Well, finally I found the time to update my mac book pro to OS X 10.5 (Leopard). After researching the installation recommendations, and realizing I have so many 3rd party apps installed, I opted to go the archive and install route rather than the upgrade route. Upgrade seems to be fraught with potential problems for too many folks. And even though I had backed up my system last night, I choose to also burn some DVDs containing important documents and other work files - stuff that I would need right away. Just in case. I've lost too much data over the years not to be paranoid in this regard ;)

So once satisfied that I had my safety net in place, away I leapt and began the install. The entire installation process took just under 2 hours and went very smoothly. Wireless connectivity was a bit of an issue, but I had the solution in hand before actually beginning the install and was able to correct the issue right after. My wireless signal is now stronger than it was with Tiger, go figure. And the system itself seems much quicker as well. No complaints here in that regard.

Next up, but which I'll leave to another day, is to install Vista and XP under Parallels - good times.