Oh! My! I have a new computer. Thanks to my sweet Pop, I am the owner of my first Mac. It is so pretty, and learning it is easier than I thought. I’ve only tried to learn a few little things….’cause I know me. Put too many things out there for me to grasp…I just forget them all! So, I will go slow. Very s-l-o-w-l-y. And, hopefully, I can become proficient at this in a few years!
I had just used my Dell to death. The screen kept falling down, and the clicker places didn’t want to click anymore. So, it was more like a soft push than a click and often I would think I clicked…but I didn’t! ANYWAY, everyone I have talked to says that the Mac is so much better and easier to use. We’ll see.
So far, I haven’t gotten any of my pictures over here. Just my blog stuff. HA! I say that like I had something to do with it! I did nothing but watch as Alex worked his magic! I wouldn’t even attempt it without the boys to guide me!
Back to the pictures. I have all our family pics there. And, I like to collect pictures. I have all sorts of pictures…balloons, celebrations, animals, baby things, Bible verses, sayings I like, summer, winter, spring, fall, etc. I imagine that I have about quite a few…lots…way too many…289 folders, to be exact. I know! It’s ridiculous. Excess…I seem to always go overboard! But, this time it’s OK. Nothing to have to find a place to store…no money spent…no guilt about my collection. Plus, it just makes me happy to look at them from time to time. Since my friend, Just a Beach Kat, showed me how to ‘right click and save’ I’ve found too many pics that I just want to have. So, I do! And, I always have the picture I need when it’s time to add one.
My other big problem is really a tiny one. The words…they are so small, I can hardly read them. I have tried everything that I know to do, to make them bigger. No luck. I mean they are smaller than small. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that I wear tri focals. Or the fact that my eyes are over 50 years old. All I know is that I want the letters bigger..BIGGER…even all caps is still too small. I’ll set the boys to work on it and they’ll figure it out. That’s what I keep them around for! 🙂
So, I’ll keep working away, learning things I didn’t even know I didn’t know. Bear with me now…I tend to go a little slow. But if you see me looking like this…
…you’ll know I’ve been at it too long!
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I'm so pleased for you, Sweetpea!!!
Sounds like you're having a great time with your new machine, and isn't it just SPLENDID to have a resident to teach you/show you how/do all that complicated stuff for you?
You have a GREAT team there—now send them in, Coach!!
Congratulations! You will get it all figured out. I have a lot of pictures on my computer too however I do sent all the important one over to Kodak so I always have a back up just in case.
You're gonna love your Mac. I do! I have only Apple products now – iMac, iPod, iPad, iPhone.
Hugs,
Kat
I am a new Mac user and I love, love it. It is so much easier to learn than the PC. It is so much more intuitive than the PC. Good luck. I love your blog.
You'll love your Mac. I don't have one yet, but have used my kids'.
I laughed out loud at your "that's what I keep them around for" and "learning things I didn't even know I didn't know." You're too funny!
What fun! Having a new computer is like having new pencils and notebooks for the first day of school in the Fall …
I know you're going to enjoy it.
Oh, great, I'm the only one it took FOREVER to learn how to use my mac????? For the first three months I hated it….but then I'm just not in the "learning new things" phase of life! I just want to remember the old things! 🙂 Glad you got one. I do love Iphoto!