Mint 9 - new features

[#1]

Just been checking the blog, some nice new features coming with Mint 9
My ABSOLUTE favourite is this
It will allow you to backup/restore your installed apps. so you can easily install a fresh copy and have all your "normal" apps restored quickly.
Can't wait for next month 

[#2]

Cool Feature!!

[#3]

Unfortunaly you still need to keep a note of your updated sources, it will not update them for you, so if like me you add a LOT of 3rd party sources you need to back them up and add them after you install. but at least the basis is there.

[#4]

Yeah and they will improve on the feature as it matures

[#5]

Sounds very Windows-ish (sorry). However, doubtless it'll be good for folk like yourselves that have a lot of stuff on the computer. Being a basic computer user, I'd rather just back up my docs and bits and pieces to external media and do a new install/start again. Am thinking of putting Mint back on the lappy in a day or two and give it a longer go this time but will stick with Helena for now.
Otherwise, I am rather fancying trying out one of the simple ones though like Puppy or DSL (just for fun) so might give it a try .

[#6]

Don't mistake small for simple! Puppy and DSL both have their learning curves.
As to be windowish, I know of no program that worked in windows to backup your added programs so to re-install them, i.e. the installers not the actual programs.