One of my other Christmas gifts was a copy of the latest Apple operating system 'Lion' (technically OSX 10.7). I opted for delivery via a USB key to save the nearly 4GB online download and have a fixed media backup should the need to rebuild ever arise.

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Released in Q3 last year from memory, I decided not be an uber early adopter so I waited a few months for the dust to settle and the horror stories to be told and resolved.

Settling in last night for a lengthy upgrade session, I was surprised when it was all done and dusted inside 75 minutes (including the update 10.7.2) and the new log on screen was there welcoming me.

I understand what Apple was trying to achieve with the look & feel of Lion, but it comes over as a bit 'in between' for my liking. Not quite like a new full-blown desktop OS release, and not really like the IOS devices it was trying to align with. I also took the plunge and upgraded to the new iCloud syncing service as well. It is pleasing to report no issues so far.

Some learning required of this new technology, so bought a copy of the 'Missing Manual for Lion' by David Pogue, via Kindle to read on my iPad.

Bye for now, BomberBoy