Trying out Splunk> 4.0.5 build 69401

This is my first time trying out an intelligent application that helps you monitor the content of your log files. Let's see how much I progress being a new user installing this application.

[1] Downloading a copy of Splunk>
This is the URL if you want to try out the free version of Splunk>. There are many choices of platforms for you to choose. I chose the MacOS 10.5 version and downloaded the DMG file. The version that I downloaded when I first wrote this article is splunk-4.0.5-69401-macosx-10.5-universal.dmg
[2] Installing Splunk>
If you are stumped trying to install Splunk>, there is a wiki page at your convenience. Click here to take a look at their help page and then select the appropriate version of the copy you downloaded. I clicked at version 4.0.5 and selected the link that guides me how to install it into my computer.
[3] Installation steps
The installation was a breeze until I wanted to launch it. According to the manual, I'll have to type this out $INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY/bin/splunk start. It did not work but I had this "gotcha" moment and did a ./splunk start and it worked just fine. You do not actually need to do $INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY/bin/splunk start --accept-license because you'll have to agree with the agreement during the installation by typing y (the second picture illustrates that).
[4] Installation process completed
I was shown these lines at the bottom of the output:

If you get stuck, we're here to help.
Look for answers here: http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation

The Splunk web interface is at http://nicholas-keys-macbook-pro.local:8000

[5] There's no step 5 :P
Just kidding. The fifth step is to start exploring the features of Splunk> and understand why it is good as how people claim it is. Splunk's themes are very catchy and I particularly like this theme "Finding your faults just like mum". Sample snapshot of Splunk> in my browser is shown below.