My iMac is here - first impressions

My iMac arrived yesterday... been setting it up. Some thoughts:

* My good is this machine wonderful - first iMac I have actually liked the
way it looked. It is fast (well, what new machine would not be compared to
my G4 800). Setup has been *mostly* a breeze - though one glitch I will
talk about later.

* Was able to run XP and Ubuntu on Fusion. Flawless. Absolutely wonderful
to have all three OSs I need at my finger tips. Have installed MS Office
2007, the Adobe Design Premium suite, Camtasia and more on Windows. All run
as well as can be expected on Windows. :)

* Every program I generally use - except for MS Office - is already Intel.
No real need for Rosetta *other* than office and the occasional odd program
I might run into. Still, when I do need it I am happy it is there -
excellent.

* Love the keyboard. Takes some getting used to - very, very different than
my old "chunky" Macally... but has a very solid and good feel to it.

* I need to get a USB 2.0 hub... for someone like me the 4 open ports are
not enough.

* D'oh! Silly me - what I thought was a mini-DVI to VGA adaptor was a
mini-VGA to VGA adaptor... Not a big deal - I already have the mini-DVI to
DVI cable being sent to me, but I am "stuck" with one monitor right now.

* The Migration Assistant completely failed me... my old computer would not
show up. I called Apple on this one and ended up talking to "higher ups" -
seems that there have been several reports of it failing when used with the
old gray G4 towers. An update will likely fix that - but too late for me.
Oh well... manual moving was not hard... though I have yet to rebuild my
iTunes playlists. Not sure how I will do that... any ideas?

* I really like the new iWork... though it is far from perfect.

* The iMac's screen is higher than than my older screens so I had to rework
my work environment a bit. Used to have my monitors on a stand I built with
some shelves - will now make some shelves on the wall next to the hutch of
my desk. Not a big deal.

* For some reason my SteerMouse settings did not transfer... the ended up
being corrupt. I had to manually reset my configs... not a big deal but
odd. I did not even try copying them over again - that might have worked
just fine.

* The machine is quiet. Sometimes hear the hard drive or, of course, the CD
drive. That's about it.

* I wish the CD / DVD drive was on the left and not the right. My second
monitor will be to the right and I need to move it a bit to get to the
drive. I bet most people with two monitors put the second one to the
right...

* Love the remote. Did not think I would care about it, but great to be
able to pause movies when I am on my stationary bike.

* The iPod that came with it is cool as well... never thought I would want
one but have been enjoying it.

* The cloth that comes with it is amazing. Silky and soft and lint free...
and matches the black of the machine. Worth the price of the machine. :)

I am sure I will have more to say as time goes by... but those are some
early "random" thoughts. Ok... back to work!


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walnut paneling and an all leather interior.



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