Category: Macintosh

Apple Event

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Today Apple had their Spring event to introduce some new products. They introduced the iPhone SE, new colors for the iPhone 13 and a new iPad Air. But that was not all! They also introduced a new display called the Studio Display. They also introduced the Mac Studio. A new computer that is aimed towards the Pro users. You can get an amazingly fast chip inside. And lots of ports! I was SO excited. Of course I had to buy it. I ordered it right away. I haven’t had a computer and separate display since 1987 when I got the Apple II GS. It should be delivered on the 18th. I can’t wait!

New iMac

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Last week my inheritance was deposited into my bank account. I move the vast majority of it into my savings but kept some in my checking account to buy myself a new computer. Most people would say, “You just got a new computer.” But I would remind them that is was actually almost two years ago.

Knowing that Apple will soon be updating the iMac with their own chips and probably a new design, this is probably the last intel iMac that they will make. I decided I wanted the upgrade and the last intel iMac. So I ordered one with the specs you see on the left. I maxed it out of course. I say I’ll keep this one a long time but let’s be serious. Once the new one is released I’ll probably want to buy it. I’m afraid though that the new one won’t have the ram upgrade door like the current one and I’ll have to spend a lot of money just for the ram. We’ll see. At least I can still upgrade the ram in the new one. The new one should arrive around the end of the month.

New MacBook Air

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Last week Apple updated the MacBook Air with better specs. My current MacBook Air was going on five years so I decided to order a new one. I got the 2019 MacBook Air with the faster processor, 16 gigs of ram, and only a 256 SSD. I don’t need anything bigger because I always move the files I’m working on over to my desktop. I got the space gray model. Now I have completely replaced all my Apple products. I won’t need to buy anything new until the iPhones come out in September.

Work Stopped Again

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The screw extractor tool came yesterday but Valentine’s Day activities got in the way of getting back to the computer. So today I got back to it. I had no problem getting the screw out and taking the computer apart to get to the logic board. I started to remove the old capacitors but had a problem with the soldering iron. I spent most of the day working on this. I could not just heat them up and pull them out. After doing some more research I needed to get a DE-soldering iron. So I ordered it and it will come tomorrow which means at the end of the day when I need to spend time with my husband so this won’t get touched again until probably Saturday afternoon or Sunday. Ugh! I hate not having the tools I need to get these things done. It will get done though.

1.88 miles indoors today. Although the temperature got up to 71 degrees today I didn’t get outside because of some intermittent rain. Later in the afternoon I did get outside and enjoyed the temps and walked half a mile. The temperature broke a record at Dulles Airport when it got up to 76 degrees. Too warm for mid February.