Well this is my first post from my powerbook now running OS X
10.4.  Lots of posts going up about features so i think I will
skip that.

After finishing the install my first order of business is to get myself
set up for development again.  Although I did a very thourough
backup before the install (clean erase of the disk) I find this as a
great opportunity for some housecleaning.

So what came first?  SideTrack! Essential for powerbook users who do not want to be dependant on a mouse.  Next… MenuMeters. 
The only way to keep tabs on the critical stats on your mac.  In
case you didnt notice both these great apps are created by Alex
Harper.  And in my haste to get Tiger on my powerbook I didnt back
up my registration information for SideTrack so I had to send him an
email.  i was amazingly suprised when in only a few minutes i
recieved and email from Alex that included my serial and registration
information.  i tell you this is the kind of developer i want to
support.  So if you have not checked out SideTrack and his other
utilities please do your self the favor.

The last utility to make the computer feel like home, and keep me from going nuts without my dual screens….. Desktop Manager. 
Although the current stable version does not support Tiger there is a
developer build that offers most of the functionality of the stable.

Now that my powerbook feels like home again its time to get down to the
business of development.  Check my next post for installing Apache
2.