
In addition to the regular and scientific versions of the built-in calculator, Tiger sports a programmer's calculator.
Beneath it all, Tiger runs on Unix
Underneath Tiger lies the heart of Unix, allowing you to code Unix-based applications. Check out our review of Apple's Mac OS X Tiger.
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