MtnGoatJoe

If you do go with a new Mac, you should be able to use your old iMac as a second monitor.

Since you can't upgrade the video card later, you should really consider the 680. MacRumors.com has some good forum discussion about the card, so that might help with your decision. Also consider...

It should be called "Windows 7.9"

If you use Time Machine, I would simply restore your library from before the import. Then you can sort out which photos to import and avoid the duplicates.

Youtube.com is your friend! You will find many examples of how to use Apple software there.

If I may ask, what do you do with your photos? Also, if you don't understand what Faces, Places, Keywords, and Ratings are, I highly recommend going to youtube.com and searching for them. For...

If you're not comfortable supporting a Mac, I would try to compromise. Buy her the Mac but make her promise to try Google or the Mac store when she has a question or problem. This should actually...

I just did this with MANY hours of Digital8 and Hi8 tapes. The only problem I had was that iMovie seemed to get confused sometimes when switching between Digital8 and Hi8 tapes. I never did figure...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Use iPhoto to ORGANIZE your photos. And the key to organizing your photos is Faces, Places, Keywords, and Ratings. But you like folder structures, you...

Don't forget the video card. The MBP uses the Intel HD Graphics 4000 while the iMac can have up to a 680MX card, which is MUCH faster than the Intel chips.

Sure. How does that work here? -Joe

If you've been waiting with baited breath for the Mac Pro, you really need to think about how much power you need. The 27" iMac is a very nice machine, but if you're heavy into video, the next Mac...

Keep it simple: Buy two big external drives and use Time Machine. Keep one offsite at all times and rotate the drives every so often.If you need your machine for time critical work, then go the...

You might not need a new drive if you have another computer with a DVD drive on your network. You can use it as a remote drive. I've done that with my new iMac and old MBP, and a buddy used it with...

Good reasons. Though, I suggest ripping the movies before you go on a trip. You'll get far better battery life viewing them from the hard drive than from the DVD drive.

I'm a big fan of slideshows myself, but in the OPs case, I would simply burn the files to a DVD as data and call it a day. This way they will work in DVD players at standard definitions, and in...

I'm curious, what's the DVD drive for? The only thing I've used my drive for in the last few years is ripping movies. I do that at home with my desktop, and no longer have a need for a DVD drive in...

A Thunderbolt Mac can use another Thunderbolt or Mini Display Port iMac as a second display (if the display iMac supports Target Display Mode). I'm not sure if all Mini Display port iMacs support...

I agree with others that the game changer will be when Apple launches a true companion app for Aperture/iPhoto. There's no reason I shouldn't be able to set Faces, Places, Keywords, and Ratings on...

Drag and drop on Mac is usually very good and works as expected. iPhoto is an exception. Dragging and dropping photos from iPhoto to the desktop (or wherever) exports a lower quality version of the...