Ok so I’m not easily impressed but now that I have my MacIntel I installed the new Parallels and I was expecting some goodness. However nothing could have prepared me for how sweet i would be.

The bottom picture shows my new iMac 24″ with an additional 19″ Samsung monitor. Vista business edition is running, Parallels is running in coherence mode, and of course OS X is running.

Here is what you see below:

On the iMac is ie on Vista on the MS home page, Safari on OS X on Apples home page. On Screen two (Samsung) Firefox on Vista on Mozilla’s home page, the Vista Welcome Center on Vista, and Adium running on OS X.

All of this and my CPU’s on the iMac were maxing out at 65%. How sweet is is.

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Here is the new iMac 24″ using the extended screen mode. I was able to take my old PC Samsung 19″ Syncmaster 930B and use it as a way to extend the already huge 24″ screen.

I need to do this because as I work with audio applications (or photo) on the main screen, I can still use the other monitor to look at e-mails , chat etc.

 

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Tonight I cover Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Airport Extreme, Art Text and more.

Links Mentioned

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

In the Trenches Podcast

Fidel Promo (by Tee Morris) of Billibud Baddings Podcast

Very good ScreenCast OnLine on the Airport Express

Art Text

Print Folio

iChat AV

Maccast Loop

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Originally uploaded by typicalmacuser.

So I got the new iMac today. Now that I’m off work I’m doing the migration assistant and I should be on my new machine in about three hours.

First impressions are that this iMac is very big. Here is a picture of it next to my trusty 20″ iMac G5.

I’m sure I’ll enjoy my new mac, and the learning that it will bring.

You can see the rest of the pictures here

Ever want to put your Mac to sleep instantly so you can get to sleep or to avoid that person from seeing what you are looking at?

Here is a tip from Apple that does it. link

Just press Command-Option and then hold the Eject button for about 2 seconds and Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. It doesn’t get much faster than that.

 

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Tonight we welcome co-hostess Elsie from Elsie’s Yoga Class: Live and Unplugged Podcast at www.elsiesyogakula.com

Music for show courtesy of Deva Premal & Miten – yoga music

Show Notes:

Delta Flow Blog

Effects of using Yoga on visual disconfort issues

Conquering computer related health issues the Yoga way

yoga for computer related health hazards

Computers and Spirituality (a Yogic perspective)

Silicon valley and yoga’

Ocean Waves Software

Meditation Timer Software

MacBreakZ Software

BMI Calculator

Calorie King

Sarah Felicity Pullman Yoga for geek web site

mactactic.com

 

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Tonight I take you down memory lane to some highlights from Mac World Expo keynotes from years gone by, including some bloopers.

Find more of these as at YouTube and Google Video just search for Mac World Keynote.

Ok so I ordered my new iMac 24″ and yes I was aware that the rumor mill was way active in the area of “Watch out new iMacs are coming.”

MacRumors Buyers Guide keeps track of these things and below is their example of why I should not buy this iMac now. Of course mactactic.com ,and several listeners who have written in, agree.

Well I called Apple and of course they say they know nothing but I did verify that within 14 days of delivery I can exchange my new Mac if a new one comes in.

Then recently there is a rumor from Gizmodo of a Black iMac 24″. However a similar Black iMac was showing up back in September of 2006.

So have I made a mistake buying my new iMac? I don’t think so. I don’t think Apple will come out with a new iMac in the next 14 days. If they do I have an out, if they don’t, I’m going to be happy with my new machine no matter if it’s white or black. Now if they put one out with two processors. . . watch out, I will be an upset podcaster. Go ahead fill this post with comments and Diggs and prove me wrong.

Oh by the way, get a colored Mac now here from Colorware

iMac

Main article: iMac Buyer’s Guide

The iMac is Apple’s all-in-one form factor desktop.

Recent Releases ??? 9/2006 7/2006 1/2006 10/2005 5/2005 8/2004 11/2003 9/2003 2/2003

Product iMac Recommendation: Don’t Buy – Updates soon Last Release September 06, 2006 Days Since Update 170 (Avg = 168) Recent Rumors   02/22: Full Mac Line To Be Updated In Q2? Black iMac? 01/08: Airport Extreme X2 and X4? 10/16: RED MacBooks and iMacs? 09/24: 802.11n Wifi Card in New iMacs? 09/09: iMac Core 2 Duo Benchmarks 09/06: Apple Releases Core 2 Duo iMac, Adds 24 inch iMac 09/05: ‘It’s Showtime’: September 12th, 2006 09/04: New iPods, iMac, Movie Store on September 12th? 09/01: 23-inch iMac on September 12th? [Update] 08/24: Mac Mini Refresh Soon? …

 

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Tonight I discuss the Disk Utility, review JPG Magazine and Phone Valet, we read some listener email and I cover some tips on making your bookmarks portable.

Links Mentioned

Dave Slusher and the Evil Genius Cronicles

Dot Mac Account from Apple

Google Bookmarks

Yahoo Bookmarks

BookiT Bookmark Software $12.00

Webnotehappy Bookmark software $24.00

FoxMarks Bookmarks

del.icio.us Bookmarks

JPG Magazine

Parliant’s PhoneValet

Disk Utility for Mac OS X

Repair Disk with DiskUtility

Ok so I pulled the trigger on my new iMac, Airport Extreme, Airport Express, and Parallels tonight and should have it by March 5th.Here are the specs on what I got. Of course you can all count on me telling you all about it in future podcasts.

Mac, 24-inch, Intel Core 2 Duo
Part Number: Z0DD
Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse + Mac OS X (US English)
None
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB SDRAM
Accessory kit
500GB Serial ATA Drive
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM – 2×1GB
2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
SuperDrive 8X (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Parallels Desktop for Mac Part Number: TK057LL/A

AirPort Extreme Base Station Part Number: MA073LL/A

AirPort Express Base Station with AirTunes Part Number: M9470LL/A