Getting Ready To Set Up A Dual Boot

Hi Guys and Gals,

I have decided to try and set up a dual boot...

I have primarily used this machine for surfing the web, running web java applets, and using apple works 08 - it has locked up a good bit. I am a little bit worried about throwing a new monkey in the mix.

From the preliminary research it looks like boot camp is the application I need to use.

iPhone - A Tale of Connection Nightmares

Okay, I have been neglecting the iPhone becuase of all the excitement my fingers are feeling for the iMac's new keyboard. But I am on it now.

I was really excited about getting the iPhone and being a web designer I was even more excited at the prospect of another new device that allowed people to surf the internet. I have only heard rumors of how cool this safari mobile browser was but could only image.

I got into line to purchase the iPhone. Please note, this was my second store becuase I found out the hard way that only a few stores sell this miracle device. Once I was ready to sign on the dotted line the AT&T sales rep mentions to me that they can NOT set the Apple iPhone up on a business account! The reason she gave me was that it wasn't considered a business device?!?

I was stunned. Did she not realize that there was a whole industry called the Internet industry (I know it's hard) that was built around people surfing the Internet with web browsers???

The iPhone rep then tells me that I will have to set up a new personal account. This personal account would require me to commit to at least two years.

This was a big problem and an after some research I found out that Apple made AT&T do it this way. So if your Fortune 500 company number one and you want an iPhone for your employees better get the CEO's personal credit card ...

I hope they fix this but doubt they will unless more people complain.

Help My iMac Is Locking Up A Lot

I understand that this is not my G5 or even the powerhouse DELL I have in my downstairs office. But listen this iMac has locked up a lot since I have been putting it to the test.

I would say this puppy has locked up at least 10 times since I have purchased it.

I am not compiling large amounts of C code, I am not crunching HD video. The test that I am putting it through is keeping multiple safari windows open with one or two java applets going. Doesn't sound like a lot, huh? Well this 1gig version looks to be inadequate for heavy web surfing. I will research and see if any one else has experienced this problem

Old iMac vs New iMac

The new iMac 24" with 2.4GHz processor is about 9% faster than the old iMac 24" with 2.17 GHz processor according to MacWorld:

http://www.macworld.com/2007/08/firstloo...

The key differences besides aesthetics that may have contributed to the 9% performance boost:
• New iMacs have a 800MHz FSB instead of the old 667 MHz
• The upgraded processor (2.4GHz instead of 2.17).

Video card-wise, the old iMac purportedly has a better one for games even though the new one has twice the memory.

Finally, the old iMac ships with 1GB RAM split into two 512MB sticks, whereas the new one has one 1GB stick. Having it on one piece is better as you don' t have to toss out half a gig if you want to upgrade (unless the old iMac has more than two slots, which I didn't look into).

Now, Amazon has a rebate and reduced price on the old iMac: $1600 without tax after rebate. The new 2.4GHz 24" iMac is $1800.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/rebates...

So this changes the equation quite a bit. If you like the aesthetics of the old machine, this is your best deal. You'll lose that 9% of performance for $200 in savings, which you need to decide whether it's worth it to you. Although you could also argue that iLife '08 will set you back at least about $70, which puts the real savings at $130.

You could also go the education route if you are a qualifying student. $1700 for the new iMac and a free iPod nano (or $200 discount on an iPod), but Apple will charge tax depending where you live.

As an anecdote, some people seem to like the old old iMac (round base with flatter screen) and those have held their value despite slower performance. So aesthetics do seem to matter to mac buyers and over time the verdict may be that the white iMac was preferable to the new one.

The iMac has proven to be the fastest computer in my stable. I am very impressed with the speed and have not seen it hick up - until now!

I grabbed an old game TigerWoods 2003 and plugged it in to the iMac sweet superdrive only to get a message about 30 mintues later (its a two disk install) that I did not have neough video memory to run the application!

I didn't get the cheapest iMac, so I don't want to hear it. I am a little peeved by this especially since it cost more than my old Apple G5.

I will keep you guys posted on wether this is a common problem



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Does the remote stick to the iMac

This is the first problem I have had that I was kind of baffled by. I remember seeing my friends with their older flat screen iMac's and they were able to magically place the remote on the side of the screen and have it stay there. Oh how that made me envious. To see them have a remote they would never loose ...

When I brought my first iMac in November of 2007 I tried and tried to stick the remote to the screen. I was so desperate that just before Thanksgiving I was going to get the old double sided velcro out and work some McGuiver magic, but I didn't.

What I did was I went to Google and typed in "Does the remote stick to the iMac"

The results let me in on my first iMac secret. I am sure those dam "Geniuses" behind the counters at the Mac store guard this secret like those Albino monks in that cool movie with Tom Hanks.

The control sticks to the front of the iMac but you have to be David Coperfield to get it to work.

I took a picture with my iPhone to prove I did it. It seems pretty stable and I have even found a video and a god blog of someone demonstrating it and talking about it respectively.