Quick question from future mac user

Hi there.
Just a quick question about the Intel iMacs.
Total noob with Macs so please forgive me, I'm looking to get away from Windows and PC's but not sure what I would need exactly.
Would the 24":3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with 4GBs of RAM and 1TB hdd be more than enough to handle video/audio editing with Final Cut Pro Studio, some gaming (such as newer MMO games or RPG/FPS games) and maybe running VMware Fusion for running Windows apps and games that I have/use that are either not available or not yet supported by Apple?
Or would I be looking at goin with the Mac Pro?
I'd rather shoot for the iMac because I'm SO tired of PC's and boxes and would like my computer to actually look nice as well as kick butt. But I'm just worried that if I got with the iMac I won't be able to perform those functions well or at all.
I love the look and feel of the iMac although I don't think you can get more than 4GBs of RAM or more than ONE hard drive inside (which isn't a big concern as I can always use external drives) so I'm just wondering if upgrading to the extra ram and hdd space from the get go would be a great help without having to worry about adding more later.
I'd like to be able to just use the iMac than the Mac Pro because the price difference seems to jump up quite a bit between iMac and Mac Pro. I'm just worried if that type of iMac setup wouldn't be enough for what I need.
Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Janin

The iMac in general is more than enough to perform those tasks well however the Mac Pro still has it's advantages. Lenn already went over those so take a look at these speed scores as they may help you to make your decision.
http://www.marketingtactics.com/Speedmark/
Either way I recommend getting the base RAM configuration from Apple and purchase RAM from OWC.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/6400DDR2S4MP/
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?sort=pop&model=284&type=Memory&TI=0 655&shoupgrds=Show+Upgrades
George

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<Where is it designated as a "mime-attachment" & where does the "27bytes" text appear?>
It shows mime-attachment(27bytes) just below the little plain document icon. This shows up both in the body of the email and also the little attachment drop down menu below the To / subject area.
<Also, if you go to Mail's View > Message submenu when one of these messages is open, which (if any) 'alternate' menu choices are available (not grayed out)? >
All are greyed out except Long headers and Raw source.
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Subject: test
Date: December 27, 2006 10:49:27 PM EST
To: [email protected]
Return-Path: <[email protected]>
Received: from mr05.lnh.mail.rcn.net (EHLO mr05.lnh.mail.rcn.net) ([207.172.157.25]) by ms05.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.7.5a-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id CYF54813; Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:49:31 -0500 (EST)
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So my question is: should I go with wireless? If I do
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cord into it, and bang, wireless throughout my house?
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Now, my main computer is downstairs, but I'll want to
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anything to connect as an ethernet plug? Will that be
much faster than wireless?
A good wireless router like the Linksys WRT54G also has wired Ethernet ports. You can plug your desktop into that. Your desktop and cable modem are downstairs, so it will make sense to plug the wireless router into the cable modem and connect the desktop to the router. That way, the router will do the job it's designed for: routing the cable modem signal to both the desktop and the wireless transmitter.
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I'm sure you could use that EVDO phone...but wouldn't the Internet airtime cost a lot of money? The speed depends on your phone connection. I hear it varies. The cable modem is almost certainly faster, though.
If I want to transfer files from my old computer to
this one, what's the best way to do that? Could I (or
should I) just access them remotely? You can point me
to a thread where this is located if that's easier
and already answered.
You can use the network wizard in Windows to set up a share and then get to it from the Mac, or turn on file sharing on the Mac and get to it from the PC. My Macs and PC can all share files when needed.
Last one. I want to use boot camp. I have a Windows
XP Home CD...but I've heard you NEED the CD to have
SP2 on it. Mine does not. Could I just use the one I
have, and install sp2 once windows is installed?
This is not official word but I hear you MUST have SP2 on the CD.
not, I'd need to get a brand new copy of Windows Home
or Pro? Are there advantages to Pro over Home, if I
go that route (I hear talk of dual-core...)?
Try this comparison.

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Question about Xcode from experienced Mac users

Hi,
I am new to Macs.Recently I found an issues where the finder copy certain files such as .DS_Store whenever I access a network share. I tried to use a command through the terminal but it didn't work. I called apple to ask if there was any way I could view the value of the com.apple.desktopservices preference (sorry if this is not the name) and they told me to install Xcode so I could see it.
I am a network engineer but I could like to know how I could get benefit from Xcode. What does it do? Is there a way to access the same information using terminal?
I would like to learn a bit more about things that can be done using the command interface. I would appreciate if you send me some links or recommend any books (for simple stuff)
Thanks in advance for your opinion.
Macbook C2D Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hello and welcome to Mac.
Your ".DS_Store" issue is not really an issue, OSX creates the file wherever it goes. You can remove existing .DS_Store files on a volume of your choosing with this Applescript:
Click here to launch Script Editor.
display dialog "When you delete .DS_Store files, you will lose window size and icon arrangement for EVERY FOLDER on the target disk. Furthermore, if you had any Spotlight comments (a.k.a.Finder comments) associated with any files, they'll also be deleted"
set mountedDisk to POSIX path of (choose folder)
tell application "Terminal"
if (count of windows) is 0 then do script ""
delay 0.1
do script "find " & quoted form of mountedDisk & ¬
" -name .DS_Store -delete" in front window
end tell
Everyone you talk to at Apple is an idiot, don't waste your time. Preference files are binary files for faster reading and writing by software. Xcode contains an application called "Property List Editor" that translates the plist files from and to editable XML files when you open them. Believe it or not, you can download the application from this page:
http://Gnarlodious.com/Computer?action=AttachFile
But there are ways to write the preference to the file without editing it. You can persistently disable the creation of the offending files with this Terminal command:
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
As for Xcode, it is for programmers. There isn't much value in it for a sysadmin. Terminal, however, should become your main tool. You can convert a binary plist file to XML with this Terminal command:
plutil -convert xml1 ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktopservices.plist ; cat ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktopservices.plist
That is actually two commands, the first converts the file, the second writes it to the Terminal. After editing it, you would convert the same file to binary with this command:
plutil -convert binary1 ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktopservices.plist

Stupid question from a Mac newbie: multiple users for webbased email

This problem has infuriated me over the last 4 hours---likely a keychain/cookie issue--- but help has been hard to find. New computer Latest OS X.
I use safari (or firefox) to log into a web based email account (happens to be an exchange server). initial screen comes up. Click on 'log in'. Up pops a username/password screen. Type in user name, password, don't click on "save password", get into my email account--- no problem. Check email, happy.
My wife, wants to log into her account.
I quit safari or firefox. She clicks on the icon. initial screen comes up. Click on 'log in' and up comes MY EMAIL. She did not log on.
Not sure what to do. Want to set up the web-based email to not automatically log someone into another persons' email as I want to use this computer basically as one account, with multiple people logging into muliple web based email.
Can this be done easily?

Hi,
I quit safari or firefox. ...
Just to be devils advocate, mind if I ask how you quit the applications? If you just closed the window by clicking the red circle at the top left corner, then both Safari and Firefox would still be running with your login session details still active.
Try pressing command+q to really quit the application (or click and hold the Dock icon and select Quit). Alternatively, select 'Logout' (or the equivalent option) on your web email account to close your active session.

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