So I went out and bought Leopard last Friday when it was released. I even got a free T-Shirt for being one of the first 500 customers at my Apple store. This was the first time I can think of that I ever went out and bought an OS on its release day (or any piece of software for that matter, perhaps aside from a computer game or two). I was worried there might be a long line, but my Apple store was pretty deserted (this was at 8PM)....
Before I start blogging about OSX Leopard itself, I have to voice one short rant: During the installation (I opted for a fresh install rather than an upgrade), I selected “Customize”, and I’m sure glad I did. It turns out that the default installation includes all printer drivers. This in itself isn’t a bad thing (or at least it shouldn’t have to be), but then I noticed how much space some of these drivers occupy on the hard drive....
A few days ago, I broke down and committed blasphemy: I installed Boot Camp and Windows XP on my MacBook Pro. I was originally going to wait until OSX 10.5 / Leopard comes out, but since I am planning to do a fresh install with Leopard anyway, I figured I’d give Boot Camp a shot to see if I like it, and so I can wipe it out when I install Leopard in case I don’t....
I came across a hilariously funny video on YouTube (via Laughing Squid): Star Trek Meets Monty Python. It’s a very well done mashup of clips from the original Star Trek series with the “Knights of the Round Table” song from Monty Python’s Holy Grail. Simply awesome! :)
Once and for all, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor sticks it to the music industry. Yesterday, he posted the following text on the Nine Inch Nails home page: Hello everyone. I’ve waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label. I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate....