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My Computer: Part II

Michael’s friend called a few days ago to let us know that the computer had arrived and he expected to get the processor in soon. However, the were a few things mentioned at the beginning of the phone call that made me worried when I overheard it. I hadn’t been super excited about shipping my computer off so I wasn’t really happy to hear some “Oh noes” and “What happened.” Turns out that the case got smashed in where my power supply sits. I’ve been assured that nothing other than the case was damaged. I think I’ll remain skeptical until I have it sitting here and powered on at my own desk.

I haven’t received any updates since then so I really don’t know when it will be back on its way. I really hope that it’s soon because I’m trying to work on some new designs/themes and it’s a bit of a challenge with a smaller screen.

My Computer: Part I

The saga of my computer troubles begins more than a month ago. I say saga and not tragedy because I am holding out for a happy ending. And so I start where most stories begin: the beginning.

When I first got my computer around March 2007 I was ecstatic. My little Toshiba laptop had done me well throughout college but it was beginning to show its age. My husband (then fiance) got a new computer for me for my birthday, albeit I didn’t get it for a few months later. Almost immediately we realized that the Acer monitor had a major flaw: there was not enough space in the inset created for the DVI cable for it to properly connect. It took a bit of holding our tongues just the right way to get it to work. But once we finally got video everything was fine and continued to be fine. However, the ordeal would have to be repeated each time we moved. This I could deal with; it was only a slight annoyance.

After a while the monitor started to have other issues, namely burn in. Once I had been using a program for any length of time ghost images would be left when the program was closed. When the monitor was turned off for a while and then turned back on the ghost images would be gone and all was fine again, so I told myself no big deal, it’s not permanent, I can deal with it.

That was just the beginning. Continue reading…