My desktop pc has been playing up for a while now, which is not that surprising as it’s over 5 years old, but it’s now gotten to the point where I can’t work around the problem any more. Ergo, the Beast is going to get a new hard drive. Until I get it back I’ll have to make do with my teeny tiny laptop…if it still works.
If I don’t answer your comments, it’s because the laptop curled up its toes from neglect. I’ll catch up with everyone when the Beast is back up and running.
cheers,
Meeks
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July 11th, 2022 at 5:19 am
Best of luck getting the beast up and running again, Andrea. I’m impressed that you know how to do that. 🙂
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July 11th, 2022 at 7:15 am
Thanks, Diana, but I have a wonderful tech guy who does all the heavy lifting for me. One day though, I /am/ going to learn how to build my own…just not yet. 😀 😀 😀
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July 13th, 2022 at 10:15 pm
That’s great that you have someone knowledgeable that you trust. 🙂 And I’m sure you will build your own.
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July 14th, 2022 at 7:44 am
-grin- One day. This is very much a long term aspiration!
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July 14th, 2022 at 8:11 am
I’m sure you could figure it out. It’s probably easier than it looks. It’s just a machine.
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July 14th, 2022 at 5:48 pm
lmao – yes, but a machine with a heck of a lot of cables and things. 😉
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July 14th, 2022 at 10:48 pm
Thingy’s and doodads.
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July 15th, 2022 at 9:46 am
See! I knew you were a techie too. 😀 😀
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July 9th, 2022 at 3:58 am
Do you know, Meeks, I have never worked on a desktop computer. I have three laptops that I use, two ipads and two iphones.
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July 9th, 2022 at 10:38 am
-gasp- Seriously? Even at work????? I do have a teeny laptop but I hate it. Hate the tiny screen, hate the tiny keyboard and LOATHE the track ball/pad. I only use it when I have to go out to teach. Then I plug in a standard sized keyboard and a mouse.
I guess this is where the generational divide really bites.
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July 9th, 2022 at 8:53 pm
Especially at wor 😂🤣
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July 10th, 2022 at 7:42 am
Gawd…these are the times I feel very old. lol
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July 8th, 2022 at 11:43 am
Bring back the Beast! I feel like I’m at the wrestling matches or a monster truck show. 🤣
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July 8th, 2022 at 6:59 pm
lmao – it’s back! Bruised but unbeaten. [I may have kicked it once or twice…].
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:11 am
Good luck with the upgrade. 🙂
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:25 am
I’m back! The upgrade was a lot faster, and more painless, than I thought it would be. Except to my hip pocket, of course. lol
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July 12th, 2022 at 6:46 am
Of course. 😦 … congratulations though. 🙂
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July 12th, 2022 at 9:27 am
Thank you, thank you. 🙂
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July 8th, 2022 at 5:26 am
Good Luck with your refit…I know what it’s like when our favoured machine won’t play nicely 🙂
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:26 am
Yeah, we’ve got to the point where we really can’t live without them.
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July 7th, 2022 at 11:57 pm
You’re replacing your own hard drive? I did that once, 40 years ago. Now I have Lin (my tech guru).
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:29 am
Oh no! I have an Abraham. 😀 That said, I asked him if he’d teach me how to build my own pc one day…when the pandemic is over. He said yes, so that will be a huge challenge some time in the future. 🙂
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July 8th, 2022 at 11:16 am
Nothing scares you, does it? Oh my.
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July 8th, 2022 at 11:34 am
-cough- lots of things scare me. My Dad had dementia for the last ten or so years of his life. Learning new things reassures me that I’m not heading that way, or at least not /yet/. Besides, I haven’t done it yet, have I? lol
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July 8th, 2022 at 11:52 pm
I am sorry to hear that. My bil suffers that also and my sister is struggling with the same issues you are I suspect. My heart goes out to you.
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July 9th, 2022 at 10:48 am
Thank you. I don’t know if this works for everyone, but I found that reassuring Dad that his forgetfulness wasn’t that unusual helped to keep him on a more even keel. He still knew at some level, but mostly he stayed happy doing what he /could/ rather than panicking about what he’d lost.
