Well, maybe not everything, but in this season of buying new things, we have recently put some effort into things that we are not ready to give up for a newer model.
On Sunday while at a stoplight, we noticed billows of steam coming from under our trusty 1998 Camry's hood. The diagnosis was that we needed a new radiator. Tuesday morning the car went in, and Tuesday afternoon the car came out all happy, only $300 later.
My 4-year-old MacBook laptop started frustrating me with how slowly it was running. H reinstalled the operating system and now it runs much better. Then he took it into the Mac dealer to replace the cracked outer casing which was still under warranty. They must have cleaned up the keyboard, as well, and this old computer feels much better (for free!). I like using the slightly older OS because it runs some of the software that the new Mountain Lion system does not run.
Continuing on the computer front, while on jury duty on Monday, H had plenty of time to do some quality internet searching. He was able to solve the problem of previously mentioned Mountain Lion OS not running the printer driver to our old inkjet Canon printer. We like this printer, and now we can continue using it.
So, no new printer, laptop, or car under the Christmas tree, and no old printer, laptop and car needing a new home or heading toward a landfill....
1 comment:
Your successes with saving the well-liked "old" instead of having to go with "new" is most appealing. Thanks for the inspiration!
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