I don’t really have a dog but I’m happy to report that Open Court Resources is again being updated.Yes two weeks and several angry e-mails have gone by without a new file added to the site. My computer died, what can I say? Thanks to all of you who sent in resources during that period for your creativity and patience.

I am most excited about a couple of movies received during that time. I just hope I can put those online if the teachers have obtained release forms….I’m still waiting to find out.

If you still don’t see something you submitted on the site then it may be worth e-mailing me. I suspect I lose a file or two in the two hours in which my computer was not being backed up.

If you’re a techie keep reading…

I was running the site from a dual processor G5 which was three and a half years old. It had been going out for about a month. First I would have problems with the fan going crazy. I mean it would blow as loud as a truck and the computer would crash. I took it to the Apple Store where they ran tests that did not fix the problem. However, the problem seemed to fix itself two days later when it just went away. I did wisely purchase an external hard drive at that time and set up a backup plan to backup everything. And then one day the computer just shut off while I was using it and never went back on. Back to the Apple Store…they ran some more tests (like they pushed the power button and confirmed that it wasn’t working).

Surely I need a power cable but perhaps I also need a logic board. Well $1000 for an old computer is certainly more expensive than $1500 for a new computer.At the time of my original purchase an iMac was far inferior to a power mac. But now the iMac is a very close cousin of the Mac Pro and so I’m wondering I really need a Mac Pro. My biggest concern about the iMac is that I’m not going to like running files off of external drives. I’m worried they won’t be fast enough for video editing. But on the other hand, iMacs save desk space, are easier to carry, and $600-$900 less. I could buy a new computer sooner than if I bought a Mac Pro. It’s a complicated decision this time. I’m leaning toward an iMac but in the meantime I’ve adjusted to using my laptop and have managed to get the files off the old computer via an external drive enclosure.