Since my old iMac was dying, I decided to get a new iMac G5. The price was not too shabby, the screen was great, and the latest generation of iMac G5's were more reliable than the previous batches.
I received the computer a few days ago. As I anticipated, it is quite fast, and it has lots of screen real-estate. There's been a few pleasant surprises. First, great programs such as Quicksilver, which seemed too draining on resources before, now work quickly and without causing any delays anywhere else. Apple's Dashboard functionality, which always seemed too slow, and too useless, now is fast, and while it has no new functionality, I now realize that previously it just wasn't useful enough to compensate for the pain I was suffering. But since the pain went away, now I find myself using it occasionally, usually to check on the weather and use the SysStat widget.
Also, I got iLife for free, so I was pleased to find that the latest iPhoto now is quick enough for me to use again. Which is good, because it is a nice program for keeping everything organized. I also used GarageBand, which is fun. I amused my children by playing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" on a big electric guitar. Right now, that seems to be the extent of my musical talent.
Posted by ahyatt at December 22, 2005 06:55 PM