A New iMac Is Coming To My House

I have decided that I need to buy a new iMac as soon as I can afford it. There are several reasons for this. One, my iMac was bought about 5 years ago, and while it is adequate for most things that I use it for, there are several applications that will not work on my computer. I am running Mac OS X version 10.3.9, which is the highest version of the Mac OS X system that will run on my computer. I've got the old Intel computer, the one that won't run Windows.

I have run into some popular applications and websites that I cannot fully use because of the limitations on my current G4 Mac. The first thing is that I bought Quickbooks for Mac earlier this year, and noticed that it will not run on my current computer. Next, I tried to upgrade to the new verson of iTunes, like version 8.0.2 I believe. I cannot upgrade to iTunes 8 without at least Mac OS X version 10.4 or higher.

I also tried to go to Oprah.com lately to download a free Christmas album that her TV show claimed that I could get on Oprah.com. Well, when I went to that site, I noticed that I was unable to fully access everything on the site, because I needed to upgrade to Adobe Flash version 10. Well, my current iMac doesn't have the ability to run this Adobe Flash version. Therefore, again, I am shut out of a free album from Oprah (I tried to search for the album on Oprah.com, but it would not come up on what I could pull up- so I am assuming that the reason I couldn't get it is because it was on the portion of the site where the technology limited me.

I also found out that I can't watch full episodes on nbc.com (I wanted to see the Beyonce/Justin Timberlake "Single Ladies" video on Saturday Night Live but I must upgrade my iMac to be able to watch FULL episodes).

Finally, I hate that I totally cannot use my mac.com membership anymore, because of the technology (again). Mac.com will not work on my current computer. That happened to me overnight, as I know it did to all other people who did immediately upgrade their iMacs a few months ago.

So, to recap, from all of this I learned this: you can get along for a while without the new Mac technology, but eventually there comes a day when the world around you requires you to upgrade. I'm looking at spending about $1,200 for a new computer. I will sell this old iMac to a relative for $200 cash. I'll have to transfer most of the information from my old computer to my new one. It will be exciting to get my new computer. Recently my income became kind of decent again, and I hope that it continues, because I really don't want to charge my new computer, but I may have to. I'm watching my credit very closely now, but that's another story.