My computer is back up and running! I wasn't prepared for it to be back, so I haven't prepared for a Single Saturday post.
I have been lost without my Mac for the last two weeks, and I'm so glad to have it back. Luckily, it was still under warranty because the logic board had to be replaced and it would have cost almost $1,500 dollars...not that I would have paid that. I am going to hold off on an upgrade for a little while. Mom is planning on buying this one from me (for a discounted price) and I am going to upgrade at some point to a new Macbook with a faster processor, more Ram and more hard drive space so I can work on my photography easier.
Showing posts with label Macintosh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macintosh. Show all posts
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Catcing Up
This is just a short catch up note. I'm at school for the day trying to get my room ready for school to start next week and thought I would try to type up a quick post while I had access to a computer.
I'm still having problems with my Mac's video card. Not sure what I'm going to do. I will probably buy a new Mac (it's time anyway) and see how much it will cost to fix the old one. They don't sell for much, so I doubt it will be worth it to fix it up to sell, but I may be able to convince my mother to fix it up for herself because she is wanting a laptop and I think she would like an Apple and this one would be fast enough for her (much faster than the dinosaur PC she currently has).
Also, I have an appointment to see a hand specialist about my left wrist. I really hope that surgery isn't in my future...
I'm still having problems with my Mac's video card. Not sure what I'm going to do. I will probably buy a new Mac (it's time anyway) and see how much it will cost to fix the old one. They don't sell for much, so I doubt it will be worth it to fix it up to sell, but I may be able to convince my mother to fix it up for herself because she is wanting a laptop and I think she would like an Apple and this one would be fast enough for her (much faster than the dinosaur PC she currently has).
Also, I have an appointment to see a hand specialist about my left wrist. I really hope that surgery isn't in my future...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Time For A Mac Upgrade
It is that time again...time to upgrade the ol' computer.
I haven't checked the balance on my credit card lately (yes...I'm one of those people. I have it set for auto bill pay and pay more than I usually charge per month, so I never really pay attention to statements...if I even open them), but it is time to purchase a new MacBook Pro. My old one is getting ready to hit 3 years old soon (if it isn't already, but I think I bought it in October). It is starting to act up a little. It keeps doing this thing where it goes to a black screen when I open it. I have it set to require a password on start up because I take it to work with me, and I don't want kids getting on it. Every once in awhile it won't show the log-in screen. I sort of wonder if it would stop doing that if I didn't have the password protection on it, but somehow I doubt it.
Anyway (or "anyways" as the kids would say), I have to shut it off, turn it on (sometimes more than once), and sometimes even take the battery out to get it to work right when it starts doing that. I think it is some fluke my Mac has always had. I've talked to other people who never have had this problem. It used to do it once every 3-5 months or so, but now it is doing it at least once a week for the past few months. It is nothing that I can't deal with, but it is annoying and I don't like that the frequency of the occurrences is getting higher. So...time to buy a new one.
Now the only real question is if I'm going to get a 15" or 17". Okay, no one really believes that I'm going to get anything but a 17" computer...
I went on and Configured a new MacBook Pro with the additions I need (not want) and it is under $2,400 (before tax). I buy mine through the Apple education store. Students and educators get 10%! Not a shabby deal.
Still, I know that's a lot for a computer, but a Mac is worth it. It would cost more to get the same stuff on a PC. If you go to Dell and build a computer that will compete with a Mac, the Dell is usually a few hundred dollars more. It is just that you can't buy a stripped Mac, but you can easily buy a stripped PC with nothing on it you need and everything you don't. I have students with this problem all the time. Their parents buy a cheap PC and then they can't get anything they typed at home to open up on a school computer because they don't have a real word processor on their cheap PC and they certainly don't have Word.
I really want to get the newest Photoshop as well while I'm at it (or at least CS4). You used to be able to get it pre-installed, but they no longer have that as an option. I'm wondering if I can claim both as an expense for my my photography business? Not that I made enough money to even really claim the business...mostly just expenses.
Not sure yet what will happen with my current Mac. I may try to sell it to a student or put it on Craig's List or something, not that I expect to get too much out of it. I may just give it to my mother...she wants a laptop...
I haven't checked the balance on my credit card lately (yes...I'm one of those people. I have it set for auto bill pay and pay more than I usually charge per month, so I never really pay attention to statements...if I even open them), but it is time to purchase a new MacBook Pro. My old one is getting ready to hit 3 years old soon (if it isn't already, but I think I bought it in October). It is starting to act up a little. It keeps doing this thing where it goes to a black screen when I open it. I have it set to require a password on start up because I take it to work with me, and I don't want kids getting on it. Every once in awhile it won't show the log-in screen. I sort of wonder if it would stop doing that if I didn't have the password protection on it, but somehow I doubt it.
Anyway (or "anyways" as the kids would say), I have to shut it off, turn it on (sometimes more than once), and sometimes even take the battery out to get it to work right when it starts doing that. I think it is some fluke my Mac has always had. I've talked to other people who never have had this problem. It used to do it once every 3-5 months or so, but now it is doing it at least once a week for the past few months. It is nothing that I can't deal with, but it is annoying and I don't like that the frequency of the occurrences is getting higher. So...time to buy a new one.
Now the only real question is if I'm going to get a 15" or 17". Okay, no one really believes that I'm going to get anything but a 17" computer...
I went on and Configured a new MacBook Pro with the additions I need (not want) and it is under $2,400 (before tax). I buy mine through the Apple education store. Students and educators get 10%! Not a shabby deal.
Still, I know that's a lot for a computer, but a Mac is worth it. It would cost more to get the same stuff on a PC. If you go to Dell and build a computer that will compete with a Mac, the Dell is usually a few hundred dollars more. It is just that you can't buy a stripped Mac, but you can easily buy a stripped PC with nothing on it you need and everything you don't. I have students with this problem all the time. Their parents buy a cheap PC and then they can't get anything they typed at home to open up on a school computer because they don't have a real word processor on their cheap PC and they certainly don't have Word.
I really want to get the newest Photoshop as well while I'm at it (or at least CS4). You used to be able to get it pre-installed, but they no longer have that as an option. I'm wondering if I can claim both as an expense for my my photography business? Not that I made enough money to even really claim the business...mostly just expenses.
Not sure yet what will happen with my current Mac. I may try to sell it to a student or put it on Craig's List or something, not that I expect to get too much out of it. I may just give it to my mother...she wants a laptop...
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