Today Apple announced the release date for Mac OS 10.4, Tiger. It will be released on Friday, April 29th. I ordered my copy at 10:43 this morning. I am really looking forward to this release. There are so many new features and upgraded features available in this release.

There are a few features I’m really looking forward to. Spotlight is Apple’s new system search engine. “Stop looking. Start finding. With Spotlight, you can find anything on your computer as quickly as you type. Search your entire system from one place: Files, emails, contacts, images, calendars and applications appear instantly.” I think this will be an easy to find stuff that you search through folders looking for. Should be a great tool. Dashboard is another great tool I’m looking forward to. It’s a set of little applications that run in the background that do all kinds of things. “Check the time, watch the weather, track flights, view stock prices and find a local restaurant. Instantly. With a single click, the Dashboard zooms across your Desktop, giving you fast access to nifty widgets designed for fun as well as function.” I actually think this will be replacing the old Sherlock, which is fine because that was showing it’s age and wasn’t always working.

There are other things I’m looking forward to and I’m sure I’ll spend lots time fooling with all the features once I get it. I always anticipate a new OS release and this one should be a big one. The waiting begins now.