It was a good ride in the blue box... & NO, I'm not talking about Doctor Who
IMA GA SONO TOKI DA!!
Now is the time... TO GET A NEW COMPUTER - DONE
It's finally happening. I'm replacing my precious Tardis (my blue & white G3 upgraded to a G4 1gHz). This was the first computer I ever bought back in 2000. I learned a lot working on it, & in return, it worked wonderfully. I've used it to make money, play games, go online, & just be a tool that I could not really live without. As funny as it may sound, it became a part of me. It was the first computer that I OWNED. Just like your first anything, it will hold a special place in you heart & memories. I've done so much upgrading of parts on the thing, it started to feel like I was "The Doctor" at times working on it (hence, the computer's name). Time has finally caught up with it. It's still chugging away (old reliable), but now it's having a harder time doing things & some programs I use in either home or work will not run at all.
I've been wanting to upgrade for a couple of years now, but I couldn't because of the Bankruptcy. Now that I'm in the clear, it is time to finally pull the trigger. Now unfortunately, I don't have the money to get the MacBook Pro that I really want, I had to at least get something "current". So, I pulled the trigger & purchased a Core2Duo 2gHz MacMini. Yes, my new computer is just a little bit bigger than MY HAND! I bought it refurbished from Apple for $100 less than what it would normally cost. Now I've bought things refurbished from Apple before (mostly iPods) & since they do cover it like any new computer, it's worth the savings. I didn't buy AppleCare because I decided to do RAM & HD upgrades myself. Apple charges too much for their RAM ($135 to up the standard 1GB RAM up to 2GB), & I can get it for $60. Now if I open up the mini, I void the warranty. I've open MacMini's before at work (and since we have certified Apple repair techs at school, if anything goes wrong, I can go through them to get it fixed by Apple themselves). I got my putty knife ready (YES, according to Apple, that's the actual tool needed to open the MacMini. Wanna see? Check out this upgrade video (9MB quicktime).)
Now it shipped backed on the 16th (with "Leopard" pre-installed) & I was supposed to get it on the 23rd (knew I should have paid for "Next-Day Air"). Problem is, It's set to go to the school (which was closed the whole weekend). They made 2 delivery attempts (Friday & Saturday), so I'm hoping it's on my desk when I get into work Monday. That means if it is, I'm not going to sleep that night. I'll set up the Tardis to do a full system clone to a external firewire drive (using a program called "Carbon Copy Cloner") while I'm at work. Then when I get home, all I have to do is hook the drive up to the MacMini & copy over certain settings & my files (my music is on an external USB hard drive).
Well, I've babbled on long enough about the new computer. It will be a sad day when I unplug my tardis for the last time. Goes to show you, "You can't stop the flow of time" (even if you travel through it on a regular basis).
IMA GA SONO TOKI DA!!
OUENDAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now is the time... TO GET A NEW COMPUTER - DONE
It's finally happening. I'm replacing my precious Tardis (my blue & white G3 upgraded to a G4 1gHz). This was the first computer I ever bought back in 2000. I learned a lot working on it, & in return, it worked wonderfully. I've used it to make money, play games, go online, & just be a tool that I could not really live without. As funny as it may sound, it became a part of me. It was the first computer that I OWNED. Just like your first anything, it will hold a special place in you heart & memories. I've done so much upgrading of parts on the thing, it started to feel like I was "The Doctor" at times working on it (hence, the computer's name). Time has finally caught up with it. It's still chugging away (old reliable), but now it's having a harder time doing things & some programs I use in either home or work will not run at all.
I've been wanting to upgrade for a couple of years now, but I couldn't because of the Bankruptcy. Now that I'm in the clear, it is time to finally pull the trigger. Now unfortunately, I don't have the money to get the MacBook Pro that I really want, I had to at least get something "current". So, I pulled the trigger & purchased a Core2Duo 2gHz MacMini. Yes, my new computer is just a little bit bigger than MY HAND! I bought it refurbished from Apple for $100 less than what it would normally cost. Now I've bought things refurbished from Apple before (mostly iPods) & since they do cover it like any new computer, it's worth the savings. I didn't buy AppleCare because I decided to do RAM & HD upgrades myself. Apple charges too much for their RAM ($135 to up the standard 1GB RAM up to 2GB), & I can get it for $60. Now if I open up the mini, I void the warranty. I've open MacMini's before at work (and since we have certified Apple repair techs at school, if anything goes wrong, I can go through them to get it fixed by Apple themselves). I got my putty knife ready (YES, according to Apple, that's the actual tool needed to open the MacMini. Wanna see? Check out this upgrade video (9MB quicktime).)
Now it shipped backed on the 16th (with "Leopard" pre-installed) & I was supposed to get it on the 23rd (knew I should have paid for "Next-Day Air"). Problem is, It's set to go to the school (which was closed the whole weekend). They made 2 delivery attempts (Friday & Saturday), so I'm hoping it's on my desk when I get into work Monday. That means if it is, I'm not going to sleep that night. I'll set up the Tardis to do a full system clone to a external firewire drive (using a program called "Carbon Copy Cloner") while I'm at work. Then when I get home, all I have to do is hook the drive up to the MacMini & copy over certain settings & my files (my music is on an external USB hard drive).
Well, I've babbled on long enough about the new computer. It will be a sad day when I unplug my tardis for the last time. Goes to show you, "You can't stop the flow of time" (even if you travel through it on a regular basis).
IMA GA SONO TOKI DA!!
OUENDAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!