Ok, this entry is NOT about saving money. It is about spending plain and simple. Our 6-year-old iMac has gotten incredibly slow. I think the last couple of software updates really did it in. It had gotten to the point of being almost unusable at times. Also, we have had Verizon DSL for years and from time to time, the service would be very undependable but lately it has gotten really bad. We never knew from day to day or hour to hour if we'd have internet access. As I'm sure you all understand, we depend on our net access a great deal at this point for all kinds of reasons from financial stuff like home banking to entertainment like streaming movies from Netflix to making travel arrangements to DD doing school assignments. Having access that we can't depend on just is no longer acceptable in 2010.
So... we are now the proud owners of a brand new 21.5" iMac and Comcast cable internet with a wireless network. The computer is beautiful, the screen is huge and the processor is way, way faster than the old one. And the internet access is now 3 times faster than the DSL and, I anticipate, much more reliable.
Oh, my wife also got her iPhone last week, so we now have 2 iPhones, an iPod touch, a netbook, a laptop and a desktop on the network. On the phones, the new cable hook up is superfast. On DSL or 3G, there was a very noticeable delay when checking email or viewing a website. Now, it is instantaneous. I literally hooked it up 10 minutes ago but I'm already loving it.
New computer and faster internet
June 28th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
June 29th, 2010 at 02:25 pm 1277821522
Congrats on the new computer. It sure makes doing stuff a lot more fun when it doesn't take forever, doesn't it?
June 29th, 2010 at 04:45 pm 1277829913
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June 29th, 2010 at 06:38 pm 1277836692
For the record: you'll never catch me calling my Comcast internet "reliable"! I had to work from home yesterday and the internet crashed at least 20 times in the first couple of hours. The rest of the day it was relatively stable.
June 29th, 2010 at 09:14 pm 1277846051
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Jerry
July 3rd, 2010 at 03:02 am 1278126142