My new 24" iMac
As I write this post, I’m staring at a beautiful 24" iMac. I finally splurged on the inevitable, and I have to say, so far it’s amazing. Everything just works. I can’t compare with other versions of OS X, but Leopard is perfect so far. I’m particularly enjoying spaces. Even though it is a 24" widescreen, it’s still nice to have focused sections that I can quickly toggle through (a space for developing (ie, terminal(s) and Textmate), a space for browsers, a space for chat/email/calendar, etc).
I’m not going to be able to put into words how excited I am to finally have a Mac, so I probably won’t say much else. Those who have a Mac know what it’s like, and can probably remember the feeling of getting “their first one.”
Without further ado, here it is in all its glory…
The 18" Windows machine gives some perspective as to how large the screen actually is. I’m giving my old computer to my sister, so it’s only there temporarily. It actually works out nicely for testing, though. All I have to do is svn up and refresh IE.
I’m sure questions/problems/frustrations will come soon, but right now I couldn’t be happier (considering that goofy desk with the raised up center column).
Nick Wednesday, 05 Dec, 2007 Posted at 02:41PM
Verrry niiice. :^)
Chris Wednesday, 05 Dec, 2007 Posted at 03:11PM
Sweet ;-) Now go grab quicksilver (and then install the flashlight plugin), macports, and try out zooom.
Ryan Wednesday, 05 Dec, 2007 Posted at 04:25PM
Macports was one of the first things I installed (I remembered from last time).
I can’t believe how crystal clear and sharp this thing is. It’s motivation to do something… anything, as long as I can sit here.
I have a quick question, though. My external drive appeared right away worked fine, but I can’t figure out how to create a folder on it. I can move files to it, but can’t create a folder to put them in (I organize all of my photos by date taken). Any thoughts? I don’t think creating a folder on the HD, putting photos in it, then moving it to the external drive seems right (and I haven’t even tried that yet).
Nick—do you use Gimp or Photoshop or something similar? I’m really, really going to miss Photoshop, but I hear Gimp is pretty close. I had some trouble installing it, and didn’t want to dive back in if there was another alternative. (Chris, I don’t think you use tools like those but feel free to chime in if you have any suggestions)
COMMAND+LEFTARROW/RIGHTARROWis pretty hard to get used to… I can’t tell you how many times I’ve hitctrl+home/endso far.yachtman Saturday, 08 Dec, 2007 Posted at 12:13AM
I’ve been using Macs forever, and I can’t believe that I haven’t been using ‘Command-left arrow..’ for home/end. Thanks for the tip!