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ESLPodcast 20 - Buying a New Computer
My computer has been acting up on me. It's a pretty old model, and I need to replace it. So I decided to call up my friend Kevin to ask for his two cents. Kevin is a computer whiz. He knows PC really well since he worked on them for years, but in his heart of hearts, he is a big Mac fan. So, I thought he would be good person to ask.
I have always used a PC. I do mostly word processing so I don't need anything fancy. But, I see people I know doing cool things with photos and video, so I’d like to take a crack at some new programs in the future.
Well, I called up Kevin to tell him what I needed. He immediately started throwing out specs: "You need at least a 2 Gigahertz processor and 1 Gig of memory, and make sure it has a writable DVD drive." "Whoa," I said. "All of that is way over my head. Let's back up for a minute." Then he laughed and said he had gotten carried away. "Okay," he said. "Let's start at the beginning. Now, the processor determines how easily and how fast you can use the programs on your computer. Got that?" I said that I did. Then he continued, "How much RAM memory you have is very important, too. Your computer will go faster the more you have. So, I recommend getting at least 1 Gigabyte of RAM memory." "I think I'm following you so far," I said. "Great," he said. Another thing you want is a drive that handles both CDs and DVDs. Some drives can just read DVDs and some can record onto blank ones. If you want to burn your own videos, you'll want a writable DVD drive. Remember though, that's just the computer itself. Don't forget that you'll need a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, and speakers."
"OK," I said. "I think I've got all that. Now, here's the burning question: Mac or PC?
He said: "Now that's a whole different thing. Do you have a couple of hours?"
No problem.
The Great Courses (by TTC, The Teaching Company)
The Great Courses也是非常好的更进一步学习英语的教材。跟大学的公开课类似，课程涵盖各类学科的内容。课程的难度大概是大学基础课程的难度，此外他们也有一些高中高年级的课程。The Great Courses相对于大学公开课来说，难度要稍微小一些，而且还有很多的非学术的，更好玩的兴趣课程，比如品酒，演讲，人际关系，健康生活之类的课程， 有兴趣的同学可以在电驴, torrent等等下载网站搜索一下，下来听听看看， 我个人感觉非常不错。
ESLPodcast 20 - Buying a New Computer
My computer has been acting up on me. It's a pretty old model, and I need to replace it. So I decided to call up my friend Kevin to ask for his two cents. Kevin is a computer whiz. He knows PC really well since he worked on them for years, but in his heart of hearts, he is a big Mac fan. So, I thought he would be good person to ask.
I have always used a PC. I do mostly word processing so I don't need anything fancy. But, I see people I know doing cool things with photos and video, so I’d like to take a crack at some new programs in the future.
Well, I called up Kevin to tell him what I needed. He immediately started throwing out specs: "You need at least a 2 Gigahertz processor and 1 Gig of memory, and make sure it has a writable DVD drive." "Whoa," I said. "All of that is way over my head. Let's back up for a minute." Then he laughed and said he had gotten carried away. "Okay," he said. "Let's start at the beginning. Now, the processor determines how easily and how fast you can use the programs on your computer. Got that?" I said that I did. Then he continued, "How much RAM memory you have is very important, too. Your computer will go faster the more you have. So, I recommend getting at least 1 Gigabyte of RAM memory." "I think I'm following you so far," I said. "Great," he said. Another thing you want is a drive that handles both CDs and DVDs. Some drives can just read DVDs and some can record onto blank ones. If you want to burn your own videos, you'll want a writable DVD drive. Remember though, that's just the computer itself. Don't forget that you'll need a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, and speakers."
"OK," I said. "I think I've got all that. Now, here's the burning question: Mac or PC?
He said: "Now that's a whole different thing. Do you have a couple of hours?"
No problem.
The Great Courses (by TTC, The Teaching Company)
The Great Courses也是非常好的更进一步学习英语的教材。跟大学的公开课类似，课程涵盖各类学科的内容。课程的难度大概是大学基础课程的难度，此外他们也有一些高中高年级的课程。The Great Courses相对于大学公开课来说，难度要稍微小一些，而且还有很多的非学术的，更好玩的兴趣课程，比如品酒，演讲，人际关系，健康生活之类的课程， 有兴趣的同学可以在电驴, torrent等等下载网站搜索一下，下来听听看看， 我个人感觉非常不错。
