Filed under: Odds and ends, Leopard
Leopard dashboard clock takes sweet time changing timezones
Here's a subtle treat in the Leopard Dashboard: the Clock widget, never really the source of much excitement ("Oooh, look -- it's 4 am in Tangiers!") now does a little dance, makes a little love, and gets down tonight when you change time zones. As in the movie above, you can watch the hands whirl about to the new time; the clock face gradually switches from black to white to indicate daylight hours in the new zone. How cute!
Update: Just to clarify, what's new in Leopard is the movement of the clock hands. The white/black clock face swap was present in 10.4 as well, although it was instantaneous instead of smoothly animated.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
David said 11:05AM on 11-28-2007
I think that's great. It's the little things like this that make using a mac not just functional, but fun.
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Johnny said 11:23AM on 11-28-2007
The face changes from black to white to indicate day/night in Tiger too.
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ZuDfunck said 11:37AM on 11-28-2007
I haven't made the jump to Leopard
Don't see the draw...
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Frank Furter said 11:42AM on 11-28-2007
@ZuDfunck - The black and white clock thingy! It's worth $129 alone.....
Seriously, I've always questioned each successive upgrade (especially being priced at over $100 each time), but generally am always pleased with the latest release. Leopard is no different - doesn't look a whole lot different, but things like Screen Sharing, Quick View, and more efficient network connections are really making this release useful.
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Todd Sieling said 12:13PM on 11-28-2007
That's a great find. I love how the direction of the change shows whether the new time zone is ahead of or behind the current one. Very slick.
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soundNoise said 12:24PM on 11-28-2007
quaint, yes but is this really worth a blog posting?
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FoundInTheFlood said 12:41PM on 11-28-2007
It is
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hello said 1:23PM on 11-28-2007
Someone has way too much time on their hands.
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something said 1:27PM on 11-28-2007
I must say, if you are truly excited about this then go ahead and have "Apple Fanboy" tattooed on your forehead.
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Goomba said 1:46PM on 11-28-2007
Michael, did you just grab my ass?
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Mobilehavoc said 1:48PM on 11-28-2007
And here is a perfect example of the difference between Mac and PC users. PC users have more important things going on in their life than to play with a fucking clock.
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Goomab66 said 1:50PM on 11-28-2007
Yea, like reformatting.
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DrWho said 2:22PM on 11-28-2007
Or defragging.
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nations14 said 2:26PM on 11-28-2007
Actually, the clock changed from black--> white in tiger also, it's not new.
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Mike said 2:46PM on 11-28-2007
#13... how did you guys get past the BSOD to defrag?
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Sean Flanagan said 2:52PM on 11-28-2007
A PC user would like to play with a fucking clock.
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Think Adrian said 3:13PM on 11-28-2007
But does it animate the change as it does in Leopard?
I love this, and also think it was totally worth a blog post. It's the small things in life, guys!
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Wadhah said 4:03PM on 11-28-2007
this is the same in Tiger.. Leopard never changed the clock
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Markus said 4:39PM on 11-28-2007
I also like those little things, that make a Mac a Mac!
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GD said 12:00AM on 11-29-2007
Actualty, the most enjoyable little peice of eye candy in leopard is undoubtedly the new zoom animation in preview. Its so much more fulfilling than just a normal zoom
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