My advice for endusers when a new OS comes out is usually to wait a while before installing, like waiting for the first service pack for a Windows OS. This is because upgrades inevitably break software or are incompatible with hardware.

Well I should listen to the stuff that comes out of my own mouth... I rushed out and installed Leopard. My rush was mainly to fix stability issues that were bugging me, plus I was mesmerised by the Apple eye candy. Anyway, two of primary apps - encryption (PGP) and corporate email (Lotus Notes) broke and it looks like it will be in the new year before these problems are fixed!

Also, somehow in the rebuild two crucial VM's were corrupted. This was not a happy or fun upgrade for me. Plus "stacks" which look really cool are a total pain, I now need to find a way to disable them.

Labels: Apple Mac