Snow Leopard!

Okay, so it's been a while since my last update, which I see involved my FlipVideo Ultra and iMovie. A lot has actually happened in the multimedia arena since then. I have gone from SD to HD (720p) by way of Sanyo's Xacti VPC-CG10. Since most of this effort wasn't truly Mac related, I didn't bother to blog about any of it. Maybe I'll do that after I get Snow Leopard installed, because I did learn a lot during that effort.

So back to the main feature. Snow Leopard! I probably should start off by mentioning that this is actually the first time that I've looked forward to an OS update instead of immediately adopting a wait and see attitude. I'm hoping that I'm not let down. So I had some errands to run after I dropped of my son at daycare, and I managed to include swinging by the Apple Store to pick up the SL Family Pack. You just can't beat this - 5 licenses for $49+tax. Since I have 3 machines to upgrade, and the single license is $29+tax, it's pretty much a no-brainer.

The package is pretty efficient. It's a box no bigger than a CD jewel case, and inside are: Install DVD, Installation/Features/Refinements card, Support card, and two white Apple logo stickers. I got a kick out of the fact that the Installation instructions are two short paragraphs that take up less than 25% of the page, and the remaining 9 pages of this multi-fold document are the cover and features. Simplicity at its finest. Let's see if the install lives up to its billing.

[Inserting Install DVD now]
Okay, the installation app has been launched, all appropriate buttons have been clicked, and it's time to sit back and let it do its thing.

It's about 11:20A.

Time Remaining: About 1 hour and 3 minutes