After far too many days waiting, my Powerbook finally showed up thanks to my good friends at UPS and eBay. 1.25 Ghz G4, 2GB's of RAM, 80 GB disk, superdrive, aiport express, bluetooth, the works (I think the illuminated keyboard might be my favorite part). I did a fresh Panther install just to be safe, and immediately got to playing.
My initial impressions are somewhat mixed. I've been completely blown away by the software installation process (see here for a good explanation) and the general polish of all aspects of the system are astounding. That said, I'm still having some hiccups with some little things, I think as a function of using Windows as the primary GUI in my life for the last 10 years or so. Why is the preference to chage the default browser in Safari and not in the System Preferences? Why in the world does the machine not rejoin the previously connected wireless network upon waking from sleep? That seems a little silly. And I really, really don't like the touchpad. I've come to love the 'gnubb-mouse' on my thinkpad in the middle of the keyboard. I'm going see if my navigation speed improves with some practice and a few weeks of keyboard shortcuts under my belt.
Those small gripes aside, I can't get enough Expose, SubEthaEdit, Konfabulator, Quicksilver, and all the rest. I still have to spend the time to import my mp3's and pics into iTunes and iPhoto and just get down with the iLife for awhile, play with that. Oh yeah, and God bless Fink
Overall, I'm quite impressed, and need to dig much, much further into this OS.
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