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I feel a little guilty typing this post on my old Dell computer, but the truth is that it's getting a little long in the tooth. It's approaching its 6th birthday (we'll have a tearful party for it in January) it has Windows XP, a 4:3 screen (with a fair amount of burn), no integral webcam, a slow processor and a wired keyboard and mouse. Whilst these things all looked like they'd be used by 'The Jetsons' back in 2004, now they are the kinds of things that will soon be appearing in science museums. At the time, this was pretty much the best computer I could buy, but now it needs to be taken out, humanely shot and turned into glue.

Of course I won't actually kill it, it'll just move one space to the left and be used for iPod tracks, the odd game that'll still run on its graphics card and other bits and pieces. The machine pictured above will replace it, and I don't really need to tell any of you what it is do I ? But that next purchase will require a bit of saving, a good solid period of work and possibly the sale of at least one kidney. One thing is for sure though, this Christmas will be my Dell's last as 'main computer'. So it's soon to be goodbye XP, and hello Snow Leopard. It's been a good machine though I must say that, but its life is now over. Time to die.