After work, I took myself down to my local Apple Store to purchase a copy of the newest version of OS X. The doors were closed from 4-6pm in preparation. I got there around 4:50, and snagged a pretty good spot in line. I was in and out of the store by 6:05. Felt kinda bad for the scores of people still outside in line as I was walking to my car with my copy of Leopard in hand.
So, here, I’ll be liveblogging my backup and install process and any hiccups or surprises along the way. Stick around if you’re interested!
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7:01P - Backing up files, folders, and settings to external 750GB hard drive. Downloading most recent versions of third-party apps.
7:29P - Break! Dinner time.
8:16P - Back to work after lasagna, salad, and breadsticks. Backing up iPhoto and iTunes libraries.
8:28P - Still finding and downloading third-party app updates. Time to put Zoë to bed.
9:47P - Put Zoë to bed and hung out w/ wifey. Now downloading most recent VMWare Fusion beta.
10:11P - Backups and downloads complete. About to begin clean install of Leopard. See you on the flip side! (Actually… I’ll just continue blogging using Amy’s PC.)
10:26P - (Now blogging using Amy’s Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop. Yuck.) Inserted Leopard install DVD. Selected “Erase and Install”. Installation is currently checking the install DVD for errors.
10:42P - Disc checking complete. Installation has started. Estimated time remaining: 50 minutes.
11:19P - Installation is complete in just under 40 minutes. Reboot. “Welcome” montage is annoying, as always. New VoiceOver voice is surprisingly human-sounding.
11:22P - Going through usual initial setup steps. No, I do not want to sign up for a one-year 99.95 USD .Mac membership, thanks.
11:24P - And that’s it! Software Update opened up w/ an update for Remote Desktop.
