DesignAday

My name is Jack Moffett. I am an Interaction Designer with over ten years of experience. According to Herb Simon, that makes me an expert, so I must have something worth sharing. I have started this venture as an exercise to spur critical thinking about my chosen profession. I hope that others may find it thought provoking as well.

DesignAday will present a brief thought about Design every weekday.
Apr 30
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Tonight, I’m saying goodbye to an old friend and welcoming a new member of the family. I purchased a new Mac Pro to replace my 4.5 year old Power Mac G5. While I’m excited about the new toy, I always feel a bit sentimental when I retire an old Mac. It served me well.

Apple has done a truly amazing job on their process for moving to a new machine. I was prompted to connect the two machines with a Firewire cable. It automatically copied over all of my files, settings, applications, etc. With only a few minor exceptions, it was a completely seamless transition. It’s really quite an impressive feat. Aside from a dramatic increase in performance, it’s as if nothing changed.