Tiger

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Tiger is the codename for Mac OS X 10.4, released on 29 April 2005. It is available as either a single user license or as a Family Pack version.

Contents 1 Major New Features 2 Revisions 3 Tips 3.1 Instant Dictionary 4 Guides 5 Links

Major New Features

• Spotlight
• Dashboard and Widgets
• Automator
• iChat AV
• Safari RSS
• QuickTime 7
• Xcode 2

Revisions

• 10.4.0 (April 29, 2005)
  • Build 8A428 - Gold master
• 10.4.1 (May 16, 2005)
  • Build 8B15 - Version from Software Update
• 10.4.2 (July 12, 2005)
  • Build 8C48 - Version from Software Update
  • Build 8E90 - Installed on the first Power Mac G5 Dual Core (2005)
• 10.4.3 (October 31, 2005)
  • Build 8F46 - Version from Software Update
• 10.4.4 (January 10, 2006)
  • Announced at Macworld San Francisco 2006, includes new widgets (Google widget, address book, espn, calendar)
  • Apple Knowledgebase Article on the Delta (10.4.3 -> 10.4.4) Update
  • Apple Knowledgebase Article on the Combo (10.4.x -> 10.4.4) Update
  • Archived discussion on this version
• 10.4.5 (February 14, 2006)
  • General fixes and improvements, more details of which can be found through the following links:
  • Apple Knowledgebase Article on the Delta (10.4.4 -> 10.4.5) Update
  • Apple Knowledgebase Article on the Combo (10.4.x -> 10.4.5) Update
  • Archived discussion on this version
• 10.4.6 (April 3, 2006)
  • General fixes and improvements, new Phones added to iSync.
  • Build 8I127 (PowerPC)
• 10.4.7 (June 27, 2006)
  • General fixes and improvements
  • Release notes
  • Archived discussion this version
• 10.4.8 (September 29, 2006)
  • General fixes and improvements for certain applications and technologies.
  • Release notes
  • Discuss this version
• 10.4.9 (March 13, 2007)
  • Volume increased for some users, eject key now requires to be held down.
  • General fixes and improvements for certain applications and technologies.
  • Release notes
• 10.4.10 (June 20, 2007)
  • General fixes and improvements
  • Release notes
• 10.4.11 (November 14, 2007)
  • General fixes and improvements
  • Release notes

Tips

Instant Dictionary

If you move the mouse over a word in a Cocoa application, then press command-control-D, a definition of the word will pop up. This keyboard shortcut can be changed in the Keyboard Shortcuts pane of the Keyboard & Mouse preference pane in System Preferences.

Guides

• Moving Email from PC Outlook to Apple Mail
• Networking Windows with Mac OS X
• Taking Screenshots in Mac OS X

Links

Apple's Tiger Support Page