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January 10, 2005
Dive into 2005 with new equipment
I took a break from creating entries for this blog for about a month, for several reasons. A primary one was that I needed to upgrade my desktop system. Not long into blogging I found the ecto client that works with both Windows and MacOSX - a very cool tool and as I have both an iBook and a Windows desktop, it would allow me to get used to one piece of software on two platforms. But there was a catch - the old desktop was running Windows 98. I have had to replace components on the desktop in the last couple of years and while I thought I was upgrading as I was replacing, it turns out I was just treading water in place rather than moving along downstream. I was coming across things I would like to do but could not, and ecto was just the final enticement that pushed me into action for upgrading. Once ready to upgrade, I discovered that it was likely ill-advised to try to convert that old system to a more recent version of Windows.
With some expert help over the holiday period (thanks Pop, Barb & Kerry!) I finally found a reasonably-priced out-of-the-box solution - a new system with Windows XP. I got the initial set up done last week (take out of the box and plug in!) but then was busy with some facilitation work, so I did not get it fully loaded with all the settings and software that I would like - just up and running enough to correspond with clients and get deadlines met. I hope to get further into customizing and transferring this week. I am also looking into an overall back-up plan for both Mac & Windows, so would love suggestions from those who mess with both. There are plenty of folks who may wonder why I am working with both, and suffice to say right now - because that is what I have. I want to be bilingual and can't achieve that without working through it.
Posted by Mary at January 10, 2005 02:19 PM