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I wrote this yesterday, but the old browser on my bother's ancient computer wouldn't let me publish anything but the title.
My computer is in the shop getting fixed. The Ethernet socket went south. I took it to the Apple store Thursday. They confirmed that it was still under warranty, and it's a good thing too, because they have to replace the motherboard in order to repair the Ethernet socket. They said it usually takes about five days, and they'll call me when it's ready.
I thought I'd have to go the entire five days without going online, but my brother got worried when I didn't answer his e-mails and set me up with one of his older computers. It was the latest thing when it was new, but even my old Intel Mac Mini was much swifter. I'll be glad to get my iMac back and in working order.
The woman working the Genius Bar at the Apple Store told me something she didn't intend to. The store was jammed and they were late with nearly every appointment. She wasn't in a joking mood. She confirmed that the Ethernet socket was indeed broke, and asked me if anything else was wrong.
I told her there was nothing else I knew of, and that I was happy with the computer except for how long it took to boot up. I asked her if she knew of a fix. She said the problem was how much DRAM the computer had installed. Every time it's booted up it performs a memory test, and with four gigabytes of memory it takes a while. I asked her if it had more memory it would take even longer. Yep.
The newer iMacs can accept sixteen gigabytes of memory. That was one of the main selling points. That, plus the fact that they used desktop CPUs and 7200 rpm hard drives. The iMacs previous to the October '09 models used laptop parts. I have intended to buy some more memory just to see what an additional four gigabytes would do to the performance. I don't think it would do much but make my boot time longer.
Apple has just come out with a new series of iMacs that have faster CPU chips still, and a few parts have been upgraded, but as I suspected, they didn't have USB3 or eSATA sockets. Back when I bought the iMac I bought I had thought about waiting for the next upgrade, but now I'm glad I didn't because they're stalling with the faster peripheral inputs probably for another year.
The Operating System on this computer is old, and my brother forget the password he needed to download upgrades. The web browser is so old many of the web sites won't let me in. I can get into my gmail account, but the Inbox makes a mess of the posts and it's hard to unscramble them to answer one by one. I'll really be glad to get my modern, up-to-date computer back home.
Monday
I got a call early this morning that my computer was fixed and I could come get it. I was headed to Raleigh in less that five minutes. When I got to the Apple Store, they showed me that it worked and the repair was complete. Before I left the shopping center I decided to go back to the Apple Store to see if they had received any of the Trackpads, and they did! I will take a while for me to catch the hang of how to use it, but the reviews I read says it doesn't take too long.
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I do not attempt to tell the God's own truth here because I don't know what the truth is or hardly ever. I try to capture the drifting thoughts that randomly appear in my imagination for reasons I may not understand. I don't know if the content I capture with these words is true or false. The Comments settings are turned off to prevent me from having to defend what amounts to little more than fanciful, sometime crude speculation. Great moments in our lives never return.
