first post from new mac

Today (that being Saturday), sprite and I went on a shopping excursion to Virginia to get her a new iPod. She had one of the first-generation 5-gigabyte models – the ones with the mechanical scrollwheel – and it finally met its maker when the hard drive died a couple of months back. So we went to the Apple Store in Pentagon City to get her a new iPod using my higher-education discount.

sprite is the proud owner of a gleaming white 30-gigabye iPod video, as well as a USB charger and a lexan case to protect it from errant sharp objects.

And I’m the proud owner of a Mac mini with the new Intel Core Solo processor. It’s the base model (and truly the base, with no extra RAM, hard disk, etc.), but it’s a screamer compared to our old, trustworthy iMac G3, which is a great machine for reading email and surfing the web, but a wee bit sluggish when working with iPhoto, Photoshop or any web development software. So the new Mac is a nice upgrade in almost every respect.

I also picked up a Princeton VL1918 LCD flat-panel monitor, which hooks up to the Mac mini via a DVI connector – digital video all the way, baby!

So now there are two Macs running side-by-site in the burrow. We have accounts on both machines, so we can work on whichever one is available at the time.

I’m still thinking of a name for the new arrival. Any suggestions?