So I've finally got my Mac back up and running (Leopard). I've learned a heckuva lot about the Apple OS, after nearly losing all my data and wondering if one could actually brick a laptop. The only thing that I've yet to install is bootcamp (i.e., a partition w/ Win XP)--and just thinking about it makes me sweat a little. (I had no problems installing a (bootcamp) beta version on OSX 10.4, but it's failed every time thus far w/ OSX 10.5.) I've yet to pull the trigger--but I'm a glutton for punishment.

The killer is, I really don't see a huge reason to upgrade. Time Machine is a neat feature, but something like JungleDisk is probably better--as it's an offsite backup. After thinking I lost a month's worth of family photos, I think I'll do both.

*Sigh.* Back up your photos, guys. If you've only got your data on one drive, then it's as if you don't have them at all.