Well, that wasn't fun.
Eight days of detox.
I didn't exactly see mice crawling down the walls, but my wife tells me I was getting a tad..."obstinant" was the word I think she used. I attribute it to words building under pressure, seeking egress, not finding any.
We took our computer to Apex, and they informed us it was well and truly pooched. The hard drive was recoverable, thank the silicon gods, but that was about all that survived. Our power supply spiked and burned; the machine overheated; ZOT! Ken was left hanging on a high wire, Net-less.
That hard drive? About the only decent component in what was largely a pile of crap. Apparently these guys see so many problems with computers from MDG that they keep parts in stock.
We now have an off-lease computer a year older than what we had--but just as fast and, I'm told, much better quality. You can tell picking the tower up: it weighs a good thirty pounds, whereas our old tower weighed less than half that.
I've read everyone's blogs, but don't have time to comment just yet. I work both tomorrow and Sunday, so my online presence will still be limited. But hey, it's good to get some words out. I've missed you all.
2 comments:
Good to have you back Ken!
Next time you are in the market for a computer, may I suggest a Mac Mini. Pretty cheap and you can use all your exisiting components from your PC, such as your monitor etc... I bought one last year after years of PC use and I haven't looked back!
Funny you should say that, Peter...I told Eva yesterday we might want to consider a Mac for our next. The reliability is legendary--or at least I've heard the legends.
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