An iMac phones home

The summary of Apple iMAC

The summary of Apple iMAC phone sounds to be interesting, presently i am using a nokia 5310 and i am wishing to change it so can you please inform me when the Apple iMAC phone will be launched...?

FYI - the word should be

FYI - the word should be "withdrawal". : )

I recently switched to a

I recently switched to a MacBook Pro running Boot Camp and Parallels thinking I'd need them to make a smooth transition over.

Guess what? I haven't used either Boot Camp or Parallels since I installed them. After playing with OSX a bit I actually feel a bit of disgust looking at the Windows environment.

All the software you need for is there for the Mac and most of it is cheaper and better designed than the Windows equivalent.

My main job is programming but i do a lot of video editing and music production on the side so I was worried about the choice of software available for OSX. Not only does everything work.. it works better. After being a die hard Amiga supporter I can't believe I waited this long to switch.

After 22 years of the

After 22 years of the wonderful world of M$oft, I bought a Mini to experiment with [to experiment with OS X] about a year before I retired. My wife already had an iBook - for her IT experiments with Linux [using Yellow Dog].

Never went back. Easily converted all my biz tasks, imported all my OpenOffice docs to NeoOffice, etc..

Now, we have 2 Minis [1 is MacIntel] + the original iBook and a PowerBook. Everything I do is easy - and easier.

Wii would like to compute!

Wii would like to compute! touche, PS3 hehehe

iMac, iLife, iPhoto, iMovie, and soon enough iPhone!

If Apple would work on

If Apple would work on improving there business division I think more companies would be switching to Macs. In small or mid-size cities it is hard to find IT professionals that are mac experts. I do believe that things are beginning to change.

What about the poor kids?!?!

What about the poor kids?!?! Please don't force them to use Windows after giving them a taste of the good life! Their little brains are ripe for learning and the Mac can offer them so much opportunity to grow, experience and develop. I witnessed the same with my 2 step kids... before I knew it they were producing short films. Windows simply has too many hurdles and problems.

I actually made the switch

I actually made the switch back in 2005 simply because the brain-imaging research I was doing was entirely unix/linux dependent, and my choice was either by a laptop, remove xp and install ubunto or debian linux, or but a powerpc from Apple. Since OSX is built on a unix foundation, and given that I needed more than what linux was going to offer me, I went for the mac.
I've been working with computers since 1984, and have tried every possible OS out there. I've worked on computers made by Dell, HP, Compaq, IBM, NEC, etc. I never "fell in love" with any computer till I got my mac. I know computers are tools, means to ends, but if a computer can make me feel attached to it, there must be something special about it. I don't foresee any reason to move away from Apple and OSX. Better engineered computers and the ideal OS, why even consider anything else?

Sorry for your loss Robert.

Sorry for your loss Robert. I however am happy to have "resurrected" an "old friend" - my G4 450 "Sawtooth" I bought back in 1999.

I bought it replete with printer and scanner for a web certification I was taking at the time. After years of consistent use for mostly creative work, and a couple upgrades in OSX, it was clear that it now required some attention to get it back up to "competition" strength.

I did take it personally when my daughters and wife made fun of it because it was slow, or because the CRT had lost its color - but I stayed loyal to my "old friend".

Since I also have a brand new HP wireless laptop from work, I used that when I work from home, and at times allowed the girls to use it for basic web surfing, or simple online games. It became their choice over the Mac while it was temporarily out of commission. I really missed hanging out with my Sawtooth.

I kept my promise, and found a great deal on a newer Apple LCD display; packed my G4 with some more RAM (more to come); and my daughters are back to fighting for time on the Mac. They both have iPods, and easily pull their own tracks when they need to. The beautiful display and the increased speed also make it the cool choice again for their online time! Switchback :)

Of course, now I have to pull rank on them so I can get back to hanging out with my Mac again. And since I have a CITRIX connection to all my applications for work, I even choose it when I work from home. The laptop is now relegated to "backup" status.

Our next purchase will be a MacBook / MacBook Pro, but I am confident that I will still have much more time left with my "old friend".

Just go ahead and make the

Just go ahead and make the transition.
1. It is just going to get worse for those "tethered" to the horrible Windows ecosytem.
2. You will find that it save you an enormous amount of time. Not just in the short run either.

I had a Dell back when their tech support was still almost adequate, and ended up having everything wiped by a maliciious trojan horse/virus. Bought a Mac the next day. I run them for my home and office and now have 8 in total.