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My new setup - 2.05.09
I thought I’d take a little time to blog about my new setup, in case anyone is interested. I’ve been using it for a few months now, and I’m finding it to be really useful.
I hadn’t bought much since I setup in business in 2005, so it was time for an upgrade.
I picked up a MacBook Pro (the one before the unibody models) which Jigsaw were selling off, and got a Cinema display to go with it. Using two monitors at once can be a bit like watching a game of tennis, but I’m really finding the extra screen real estate useful, and finding it useful to be able to take my machine with me when I get out and about (I’m writing this from the train!).
Backup’s always a concern, and I’ve invested in a Time Capsule to help here. It’s reassuring every hour when it whirs into action…
Parallels has replaced Virtual PC, and is, as you’d expect, a good deal faster. I imported my old virtual machines, which meant that I didn’t need a new copy of Windows. Good result!
A few words of warning:
- It’s taken a while to get Pro Tools up and running on my new machine, being the first time I’ve used an Intel Mac. I’ve lost a few plugins in the process – most of them in fact. Will have to think about upgrading at some point, but I think I may have spent up for a while!
- Migration Assistant is great – I was seriously impressed. All my favourites, emails and even Safari history were moved across, but I found I needed to uninstall and reinstall Creative Suite in order for it to work. Before this, I had activation issues. (Don’t forget to deactivate CS on your old machine before you move it over).
- Similarly, Macromedia Studio needs reinstalling.
I’m using CS2, and under Rosetta performance is acceptable – probably about the same it was on my G5. Since I don’t use half the features of Creative Suite, I couldn’t really justify the upgrade.
So that’s a little about my setup. Hope those of the geeky persuasion have enjoyed it!
Stay tuned for further updates.
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