Tag: new-toys

shiny new things, and a potential problem with an “old” shiny thing

So this weekend, I got a Mac Book Pro. I really like it, but am frustrated, because I have had some issues trying to get my ipod, playlists, and song ratings onto the damn thing without having to manually update it and move each and every song (that would take FOREVER). Thanks to you fellow internet dwellers, I have been offered a few solutions, and will be trying one of them today (I couldn’t do it this weekend, because conveniently, our DSL was out ALL WEEKEND). I got a great deal on the thing, and I think that it will really serve me well in nursing school (even though it is WAY more computer than I need).

Now for the potential problem with an “old” shiny thing: I was playing my Xbox 360 last night, and during the game, the entire screen got red static all over it. I went to the dashboard/console menu, and it wasn’t there when I was on that screen, but going back to the game, it happened again. James was in the room, and he said it happened to him when he was playing a game the day before, so I am worried/wondering; is this the sign of an upcoming RRoD? I’ve had the Xbox for a little over a year and a half at this point. We bought the service plan through Best Buy, and I think that I am going to see if I can take it in and see if they will let me “upgrade” to an elite; which I have heard doesn’t get the RRoD. If anyone has experience with this particular screen issue, let me know, won’t you! I don’t want to be without the Xbox, or deal with this issue, but I know that RRoD is common, and doesn’t take much to fix (send it off, it comes back in a few weeks), so I guess it “could be worse”. Either way, I will keep my eye out for more “signs” of the pending RRoD apocalypse.

the result



shopping spree!, originally uploaded by duanecmoody.

So here it is, what was purchased. Basically, I got an Acer with an Athlon 64 X2 processor 4200+ (faster than intel!), and upgraded to 2GB of memory. MUCH cheaper than an HP of the same specs. I also added the service plan and the spyware upgrade, because that is what was wrong with my laptop… well worth it for the peice of mind.

Also, I threw in a new ipod (mine is TOTALLY full, seriously, I have to take things off to add new stuff), and Bose desktop speakers. Overall, I spent less than $1400, and I have 24 months to pay it off! Goddamn, sometimes, retail therapy can be a fantastic thing!!! The wine in the picture is to prevent me from having buyer’s remorse!

Thanks for all the words of advice from everyone on the whole computer purchase, I really appreciate everything. I took it all to heart, and it really helped me. The guy at Best Buy totally hooked me up, and I feel like I got exactly what I wanted. Which is exactly what I was looking for!!!