New Macbook Pro - and implications

I'd previously made some updates to my MBP bought in 2007 - new hard drive, extra RAM, replacement fan (necessary due to the hideous noise it was making). But it was beginning to feel its age.

Combine this with eldest son's PC having what appears to be motherboard problems (http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f77/dell-desktop-wont-power-up-blinking-orange-light-power-supply-162691/), and his incessant demands for a replacement, I thought laterally - here's an opportunity for me to get a new Mac, give my old one on, and avoid the sunk cost of £300 or more if I bought him a laptop or netbook now.

So that's exactly what I did. This is what I ordered - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-MacBook-Laptop-Quad-Core-Graphics/dp/B006009L5Y/ref=pd_cp_computers_0 - ordered on Friday, arrived Monday - very good!

This Mac comes with Lion installed, which is new to me, particularly the trackpad directions - the exact opposite to my older Snow Leopard Mac.

I set up Migration Assistant via ethernet connection, and a mere 20 odd hours later everything had transferred.

Things I need(ed) to address:

1. IP addresses. I use static IPs and control via iptables on my Ubuntu server
2. Remove Power PC applications
3. Set up DNS servers (initially no access to internet via Ethernet as these weren't set!)
4. Check mappings to server drives
5. Set up Time Machine
6. Set up Crash Plan

I also took the opportunity to port forward Webmin on the server via my router so I can access remotely.

Still to do:

1. Data transfer from Dell PC to my old Mac for son's data
2. Check iTunes Applescripts work OK