So we bought an Apple iMac. Yeah, we are officially done with Windows, completely. For a long time now I have been using a Linux operating system and I have really enjoyed it. However, Linux is a little behind in the video world. Well, I should say the video world for the average desktop user. Unless you can shell out the cash for Maya (used by Pixar) or Autodesk Smoke (used by a miriad of companies) then your pretty much out of luck for a good quality video editor. We tried a number of video editors for Windows as well but preferred the simplicity of iMovie '06. Don't worry, iMovie '06 can be installed along side iMovie '08 which comes with Leopard. I also really like iDVD. If we really get into video editing pretty deep we may splurge again and purchase Final Cut Express, which looks pretty darn slick. And to top it all off Mac OS X is Unix based! How cool is that! That means I can still use a terminal to use programs like Imagemagik! Woot!

I told you that so I can tell you this next part. As I mentioned before I've been running Linux, and I really like it. However, the all powerful spousal unit has deemed it necessary to put the new iMac in place of my Linux box. This is very frightening to me. This computer may be old and is certainly showing signs of it's age, but it is still very useful. It contains a myriad of open source software that is versatile as well as fun. Besides, I'm still wanting to keep up with the latest and greatest of Linux distros. So instead of allowing Share to banish my Linux box I have come up with a solution.

So here is my solution to my problem. The new iMac will sit where that mess is on my desk. I'm pretty sure I'll move it around a little. My printer and computer tower will switch places. It will be a pretty sweet setup when its all done.