Leopard
Here are my initials thoughts on Apple’s latest rendition of Mac OSX. I just received my upgrade DVD from Apple even though I ordered it in the middle of October and was told via email that I should be receiving my copy by October 29. I waited until October 29 only to be disappointed that I didn’t receive it and that the tracking number given to me meant nothing and did nothing on the Purolator and Canada Post website. I called into Apple’s call center and was put on hold for about 20 minutes before I was told that my DVD could not be tracked and that they’d send me a new one instead. I was told the new order should be delivered by November 5. It arrive on the 5th and on the 7th, I received my original order in the mail. So now I have two copies of Leopard.
I installed Leopard and it was simple and painless. All it took was a couple clicks on the mouse and away it went. About 40 minutes later, my MacBook Pro was rebooting and the new dock and the translucent menu bar was up on my screen. After using the new operating system for about a day now, I like it. I haven’t tried out bootcamp or time machine yet, but spaces works well and I do like the improvements here and there. Like Walt Mossberg from the WSJ wrote, this is an evolutionary upgrade but a worthwhile one. I’ve read about the controversy over the new dock and I personally don’t mind it at all. I kind of like it actually.
If there’s anything strange that comes up while using Leopard, I’ll be sure to document it here!
