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Here's a quick geek goodie in honor of US Independence Day. This pretty "pi" pie plate would be perfect for any kind of pie. It has several dozen of the digits of pi around the rim, with a big pi in the center!

You might remember the "pi" pie I featured on my Sugar & Sweets blog, back on Pi Day (3/14 -- get it?). That pie in this plate would be geeky pie perfection! I found this pi plate at Signals. I think I want it!

I don't really enjoy shopping (my husband loves that about me), but I am mildly addicted to buying things online. For most of my books, music, and movies, I use Amazon.com. I have their Prime shipping subscription, so I can almost convince myself that 2-day shipping is "free." After seeing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I thought it might be fun to go back and watch the previous Indiana Jones movies. The kids are excited about the Indiana Jones Lego game, even though they've never seen the movies, and they think Indiana Jones is a completely new character. Does that make you feel old? :-) But then, I realized we don't own the Indiana Jones movies! Not even on VHS! So, as a Father's Day gift for Hubby, I ordered the trio of DVDs from Amazon. And the package tracker at UPS says my Man In Brown will be delivering them today! I haven't seen them in so long, I'm excited to watch them again and find out whether they're as great as I remember them being. I remember how scary it seemed at the end of Raiders when the bad guys got their faces melted off. I could hardly look! Yes, I'm a big scaredy-cat.

Sorry for the unnecessarily titillating title, but look at this machine! The new model iMac is now available, and it's a beauty!

You have to admit, it's easy on the eyes

I love my current iMac (now "old"), and I don't really need a new computer, but I want this one anyway. It has the same slim, all-in-one design as the previous iMac. All of the guts of the machine are hidden behind the beautiful screen, and there's no external box to deal with.

Plus, it has brains

The iMac comes pre-installed with the iLife suite of applications, including photo organization and editing software, movie-making and DVD-creating software, and a music composition program. It also has a built-in iSight camera for capturing photo booth style funny faces, making video blog entries, and video conferencing with friends and family.

And a great personality

The thing I love most about the iMac is that it's so easy to use. It works right out of the box, and it recognizes and plays with most of my peripherals without any extra setup or drivers. That goes for my printer, scanner, USB piano keyboard, bluetooth phone, digital camera, etc. I haven't had that kind of experience with any of the Windows PCs I've used.

Want to see more?

See the official site for more iMac photos and technical information. And hey, stop drooling. :-)