I haven't written much about Leopard since installing it a couple of weeks ago, because so far the new Apple OS has been working pretty well. But I have run into a couple of oddities today that are worth mentioning. First, I had my first signs of an OS issue today when my machine went into overdrive, redlining according to Activity Monitor, and I couldn't figure out what process was running away with all of my CPU and memory capabilities. I quit one application at a time and couldn't find the culprit. So I restarted the machine and so far everything is working fine once again. I'll be keeping an eye out for a repeat of this issue. Mac OS X Hints wrote today about something similar related to Time Machine... Second, ever since installing Leopard I am getting shorter times on the battery life for my slightly more than a year old MacBook Pro. I ran my battery all of the way down last weekend, to do a complete cycle of the battery as Apple recommends you to do every few months. I am seeing slightly longer run times on the battery after running it through a complete cycle, but the battery life is still pretty short. I am not sure if the graphical interface in Leopard is just CPU and battery hungry or what. I do need to note that I am not a Leopard hater. It seems that some Mac users I have read in the last week or two consider Leopard such a step back that they think the Mac is suddenly no more dependable than a Windows machine. I know that change hurts, and I know that every install can have issues, but I am not comfortable with trying to write Leopard off as a dud just yet.

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