I've been using Mac OS X for about three months straight now, long enough to have experienced the extremes of Apple's next generation operating system. I'm running the 10.1 release on my dual USB iBook (the second generation, white-colored low-end Apple Macs) -- it has a 500 mhtz G3 processor and 384 meg of RAM.

• Aqua Interface: OS X's crystal clear, ultra-modern looking interface is just as visually appealing as the first day I used it. Adapting to the dock and the redesigned Apple menu took a while, but they're second nature to me now.





• Digital Camera Interface: OS X's image caputre tool is excellent -- when I hooked up the Kodak DC 280 digital camera I use for work OS X instantly recognized the camera, going so far as to use an actual snapshot of the camera for the Image Capture icon. The tool allows individuals to easily download all or some of the pictures on the camera (if you choose