New iMac!

[Rico]

After years of wanting a Mac to see what all the fuss was about, I finally took the plunge into the Apple deep water today and bought a big, 27" iMac.  I was almost going to do a Macbook Pro but I loved the big screen, more storage, power of the iMac so I went that route.  So, all you Mac users out there be kind to all my questions and feel free to post any good links on places I should look to get me up to speed on using this thing.

[davekill]

Congratulations!

- I'm sending this from my 27" iMac @ work :)

I'm sure you'll pick-up on the OS with no trouble... resistance is futile  8)

[billybob476]

Pretty easy overall. The hardest time I've had is adjusting to program installation/uninstallation and the general structure of the file system. Different enough from Windows to cause a bit of confusion.

[Rico]

Yeah, I'm doing a little installing right now.  For the first couple of days I'm just letting the iMac make the decisions for the most part.  The machine overlords begin,...

[Bromptonboy]

Last time I used a Mac was my SE/30 running System 6.  Loved it!

[billybob476]

Yeah, I'm doing a little installing right now.  For the first couple of days I'm just letting the iMac make the decisions for the most part.  The machine overlords begin,...

It gets fun once you get comfortable. You can drop into a terminal window and get your Linux command line scripting on! All the standard *nix commands are there. I was on an Amazon Web Services course last summer with my MacBook and was glad I had native support of SSH, grep and all that other stuff.

[davekill]

Last time I used a Mac was my SE/30 running System 6.  Loved it!

Nice!
Lots of old macs featured every week on the Retro Mac cast.
http://retromaccast.ning.com/

I do miss the built-in optical drive, absent on the new iMacs.
Apple was first to ditch floppy drives... now this.

[MARKO]

Rico...congrats on your purchase your going to love it I've been using Mac ssolely since 92. Sending this from my 27" iMAC  3.4 I7

[Rico]

Got a lot to learn.  Feel like a noob on tech for the first time in a long while.  But that's one of the reasons I got this - to learn.  My younger son Eric has had a Macbook for a few years so he is pretty versed.  Looking forward to learning the Mac-ropes!

P.S.  Any good Mac magazines around people like?

[davekill]

P.S.  Any good Mac magazines around people like?

Mac Life
www.maclife.com

[Bromptonboy]

What kind of software have you picked up?

[Rico]

What kind of software have you picked up?

Nothing new yet.

[Jobydrone]

Enjoy, it was the 27" screen that got me to buy mine...gorgeous visuals on that thing.  But it was also the first thing on my machine that failed out of warranty, and would have cost almost a grand to replace, so I barely use it for anything now.  I'm sure you'll have better luck with yours.  For me, I wouldn't buy another Mac computer because of the closed nature of the device, and my dissatifaction with Apple's response to the known issue affecting lots of users that basically killed my iMac as a multimedia and gaming device.  IPad/IPhone another story, I love those.

[davekill]

Half the fun of getting something new is taking it apart, so... If you ever get the urge to crack the case, Adam Christianson @ the Maccast recently revealed it's held together with magnets.
A couple of suction cups will lift the screen right off. :)

http://www.maccast.com/

[Bromptonboy]

How do you like the Apple mouse, Rico?  Is your windows-trained finger looking for a center wheel on the mouse?  :)