Macworld 2006~San Francisco

Macworld 2006- San Francisco… Wow! What a morning. New iMac and MacBook Pro. Apple and Intel seem like a good combination. So far what I can see is that there are major speed increases with the new processors. I can’t wait until I can go and test them out (I’ll have to do that at the local Mac store Mac Life). I have to admit that I am a little excited about this. Where I work we use software that is pc-centric so anyone using a Mac has to jump through the virtual pc hoop to get it to work. Using virtual pc can be a pain as Microsoft makes that software and intentionally disables some windows features. With an Intel chip it opens up the door for programs created for Intel processors to run natively, not emulated. Also we are almost in the market for a new Mac in our family. We currently have an iMac g3 266 (blueberry) and an iBook g3 600. The iBook is used more than the iMac so it is what we would replace. So we are probably going to wait until the iBook line is revamped and look into that. There were so many rumors about what would be announced, but the Intel transition is here. I wholeheartedly embrace it.