"Tiger" Features I'd like to talk about

Anybody reading this weblog is probably aware that Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" due out very soon. As a developer, I've been able to use the prerelease versions of the OS, but I'm also unable to talk about it. Now that Apple has released a big list of new features, I thought I would highlight the items from their list that I would express my enthusiasm for, if I could:

Quartz Composer

Build stunning visualizations that leverage all of Mac OS X’s graphics technologies.

Xcode 2

Experience the second major release of Apple’s groundbreaking developer tools, which bring together ease of use, UNIX power and high-performance development technologies.

Fax Logs and Archives

Keep logs and archives of your faxes.

Spotlight Find

Search all of your documents, images, emails and applications and view the results literally as fast as you can type in search words.

Core Image

Unlock the performance of today’s powerful graphics hardware and enjoy ultra-fast, pixel-accurate image processing.

Safari Inline PDF Viewing

View PDF documents directly in a Safari browser window — no other application required.

Safari RSS Auto Detection

Automatically detect the availability of RSS news feeds for a website so you can easily add them to your list.

Automator

Easily automate complex and repetitive tasks without any programming — just like having a personal robot inside your computer.

Programmer Base 10 math Calculator

Use different systems like base 8 or hexadecimal with the upgraded calculator.

Of course there are lots of little odds and ends from Apple's list that I will probably find handy. Notice the big feature that is absent from my list: Dashboard. I know it's what most users are excited about, but yawn. (Sorry, Dori!)