Re: My iMac is here - first impressions

I had a similar problem with migration assistant and a G4 400Mhz tower
(first G4 tower) - the new iMac steadfastly refused to reckognise the
old G4 over Firewire. Turned out the fix was a breeze though... just
boot the G4 into OS 9, ad install the latest G4 firmware update off of
support.apple.com (not available through software update, and can't be
installed from OS X). Everything worked just as advertised afterwards.

Amusingly enough... I and most the dual-monitor people I know, put the
second monitor on the left... no matter the relative sizes or
qualities. In my case I just don't like to have to rotate my body
towards my mouse hand.

On Aug 14, 12:56 pm, Snit <C...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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!

--
Look, this is silly. It's not an argument, it's an armor plated walrus with
walnut paneling and an all leather interior.


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