New Computer

I still haven’t sorted out my broken laptop but will be sending it off for an independent fault report soon. I’m still under the impression that a £2000 laptop should last more than 20 months and that my statutory rights under the Sale of Good Act covers me for such eventualities over an above any warranty provided by the seller or the manufacturer. Hopefully the independent fault report will show that there was an inherent problem with the machine and I will be entitled to a repair/replacement.

Apple G5 PowermacTrouble is, all of this has taken ages to sort out and actually getting the machine to someone capable of carrying out such a report from here in rural Wales isn’t easy, so in the meantime I have been forced to buy a new computer so that I can continue my work as a Freelance Web Designer.

The new computer has arrived and setting it up was surprisingly straight forward thanks to the Migration Manager software that came built into the Operating System. When I first started it up it politely asked me if I wanted to transfer files and settings from an old computer. I said yes and off it went and did it. It worked perfectly as well which surprised me as the old computer was running a much older Operating System than the new one is. The new operating system (Mac OS 10.4.5 or Tiger as it is known) has a few nice little improvements over the older one, some visual enhancements and some new functionality. Some of which such a ‘Automator’ I haven’t tried yet, but I like ‘Dashboard’ and the ‘Spotlight’ search facility is extremely useful.

I only hope this computer lasts longer the laptop… It had better do as I can’t afford to buy a new one every 18 months!

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Alan Cole

Alan is a Freelance Website Designer, Sports & Exercise Science Lab Technician and full time Dad & husband with far too many hobbies: Triathlete, Swimming, Cycling, Running, MTBing, Surfing, Windsurfing, SUPing, Gardening, Photography.... The list goes on.