The new iMac

Got it, love it.

Except for...

a) the noisy fan. As the processor works and rests, the fan starts, stops, changes speeds, and is generally distracting. It's loud and active probably because it's contained in such a small space, and it's especially noticeable because it's right in front of you, instead of down on the floor. It's a little thing, but the little things matter a lot and Apple is usually great at making their machines pleasant to use. I'll live, but it will continue to bug me.

b) problems with DHCP and DNS using the router on my home network. In other words, the internet was really slow, and I blamed Verizon and my wife blamed the computer. Guess who was right? My wife of course! For anyone with this problem: get the DNS addresses from your ISP and enter them into the Mac's internet settings, so it's not going through the router for DNS. I don't know why this works, but I found the solution on MacFixIt and it worked. My Windows machine does not have this problem (perhaps the only problem it doesn't have).

Are you still with me? I've been loading CD's into iTunes like there's no tomorrow, and considering the condition of many of the cd's, there may in fact be no tomorrow. I'm about to rip Fountains of Wayne, which spent some time in the car--so it's been scratched, has sticky stuff on it, etc. I hope a careful cleaning is enough to rescue it.