Unification

Got the new iMac in yesterday, and spent a relatively quick time setting it up. Physically. (I note that the teeny-tiny wireless keyboard will be replaced as soon as I can order another good one from tactilepro.)

However, the migration - copying over applications, data files and settings - took until after 4: 20 AM. That is, I got up a little after 4, saw it was wanting a password for some keychain I had never heard of, finally gave up trying to find one it would accept and cancel and letting the process continue, then going back to bed.

Today, it was turned off when I got up. It booted successfully, with the only fault messages for some applications no longer supported (yet it migrated at least two successfully putting their icons in the Dock) an error message about an app which seems to be working perfectly, and a warning that Parallels was too big to copy.

Still have to set up network ID and password, and set a few preferences (the migration turned off the wireless function, so I had to dig out a USB mouse and keyboard before I could log in) and I'll (hopefully) be finished.

New Viewpoint

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows you what it's like to stand on the rim of Aristarchus Crater:

http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/aristarchus-oblique.png

AARRGGHH!!

Spent much of the afternoon and evening yelling at Apple.

Migration Assistant copied the files for Aperture to the new iMac, but didn't register it. When I tried to do so, it rejected my registration number. Because it's for the most recent version (a major enough revision I had to buy the update) and not the original install. I don't even have the disc or papers for that any more. Why would they *do* such a thing, as require an old - and obsolete - serial number for registration?! It's deliberate. I first entered the current number and was told specifically they didn't want that, they wanted the old one.

I can't find anywhere on the Apple Store site to get the original serial number. I can't even find a way to contact them to inquire about this, except by phone.

One reason I bought this new machine was for better image processing. My primary image processing App is Aperture. And I can't use it on the new machine.

I'll try again tomorrow. There is a general 800 number for help with the Apple Store, but I don't know if that will do much good over the weekend. I'll probably have to wait until Monday.