…I’ve installed Leopard today. It’s such a strange beast of an Apple OS. I described it to Alex as 40% OS X as we knew it, 40% Windows Vista, and 20% NeXT-ish. Basically, if you’ve seen iTunes recently, you have a general idea of what Leopard is going for. It’s really interesting to see Apple trying to blend several different interface paradigms into one product. We have a smattering of iPhone references (System Preferences icon, rounded menus,) iPod references (CoverFlow, flat Menu Bar) and other various design elements from across the board. I’m glad to see the incorporation - and consolidation - of numerous design languages, but the overall feel for me is a bit jarring. I am starting to like it, though, much the same as I eventually grew to like the newest iTunes. It’s a novelty and breathes some excitement into my nearly 2 year old MacBook Pro. That and a few well-placed caffeine stickers from Kate.

In other geek news, Google has finally deemed my Gmail account worthy of IMAP. So, I’ll be done with multiple inboxes on my iPhone and computer. Hoorah! I hope there are no major hiccups in this transition.

Now, off to get Time Machine working on the lovely Desmond. Ciao!