That was just ‘mild’ dementia though, not Alzheimers. I hope it’s just dementia for your sister’s sake too. -hugs-
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July 7th, 2022 at 6:15 pm
We all live in dread of this day, pity they aren’t clever enough to fix themselves, isn’t it?
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:31 am
lol – but then how could we have planned obsolescence? The global economy would crash. 😉
I would love a self-fixing anything. As all my appliances were 12 to 15 years old, I’ve had to replace so many over the last couple of years. I guess I should just be grateful they lasted as long as they did.
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July 8th, 2022 at 6:05 pm
I have often wondered why some things seem to last forever and others don’t. and why we always seem to have the latter?
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July 8th, 2022 at 6:55 pm
Yeah, funny about that. These days it’s all about the money. 😦
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July 9th, 2022 at 4:29 am
Isn’t everything?
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July 9th, 2022 at 10:36 am
Yup. 😦
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July 7th, 2022 at 4:25 pm
Ain’t technology grand!?!? Except when it isn’t, that is.
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:31 am
lmao! Truer words were never spoken. 😉
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July 7th, 2022 at 3:17 pm
Good Luck for the same🤞
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:32 am
Thank you. 🙂
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July 7th, 2022 at 2:35 pm
Good luck with the Beast’s revamp!
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:32 am
‘Twas relatively painless, except for the bill at the end. 😉
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July 8th, 2022 at 12:12 pm
👍
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July 7th, 2022 at 10:26 am
Retrofitted? Regurgitated? Reinvented? Repurposed? Revamped?
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:39 am
LMAO! Something like that. With me though, any expenditure is a case of need not want. 😉
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July 7th, 2022 at 10:23 am
My 2015 refitted (? can’t think of the right word before a nap) Macbook is still doing fine. I’m trying to get a new one soon – but only because of some things I need to keep up with software for.
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July 8th, 2022 at 10:41 am
I’ve only ever used a Mac once, and that was…35 years ago. Hated it so never tried it again. To be honest, I hate Windows now too, but everything I use is on it, and if I ever go back to teaching, that’s what I’ll be teaching, otherwise I’d almost be tempted.
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July 8th, 2022 at 11:08 am
I have loved every single one of my Macs. Husband complains a lot about the random updatings of Windows on his PCs. I just smile and click. Am about to get a new shiny Airbook (?) with lots of memory and a fast processor – and a nice stable operating system. AND a better camera – so people will see me in high res (not necessarily a good thing). 🙂
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July 8th, 2022 at 11:36 am
I empathize with your husband but not enough to get a Mac. 😀 😀 😀
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July 8th, 2022 at 12:08 pm
I proselytize not at all. Just describe my happiness since we bought our first personal computer, the Mac XL (a converted $10K Lisa with new Mac software and marketing that I still miss), and plunged into the future.
Maybe we’re kindred spirits somehow, but it has always been hand in glove for me (waldoes?).
Now I take any help I can get, and have been satisfied with every update. Windows terrifies me. YMMV
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July 8th, 2022 at 6:57 pm
-giggles- ‘Windows terrifies me’ is how I feel about Linux. I actually did a bit of browsing re Linux today, but it’s a step too far. We all have our comfort zones. 🙂
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July 9th, 2022 at 9:16 am
I can’t afford to spend energy on learning new things I don’t actually desperately need, so stability in my computing platform is very important.
Eldest daughter implied they’re ordering it THIS weekend, so I’m going to wait for it, if possible.
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July 9th, 2022 at 10:35 am
That’s exciting. I hope you do a kind of ‘review’ once you get it and it’s up and running.
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July 9th, 2022 at 12:17 pm
I learn – as soon as I need things. I can still do that, albeit slowly – glad the brain is still there. As soon as a couple of things are done, it’ll be somewhat better. Ever the optimist.
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July 10th, 2022 at 7:47 am
I’m a need-to-know type learner as well. 🙂
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July 8th, 2022 at 11:09 am
To each her own.
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July 8th, 2022 at 11:35 am
lol – I may cave one day.
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