Tips for Installing Tiger over OSX 10.3.9

I've been using OSX 10.3 since I bought my G4 a couple of years back. I recently purchased the Tiger upgrade CD and I'm ready to update my OS except this is the first time I've done a full upgrade since switching to OSX. Does anyone have any good tips or suggestions before I make the upgrade?
1) Will upgrading to Tiger cause any problems with my existing iLife applications (iPhoto, etc) that came with my computer? Will they still run in Tiger of will I need to repurchase them?
2) What is the recommended install? Is doing an archive and install safe?
3) Any other potential pitfalls I should look out for?
Thanks.
Mac G4   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

Hi Todd,
in addition to Kappy's link to 10.4 Tiger Upgrade: Decision tree+Checklist, make sure you buy the retail full install DVD. In order to upgrade from 10.2.x to 10.4.x I suggest you use the Archive&Install option.
Once you sucessfully upgraded, Repair permissions and then download and apply the Mac OS X Update 10.4.7 Combo PPC.
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