12:45 P.M. my package from Amazon.com containing OS X 10.5 Leopard was on my desk: Eureka!
12:48 P.M. the DVD is in the MacBook Pro, click install, a few clicks here and there. I must say that I like the fact that the OS asks for a password before installing any software. Implementing this on the Microsoft Windows OS platform should be trivial, and it would eliminate some of the issues with trojans, viruses, and adware installing themselves. A password would make people think twice instead of just clicking “OK”.
12:52 P.M. re-boot. Now we are on for the log portion of the update (I’ve watched the movie before I embarked on this mission).
01:00 P.M. 23%.
01:15 P.M. 80%.
01:25 P.M. 100%. Are we done yet? Not really, actually the real installation starts now, until now it was only foreplay.
02:00 P.M. 8 minutes to go.
02:12: P.M. Blank screen.
02:15 P.M. Log in screen.
02:16 P.M. Upon logging in the Setup Assistant starts. There’s the pitch to buy into the .MAC service <PASS>, and then the offer for a free 60-day trial of .MAC.
02:18 P.M. We are done. But there’s the update message that there are updates available for:
- Remote desktop client;
- iPhoto;
- Garage Band;
- Login and KeychainUpdate.
How can I say no to a brand-spanking new install? Click YES, restart.
02:23 P.M. DONE! (no really this time).
I don’t have time to “play” around with anything, but BootCamp, Time Machine, Networking, are my priorities. I’ll try to play & blog more tonight.