{"id":21861,"date":"2010-09-01T15:53:57","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T22:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2010-09-01T15:53:57","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T22:53:57","slug":"waiting-on-a-new-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/waiting-on-a-new-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting on a New Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Purchasing a new main computer was not on my list of priorities for 2010. I was going to start considering it in 2011 and buy late in that year, or early in 2012. After all, I bought a brand new 24″ iMac in 2007, a computer I expected to serve me well for at least four years, which I then supplemented with a good notebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Without going into all the details, my iMac is slowing down; the fan went on the notebook needs replacing; having a notebook and a desktop computer and an iPod Touch is redundant; I finally conceded that a desktop computer does not fit in with my vision of the ideal RVing life; and my dream computer fell into my lap, albeit under sad circumstances.<\/p>\n

So, here’s Angus, which should arrive within the week:<\/p>\n

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2009 17″ Macbook Pro<\/dd>\n

Going from a 24″ to a 17″ screen is probably going to be a shock, and the trackpad is going be an adjustment, but otherwise the change is a major upgrade and is especially sweet since I would never have been able to justify the purchase of 17″ model under any other circumstances.<\/p>\n

This week, I’ve cleared the Powerbook and put it up on eBay<\/a> and I’m now working at tidying up the iMac to make the transfer easier. I don’t want to use Migration Assistant since the iMac is experiencing some conflicts, so I’m making lists to aid in the manual transfer of files, apps, and preferences. I can’t believe how messy and cluttered the iMac is! I have gotten sloppy in my digital filing since moving to Macs since they have such a good search function.<\/p>\n

Once everything is moved over to the Macbook Pro, I’ll clear out the iMac and put it up for sale. If I manage to sell both the iMac and the Powerbook, I should recoup at least two thirds of the cost of purchasing the Macbook Pro, which would definitely reduce the hit on my budget.<\/p>\n

It’s going to be awesome to RV my way south this fall with my primary computer accessible at all times and internet access wherever there is cell service!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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