now that i have CI/QE enabled what does it do,what is it for?
i have noticed things run alot smoother and faster but other than that what does it do?
ichecked @ apple's site and it said somthing about some modules and filters that come with tiger. what are these modules and where are they? and if i don't have them where can i get them?

they makes things pretty

We never said that it would take your dog out for a poop.

could someone explain it a bit better?
makes what pretty?am i missing something?
there isn't anything prettier that i can see,just a LITTLE bit smoother.
are there some more files that i need that i don't have,or setting i need to change?
cause i keep reading about some ripple effect on my dashboard,but it hasn't changedit is still just greyed.
any help would be appriciated.

CI = Core Image= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Image


"Quartz is the marketing name of the graphics layer of the Mac OS X operating system. Quartz is part of the Core Graphics framework. In Mac OS X 10.4, Core Image and Core Video extend Quartz to provide real-time video and graphics manipulation."

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/quartzextreme/

the ripple effect only happens when you add a new widget to the dashboard.

the real plus to having QE/CI is that the iLife apps and iWork will now actually work.