Thursday, December 15, 2011

While I was away...

Ok, Ok, I know I haven't posted recently, but let me correct that right now!  I must announce that we gave our 2006 iMac with the core duo processors to my mother in law as a replacement for her Gateway laptop with Windows Vista.  At least now I know I can help her when she runs into problems.  (So far, None!!)

So, what do we have now as a replacement?  A new 27 inch Core i5 iMac with magic trackpad.  You know Stitch, whenever I make a move to the updated operating system (Lion) I always wonder how Apple could improve on the old OS.  Well, I am happy to report that, in my humble opinion, Lion is truly awesome!!  I LOVE the magic pad, I LOVE swiping to new desktops, I LOVE the huge gorgeous screen.  It is a dream to work on.

My only problem?  I tried installing 8 GB of new RAM modules in the empty slots and the iMac did not recognize them.  I did this to save some money, and I'm hoping to have the modules tested to see if either of them are defective.  I was able to properly seat the factory installed modules, and the iMac booted up fine after I did that, so I strongly suspect one of the modules may be defective.  I will keep you updated.

I have already used our new iMac to make a gorgeous photo book of our vacation to Spain (presents for my parents and aunt), I am almost done with our Christmas Card, and I made background music for our family Christmas Concert.

I LOVE this computer!