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Shiny new iMac

Ignoring the recent news about apple switching to intel processors, I decided to make the switch. So I’ve gone from the world of the grey PC with Windows 2k — to having a shiny new iMac G5 sitting on my desk.

To be fair, the Windows computer is still there, and I will still use it… it has my TV on it, and if I need to use MS Office for some reason, then that is still there too.

I like OS X. I didn’t and don’t hate Windows; but OS X just looks so much fresher and sharper, without looking cheap or gaudy. This possibly has something to do with the extra desktop real estate I have, but I’m sure it’s more to with the operating system, and the carefull thought that has gone into it.

Exposé is fun! <F9> wheeeeeeeeee — but it does work rather well once you get used to it.

The other thing that takes a bit of getting used to is the keyboard layout, most notably @ and “ are switched from the UK windows layout, and some other symbols are in slightly different places — but I am sure I will cope.

I’m also sure I will post more on this topic later… but until then &lt;F9&gt; <F9> &lt;F9&gt;

Posted: 17 June 2005, 19:50.


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