{"id":991,"date":"2014-11-26T11:30:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/?p=991"},"modified":"2014-12-03T17:01:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T21:01:38","slug":"time-to-upgrade-reginas-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/2014\/11\/26\/time-to-upgrade-reginas-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to upgrade Regina’s laptop!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Filming the video “Awayo” in the Moi Tribe 6 years ago using\u00a0my old laptop (with Ben Smallbone).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Six\u00a0years ago, God provided a refurbished MacBook Pro laptop which I’ve been using for field video work as well as personal use. \u00a0The laptop has seen some great times. \u00a0It’s been used in the Moi tribe, working on the Awayo video. \u00a0It’s ingested footage at Wayumi, worked in the Philippines, laid out\u00a0newsletters, done local interviews, and so much more.<\/p>\n

And now it’s time to part paths. \u00a0Not just because I want to upgrade, but because when we were filming Shane’s video in Wisconsin, I was a little concerned about the hard drive running out of space and crashing. \u00a0It got all the way down to about 12mb. \u00a0Another inciting event was when my work machine was upgraded to Adobe Creative Cloud 2014 \u2014 I knew the laptop could not upgrade and still function.<\/p>\n

I was holding off the upgrade to maximize resources, and because it’s been a great little machine and computers change so quickly! \u00a0I wanted\u00a0this one to last as long as possible and then get a newer model to replace it \u2014 so that model can see a lot of use too.<\/p>\n

Project Costs:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now the time has come to upgrade my laptop! \u00a0The cost will be $3187.42 for a refurbished MacBook Pro laptop. $1000 in gifts has already been set aside for this project, so it has a jump-start. One third\u00a0of the project is funded!<\/p>\n

Cost breakdown of $3187.42:<\/p>\n

Computer: $2629<\/p>\n

Service Plan: \u00a0$349<\/p>\n

Adaptor Cable: $29<\/p>\n

Tax: $180.42<\/p>\n

Goal: \u00a0I’m trying to raise funds for this through December.<\/p>\n

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Purchasing a new laptop has\u00a0several benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Current editing software.<\/strong> \u00a0 We just upgraded our video editing suite to the latest version of Adobe Creative Cloud, and Apple is releasing a new OS. \u00a0I use the laptop when we work on video shoots stateside or overseas, and this will allow it to function smoothly.<\/p>\n

2. Current Operating System Software.<\/strong> \u00a0Apple is releasing a new OS, Yosemite, and my old laptop is two operating systems behind. \u00a0This new laptop will have the specs it needs to have the current OS.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a01 TB flash drive.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0My old laptop has been running out of space. \u00a0Having a larger drive, especially a solid state, will be more reliable and effective.<\/p>\n

4. Speed.<\/strong> \u00a0Let’s just face it – this new computer will be faster across the board! \u00a02.6Ghz quad-core processor, with 16GB ram and 2GB built-in to the graphics card. \u00a0This will allow me to work faster to maximize processing time on location.<\/p>\n

4. Refurbished.<\/strong> \u00a0 Purchasing a refurbished machine will save money while still being able to have current features.<\/p>\n

5. Use of resources.<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0I’ve been thinking about upgrading for the past three years, but just haven’t had a peace about purchasing a new model. \u00a0I wanted my old computer to last as long as possible to get the best use out of it. \u00a0 Now the time has come to update my six-year-old computer!<\/p>\n

6. \u00a0Impact for the lost. \u00a0<\/strong>Of course, the main benefit is that the videos we make help with mobilizing missionaries\u00a0and fundraising, so that more unreached people groups will hear the Gospel. \u00a0This tool will help us continue to make great videos. \u00a0 One of our latest videos is about funding People Group Assessments\u00a0\u2014 that means\u00a0research and survey trips to find unreached people, so that new missionaries can move into locations with no access to the Gospel.<\/p>\n

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Link to computer details:<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/store.apple.com\/us\/product\/G0PU2LL\/A\/refurbished-154-inch-macbook-pro-26ghz-quad-core-intel-i7-with-retina-display<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Would you like to help with the project? If so, you have several options.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Write\u00a0a check made out to New Tribes Mission, and mail it to: New Tribes Mission, 1000 E 1st St, Sanford, FL 32771-1487. \u00a0Include a note “for the ministry of Regina Rodman\/laptop project”<\/p>\n

2. Give Online by credit card.<\/a>\u00a0Just enter an amount on the give page on my blog, hit submit, and it will let you checkout on usa.ntm.org. Also, in step 1 you can click to “add instructions for the finance office”. \u00a0Type “laptop project” in the comment space. \u00a0 Also note that missionaries pay\u00a0a 2.2% transaction fee.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0To give by debit card call the NTM Finance office at 866-547-2460.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Six\u00a0years ago, God provided a refurbished MacBook Pro laptop which I’ve been using for field video work as well as personal use. \u00a0The laptop has seen some great times. \u00a0It’s been used in the Moi tribe, working on the Awayo video. \u00a0It’s ingested footage at Wayumi, worked in the Philippines, laid out\u00a0newsletters, done local interviews, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":448,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-ministry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/448"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}