Matt, M.S.

I love FedEx. I’m three hours ahead of the game! Leopard is already installed and all is very smooth. First impressions?

1. I dig the new dock; of course I hide mine anyway

2. Coverflow on the documents is kind of neat, but not as cool as they make it out to be. If you’re browsing a billion images it is pretty great

3. I like Finder’s new sidebar layout, and really like that all of my servers are just a click away (no more Command + K!)

4. I really want to use Time Machine, but it really sucks that you cannot backup to a SMB share on the network. A let down in my opinion

5. The translucent menubar is a really weird ‘feature’, and one that I’m already attempting to turn off. The transparancy just doesn’t fit.

6. The new iCal layout is slightly nicer; the sidebar update is slick

7. Mail finally grouped my multiple IMAP account folders into separate menus!

8. I’m not sure how much usage I’ll get out of the notes feature in Mail.

9. The Stacks feature on the Dock is kind of odd. The idea only works well for folders that have a ton of files.

10. Is it just me, or am I weird for prefering a web-based RSS reader (Google Reader)? I’ll import my OPML feed into Mail for testing though.

The packaging is simple, elegant, and gorgeous of course! On a side note, when I answered the door for the delivery, the FedEx guy looked at me and smiled at the package, winked, and said ‘Have fun this weekend!’. We are everywhere.