How to View System Logs in Mac OS X

Let's say you wanted to look at you installation log, how can you do this?

1)  Open Console by going to Application > Utilities > Console.app.

2)  Using the Menu, go to View > Show Log List.

3)  In the left pane, look for Files > /private/var/log > install.log and select it.

4)  In this example, you can see that I installed Snagit Beta.

5)  Feel free to explore what other logs might be available and of use to you.