Thank you.  I have my TV server set up with NFS and SAMBA, just in case.

If you have Ubuntu and are running NFS, make sure portmap is installed.  It isn't by default and always gives me grief until I do.

jdawgaz@cox.net wrote: 
On Sunday 10 June 2007 10:19, chip33az@netscape.net wrote:
  
Hello,

I know this is a Linux newsgroup (Mint 3.0 is fantastic, IMHO), but I
did ask about an iMac a few months ago.  I think I'm ready to purchase
the iMac.
    

I love linux, I use it at home on my laptop, and I use it at work on our 
servers. We are not allowed to use linux as a desktop, but servers are ok.
stupid policy, I know. But most businesses are that way. Sorry for the rant.

Anyway, my wife uses an iMac (an older model of about 3 or 4 years ago, but we 
still have tiger on it). She loves it, and thinks that everyone should use a 
mac. So between myself and her, we are the other 10% I guess.

The only thing I don't like about the mac, is that nfs between linux and mac 
are very much incompatable, I don't know how BSD could have gotten nfs 
implementation so screwed up!

  
I'm looking at the 20" iMac as it has a DVD writer built in.  Is this a
good model?  I'm basically using it for web surfing, e-mail and making
DVDs (home movies and the like).
    

You are looking at the intel mac right? yes that would be a good model.
You will have to look out for the IE only websites and they are numerous.
Talk about discrimination. And stupidity, how hard could it be to just code to 
standards instead of assuming all of us would come through internet exploder.
You would think programmers would know better.

  
Also, does it matter if I buy on-line or go to the store in the
Biltmore?  On-line I would save about $120 in sales tax, but are there
any downsides (such as repair)?
    

I don't think it matters, when you go to the GURU's in the store they don't 
care where you bought it -- it IS an apple so it doesn't matter

Good luck!

  
Thanks for any advice.
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