Review by Jeff N

I have been using Snow Leopard on an early 2008 Mac Pro Tower computer for several years now. It is the BEST, fastest, most dependable, most reliable computing thing I have EVER laid hands on.

MY HISTORYnI bought my first Mac in 1993. Have owned many different models, including an LCIII, G3 Desktop, an eMac, the very first iMac, an iMac G5, a PowerBook G4, this Mac Pro Tower, and I have used Windows computers in offices I have worked in. I have also helped friends with their Macs and other friends with their Windows computers. I have also tried later versions of Macintosh Operating Systems including Mountain Lion and Mavericks.

So given my history, I should know something of what I am talking about, and I can guarantee that Snow Leopard is the BEST.

I really liked Tiger a lot, but it doesn’t run on Intels. Leopard was apparently a bloated mess that ran very slow. Versions after Snow Leopard are missing very useful features… But Snow Leopard is a Lean, Clean, Stream Lined, Fast, Powerful, Reliable Beauty with all the features I have ever wanted or needed.

The first two things I noticed MISSING with versions of the Macintosh Operating System after Snow Leopard:nn1. You can no longer simply double click on a folder to see the contents in a new window. You have to Option Double Click or something. This is ridiculous. The ability to EASILY: Create folders, name and rename folders, and organize my stuff into folders by dragging files and folders into other folders… is the NUMBER ONE REASON THAT I HAVE LOVED USING MACS SINCE 1993.

2. The Show All Bookmarks page is gone from Safari in later Mac OS Versions. I do NOT use TABs. I WILL NOT use Tabs. I REFUSE to use Tabs. Every time I open Safari in Snow Leopard, my Bookmarks page is right there waiting for me to choose something I refer to all the time. Most of my Bookmarks are organized into folders all named appropriately, and though I am behind in putting Bookmarks from the New Bookmarks list into the appropriate folders, I can still find what I am looking for very quickly. But with NO Bookmarks Page in subsequent versions of the Mac OS, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for me to use BOOKMARKS ANY MORE.

3. I have just read that in the latest version of the Mac OS, there are even MORE things missing that people used all the time, like:na. No Geotracking in iPhoto, because iPhoto is GONE, and some CHEAP replacement called simply Photo has taken its place.nb. You cannot stop your computer from answering calls to your iPhone, and you cannot stop your phone from getting messages sent to your computer.

Resizing albums in iTunes was also removed last year. And as a side note, the new Music App for iPhones is completely useless in every way.

I know this is a short list. There’s a lot more things that others are complaining about, but THESE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO ME AND OTHERS. Like I said, I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL MACINTOSH USER SINCE 1993 BECAUSE OF THESE FEATURES. So APPLE PLEASE RESTORE THESE FEATURES TO THE LATEST OPERATING SYSTEM, OR RESTORE SUPPORT FOR SNOW LEOPARD!nnThank You!! A very disappointed Apple Fan.