We and came up with a list of our own. Then, we spent Thursday to get some answers to those questions. Here’s what we’ve been able to find out so far.

It’s as simple as upgrading to , an update to Snow Leopard that Apple released Thursday. Once you’ve installed the 10.6.6 update, you’ll find an App Store icon in your Dock, right next to the Finder. (You can also access the store from the Apple menu.) That’s a different approach than what Apple used with its iOS App Store, which you access through iTunes. But the layout of the Mac App Store is similar to what you’ve become accustomed to with Apple’s retail outlet for mobile apps.