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I can't believe I'm saying this, but my mac is driving me NUTS!!! It's been over a year and a half since my switch to the Mac, and in that time I've been thrilled. I've even convinced some friends to make the switch. Its been AWESOME ... until two weeks ago.
Last week, I made the decision to install Leopard. I figured the first patch (10.5.1) had come out, and the majority of the bugs would be worked out. I also checked to make sure all the applications I use on my mac were ready for Leopard. I did a fresh install of the OS. Not one of the archive and install or worse yet ... upgrade .... options. Installed iLife 08, iWork 08, Final Cut Studio, and a couple other apps and was off to the races. Or so I thought.
Before I go any further, I'll tell you that Tiger (10.4.x) was the most stable operating system I've used to date (no, I've never tried linux). My MacBook Pro would stay on, or in sleep mode, without a true restart for months at a time. Pure bliss compared to XP. In the two weeks since installing Leopard, my notebook has crashed (BSOD for the mac) about once every two days. In fact, I'm writing this post hoping that my computer doesn't lock up again and force me to restart again.
Now I'll admit that I like some of the features of Leopard .... easy screen sharing with my Mac Mini is great, and spaces is fantastic (especially with two screens). I'm also a big fan of the new iChat, iCal, and Mail applications.
I guess I'm kind of feeling like a windows user again. Constantly restarting my computer. Turning it off instead of putting it to sleep. I'm also not recommending the switch to anyone who asks ... one of the big pluses for me with Tiger was its stability, and now that thats gone, how can you ask someone to make a switch to a new UI thats just as unreliable.
I'm envious of my wife, with her nice white MacBook that's still running Tiger, and hasn't had to be rebooted since I installed Leopard and have restarted like a million times .... crappy.
I guess this leave me with the question: Is it time to "Upgrade" to Tiger?
What do you think?
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