SnowChecker is a Mac OS X program that provides a neat interface to browse compatibility data found on snowleopard.wikidot.com.

It has several features, including:

• Scanning for applications on your hard drive to display only relevant compatibility data
• Robust search
• Sorting

So if you need to find out which applications you have that work or will not work in Snow Leopard then download this free app to check.

http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/snowchecker

After installing Snow Leopard (in haste) I haven’t found anything that exceptional to keep it going in the face of my main app not working, Adobe Photoshop CS3!

Adobe Photoshop CS3 crashes all the time, I just can’t keep up the workflow with this happening. Adobe don’t support CS3 on Snow Leopard and actually don’t tend to support older versions of there programs for newer operating systems. I have even tried the trial version of CS4 and that crashes too, so I’m left with no other option other than to downgrade Snow Leopard to Leopard!

I wish I had made a backup of Leopard before installing the newer Snow Leopard, I do have a copy but its four weeks since my last backup (let that be a warning to me and others on backing up before you install a new operating OS!!!).

Here’s what you do:

1. clone your drive as is right now – use either Super Duper of Carbon Copy Cloner, I have used the later numerous times and works great!

2. Pop in your Leopard Disc and do an “erase & install”

3. You use migration assistant to bring your apps and data over from the backup.

That should be it, I’m in the process of doing my back up so will update this post with any findings!

UPDATE: 8 September

Well it took almost three days trying to Leopard back. First you can’t use migration assistant to migrate your apps and files from Snow Leopard to Leopard. It will as in my case though try, and with over 250GB of data to transfer I tried three times, and each time it failed right near the end. The thing to look for is when you first start up migration assistant, if the user details you select say “0kb” then it won’t work, as soon as I tried migration assistant from my previous Leopard backup the user I selected stated the true amount of data, then I clicked transfer and one hour and forty five minutes later it was back!

I have my iTunes folder on another drive and when I purchased some new music I got an error where it wouldn’t download (err = 500) or simliar. I found the fix for this here http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1843056

I’d like to report that CS3 and all my apps are once again working!! I’ll think I’ll wait now until everything is tested and working on Snow leopard before I upgrade.

Still have the laptop to fix, which isn’t going to be much fun as I don’t have a very recent backup of that…

http://connectedflow.com/flickrexport/aperture/index.php

http://tweetdeck.com/beta/

It basically polarizes the photo then allows you too add a tag, the finished product looks like polaroid snaps.

“Want to add a funky retro look to your photos? Polarize will do the job for you! Polarize is the only iPhone application that will do a series of pixel-by-pixel modifications to your photos, getting that true look. No cheezy overlays are done here.

Polarize gives you:

-A great unique look to your photos

-The ability to write at the bottom of your photos with a custom hand written font

-Any size photo is accepted!

-High resolution output”

Why not give it a go, click here for iTunes link or check out his site apps beacon

I’m not putting them in any particular order just as they come out as I type.

	Twitter fon – I have tried numerous other Twitter apps for the iPhone but this is still the best I have found to use.
	Yammer – twitter like app for internal company use, love this works great to keep upto date with all our projects.
	Google App – even though Safari has Google built in, this really makes searching quick and easy.
	Evernote – if your not using this on your computer then you really should, using this solely as a way in which to tag and save bookmarks, documents, ideas etc. Using the iPhone app gives you access to all your documents, and you can create and save them straight from you iPhone to your synced version online, marvelous.
	Google Reader – if you use the RSS reader online then this works (if smaller in screen size) just as it does online.
	WordPress – For producing posts on the go, need I say anymore.
	Twitter Trends – just started with this one, but an interesting time waster if nothing else.
	My Rail Lite – this works a treat even on my non-3G iPhone, can find which station is nearest you and give you up to the minute train times and more. Also try the UK Trains app.
	Flixster Movies – again location based tool finds the nearest cinema and gives you show times and links to videos and info fof the films.
	Around Me – again location based app, which seems to work ok. Works well in London not so well where I’am but that might have something to do with 3G and GPS working much better. Will find bars, banks, petrol stations and supermarkets amongst things, very handy if your out and about!

You can browse all the functions of the phone, then watch a video of the phone abilities in action.

Check out www.42goodthings.com from www.project.se

The use of photography is well done, and the site is great inspiration on how to combine these elements.

You zoom in to see more information.

Looking for some cool videos

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