Well, Leopard is officially here! It arrived shortly after 9 this morning in it’s pretty box with a nice big X on the front. I had a client meeting at 9 but that got cancelled, aren’t I the lucky one? So Leopard day can now begin!

I’ve got both my iMac and my Macbook currently backing up with Carbon Copy Cloner, just to be on the safe side. Read some comments on a post about installing Leopard cleanly over at TUAW that got me a little gun shy so I thought it best to be on the safe side of things. I should have started the backups yesterday, didn’t think that far ahead. The excitement of the countdown was too overwhelming. I’m a geek, I know.

I’m officially on the count down until Apple’s new OS version Leopard arrives all bundled up on my doorstep on Friday. I’ve watched the video and I’m impressed. The new features look really well thought out and quite impressive.

In all, there are over 300 new features, some more covert than others. One of the “hidden” or not so publicized new features that I’m excited about is the new System feature of Grammar Check. Figure that one is kinda important as a writer who likes writing but not grammar so much. Anytime I can use a computer to make things easier and also save me from myself, I’m good.

I’m looking forward to the update for the new features but not for the time it’s going to take to install. I have four computers to install the new version on and the video says the update will take an hour and a half to two hours. So I’ve blocked Friday out for upgrading fun!

My friend Chris and I were going to have a nerd upgrade party on Friday. That kinda went to the wayside when we found out the update wasn’t coming out until 6pm at the Apple Stores. I ordered the upgrade from Apple’s online store last night. I just hope it shows up before nightfall on Friday, our delivery guys (USPS, UPS, or FedEx) aren’t the most prompt around here.