I am in the market for a new computer and given that I am a Mac head - I took a little trip to the Apple Store today. And I was looking around and playing around on the computers - I was weighing the decision of which Mactop I want to get. I have four choices, the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air, the MacBook and buying a used PowerBook off of eBay. Given how quickly these are traded on eBay, along with my other needs, and the fraud rate on eBay, I found that a new computer would be the best option for me. And since I would be buying this to help with my University coursework, I am planning on getting it with my College Opportunity Fund cheque from the Auraria Campus Bookstore. I am also planning on getting some pretty choice software, not just for coursework or for blogging, but for personal entertainment (read: Neverwinter Nights 2). Continue reading ‘Computer Shopping, a la Apple’
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Transition is important, I will not lie. But it is also important for me to have a computer so I can start blogging every day. It’s also important because when I go to Thailand for my surgery, I want to have my own music, games and everything available to me. That and, well, I have too much paper around my house and I really need to purge some things, so it would be good to have a computer. And I’ve already picked out the kind I want - the 1.5ghz 12″ PowerBook G4. Yes, it’s a minimac and it would do me well running around Denver, especially tucked away safe and secure in my purse. But one might be a little curious as to why I am interested in replacing my old powerhouse MacBook Pro with a computer that is essentially a blast from the past. I have a few reasons and I assure you, they aren’t all about how cute having a small laptop would be or how long the battery life is. But those are things I will touch on in this post. Continue reading ‘Time to Buy an Older Mac!’
Sad to announce, my Macbook Pro breathed it’s last breaths and keeled over on Sunday (or was it Monday, hell if I know). Can computers breathe? Meh, why debate semantics at a time like this. My computer fell off my lap and I think that may have busted the processor or the ram chips or something. Hopefully, it wasn’t the hard drive, because I have 3 years of music on that hard drive and I don’t want to lose it! But regardless, I plan to start blogging about the name change and the crap that I had t
I have a certain set of tools that I actively use to post to my blog. While it can be posted to when I am at any computer, I use the following hardware most of the time when I am writing on my blog. As a former tech-obssessed geek, I have a tech preference for certain brands as I have had experience with cheap crap. Dell, Lexmark and other craptacular brands like that are obviously low quality and I would never purchase them. However, Apple and Pentax are brands that I trust, because they have never broken down through reasons that could not be blamed on me. However, these things of mine fall apart thanks to being in my possession. Continue reading ‘What I use to author this blog’