So my upgrade was a success and didn’t encounter any issues.  I have since taken it upon myself to do a fresh install.  Mainly because if you know me I install a lot of crap all the time, and well I figured a new OS called for a clean slate.  I spent the last couple of hours backing up and restoring everything.   I even decided that maybe it was time I make a switch to Safari as Firefox is a tad slower on the mac.  While I am sad to see firefox go at this time I think the switch is for the best.  I also decided to steer away from Desktop Manager and make the switch to Spaces, only for the fact that spaces comes pre-installed, and I figure if it is already installed might as well use that as the overhead cant be much more than Desktop Manager.  I am sure there is a follow up post to this in the very near future once I mess around with the OS more.  I can say that the coverflow aspect in Finder is nice…. but in most cases just flashy and not as functional as you would think

I just got the copy from the friendly FedEx guy, its installing right now…  Updates on this after the install.

So my Powerbook which I have had since late 2003 is finally coming to the end of its life.  It has been a great laptop, and truly helped convert me to a full on mac user.  Now I just gotta start saving for a new Mac and hopefully be able to hold off until the new models come out pre installed with 10.5.  I just have to decide if I want to get a Macbook or rob a bank and get a Macbook Pro.

The following improvements apply to both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs unless otherwise noted:

.Mac

* Improves automatic iDisk syncing for customers whose .Mac username contains a period (.).
* Improves overall .Mac Sync performance.
* Addresses an issue with automatic and periodic syncing as set in the .Mac System Preferences panel.
* Reduces .Mac Sync timeouts when syncing large data sets.
* Prevents large amounts of Address Book data from being changed without authorization.
* Addresses an issue which could result in properly unregistering a computer.
* Addresses issues related to syncing a large number of changes to .Mac
* Prevents third-party syncing applications from presenting an extraneous initial sync alert.

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Security Update 2006-008 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:

Quartz Composer
QuickTime for Java

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798

Security Update 2006-007 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:

AirPort
ATS
CFNetwork
Finder
Font Book
Font Importer
Installer
OpenSSL
PHP
PPP
Samba
Security Framework
VPN
WebKit
gnuzip
perl

For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798