Takes on Tiger

The latest version of Apple's OS X (v. 10.4), nicknamed "Tiger," is being released today, so I thought you might appreciate a few tech journalists' reviews: Ed Baig at USATODAY, David Pogue at the New York Times, and Walt Mossberg at the Wall Street Journal. A few words to the wise: 1) If you already have a Mac and want to upgrade, Mossberg suggests you wait a few months for Apple to make some tweaks that will help Tiger work better on older, slower Macintoshes. 2) The new parental controls are fairly extensive, but no one should expect them to do their thing right out of the box - they'll need some configuring (e.g., choosing sites that little Web-sters can visit) and some considering (e.g., what controls are appropriate for each child).