I've had my MacBook for about three weeks now, and I have to admit that the iLife software--it's pretty cool. I have even managed to edit a series of videos into a very cool little movie for Suzanne and burn it to a DVD. With a cool menu and everything. She said it was much better than she expected, and what better compliment can you ask for from your sister? Did I mention that it's cool?
A growing concern that I've had, though, is the seeming incompatibility of my peripherals. It was bad enough when I couldn't print over the network anymore, but then I discovered that my computer did not recognize the scanner. It's not like I use the scanner everyday or anything, but I do use it often enough that I was going to have to replace it sooner rather than later. I found a piece of software that would supposedly make it work, but the starting price ($39.95) was almost as much as I paid for the scanner, so I passed. I decided to just cut my losses and replace it with something that could talk to the Mac.
And then I realized that my film scanner was not supported either. Konica-Minolta has gone out of the photo imaging business and isn't producing drivers to support either Vista or the latest Mac OS. It's not like my film scanner was high-end even when bought it, but I had to work pretty hard to justify the purchase. No way can I afford to buy another, particularly when there are windows to replace.
And then I stumbled on that software again. The product info page claimed that both the scanners are supported, except for the part about how not all of the scanners listed are actually supported in all versions of the OS. Not encouraging. There was nothing else but to download the trial and put it through its paces. It actually works! And really well! I cannot tell you how relieved I am. The trial period lasts 30 days, but I've already plunked down my money.
