After 2 years of using the iMac, what do I think of it?

I've been using Nagios for a while to monitor several servers. When I set it up, one of the things I left until later was monitoring PostgreSQL databases, as it requires a plugin, and I wasn't sure which plugins to try. Then I noticed an announcement on the PostgreSQL website that a new version (version 2.9.2) of the check_postgresql.pl plugin was available, so I thought I'd give it a try.

I have recently "inherited" a network which spans several sites. All of these sites are internet connected. All of the real IT infrastructure (i.e. servers) is at a single site. 3 of these sites are connected to each other by VPNs, with a pfSense at each of these sites acting as a VPN endpoint.

I've been lucky enough to stay away from Windows Vista, having moved to the Mac at home. I've had several chances to play with Windows Vista, but I still prefer the look and feel of Windows XP. A friend who is a Vista user recently had to reinstall from scratch (due to a hardware issue, not a Windows issue), and I needed to use his PC (since reading NTFS filesystems on an old hard disk is something Windows is pretty good at).

Seen on BBC Breakfast this morning in an interview about the government's 5-a-day campaign:

Q: "What's in banana chips that makes them healthy?"
A: "Banana"

It's now 6 months since I got my iMac. So what do I think of it?

Apple have launched iTunes Movie Rentals in the UK, and while the pricing is higher than the US pricing, it isn't too bad, considering the usual $=£ conversion. However, the pricing of Apple TV still leaves a lot to be desired.

In terms of configuration management systems for UNIX systems, cfengine is one of the best known, having been around for 15 years. It appears to have a good reputation. Sadly the documentation is pretty dire...