I've bought the Apple Mac Pro and the 30 inch Cinema Display today, and then spent most of the afternoon setting it up, loading the software (iWorks, Lightroom, Indesign, Silver Efex Pro) and getting it running at the office in Adelaide.

So my switch from the world of Microsoft PC's running Windows XP to Apple, at great expense i might add, is almost complete. The iPhone is next, to replace the Nokia that has died. One question is: How much do I shift to cloud computing, which for Apple means syncing with individual computers?

The next step is to hook up the Epson V700 scanner to the Mac Pro and then to start scanning some of my old medium format negatives into the computer. I've started shooting a bit of black and white medium format in the last week or so to explore the potential of the Silver Efex Pro software.

Update
The iMac, which I have been using in Adelaide for the last month, is now down at the studio at Victor Harbor to replace the old Windows-based PC that is on its last legs. The iMac is all wireless and so all the wires go and I have a clean and minimal desktop. What needs to be done next at the studio is to bring in tech support to get the network in place and to ensure that the various back ups working.

I just want the computer systems to function smoothly so that I can get on with my photography.