Fallen Into Knowledge

After classes today I hung out at PSU until 6pm so I could pick up my copy of Tiger from the campus bookstore.
Some observations on the New OS:
Dashboard is cool:  I think this is much more than mere eye candy:  some of widgets I’ll be using most:  the weather tracker, the dictionary/thesaurous the calculator, and the “wikit:” a stickynote program on steroids.
Spotlight is also cool:  I see myself using it whenever I need to find contacts or documents - it is faster to use Spotlight than to use the Finder even if I know right where the file is
Automator:  this one will take some time to learn, and I’m not sure that I’ll use it all that much, but I will be glad its there when I do want it.
Mail:  I’m not sure I’m a fan of the new look, but the smart-folders idea is great.
And the coolest - eyecandy-wise - feature is quicktime seven.  When streaming a movie trailer, I have to minimize it to make it fit on the screen!  And High Def (1080i) video is super sharp.  Very cool.
Well, Off to bed, we’ll see if spotlight is done indexing my morning…

Okay, this is crazy:

1. build a tall bike: stack two bike frames on top of each other and weld.

2. learn to ride the tall bike

3. take one 10 foot piece of PVC pipe and attach one boxing glove to the end

4. get together with a bunch of people who have done steps 1-3 themselves

5. Attempt to knock each other off the bikes - medieval-style.