8/4/16 G5 Troubles

     This morning I dropped the family off at Humanitarian and headed to Scottsdale with the G5 computer. It hasn't wanted to start up ever since Peter turned off the power strip unexpectedly the other day. The computer is 11 years old but has been working just fine as our scanning station. It has software on it that would not run on our newer computers. The guys at the repair shop were very kind. They explained that it might cost more to fix our G5 than to buy a replacement G5. They offered to sell me one for $300. The main program we have been using is Photoshop. These days you can't buy Photoshop, you have to rent it for $120 per year. You can buy a watered down version, that probably would meet our needs, outright for $100. The question is do I give up the old versions of After Effects, Final Cut Pro etc that would cost more to replace. That's not an easy choice for me. The reality is that iMovie on our newer iMac is way easier and faster to use than Final Cut on the G5. If we replaced the G5 and did another workshop, could we use it as a second edit station? If we could $300 would be less expensive than buying a whole new machine plus software. Still, how valuable would it be for kids to learn to edit on 11 year old software? The basic concepts are still the same. Decisions, decisions, I think I'd like to replace the G5 but it's tough to justify when I haven't had a paid workshop yet. Oh well, I don't have to decide right in this moment. 

     Aside from Humanitarian and G5 repair choices Heidi and I did some work.  Sometimes it's not easy explaining to clients why it takes so long to do certain jobs. People naturally don't want to pay more than they have to for things. It's just that sometimes things are more complicated and take more time. More time means more cost. I have a ways to go as far as learning how to really sell the value of good accounting. 

      This evening David went to a getting to know you party for all incoming 7th graders at Heritage. It was hosted by he family of a 7th grader in the neighborhood. David reports that he had a good time with his friends Cooper and Lincoln.