After: The New Setup (originally uploaded by garrettmurray)
When new major versions of OS X come out, I tend to do a fresh install. I like starting over—the chance to rearrange, better my computer, my methods, all that good stuff. This year with Leopard I started really fresh: I cleaned the entire office, got rid of old stuff, re-cabled the room and changed hardware to a new 24-inch iMac.
The primary reason I decided to replace the 17-inch MacBook Pro is that I've been using it as a desktop machine for the last year. I've rarely taken it out of the office (except when traveling), and it's just not quite full enough to be a desktop. Sure, it's a great machine, but having to hook up lots of cables to it, running out of hard drive space, those sorts of things started to take their toll. Adding video editing again (for MRTV) and the problems compounded quickly.
So I solved my problems with the 24-inch iMac. So far, it's great. I'm looking forward to getting to work with it this week. A side effect of this change over is that my cable mess from before has been solved and is extremely neat now. Jeff will be proud (or at least prouder—he has nearly zero cords, I still have a few). You can check out more shots from the before and after on Flickr.