hows your day going ?

Post by **fluffy** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:09 pm

See...I knew they couldn't just win the game.
I hate it when that happens.

Post by **Psychotic_Carp** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:04 pm

Spent most of my day setting up my dads new computer, why am I the only one in my family that can run a computer properly?

Post by **WebPayne** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:08 pm

What did he get?

Post by **Hella** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:18 pm

Psychotic_Carp wrote:why am I the only one in my family that can run a computer properly?

I'm in the same boat!

I had to drive two hours to my Grandmother's house to show her how to open solitaire on her PC because she swore up and down that it was not where I told her it was. It was.

I get phone calls from my parents in Jersey, sister in PA all the time asking me to fix their machines over the phone. That'll work.

Post by **Rusty** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:08 pm

Hella wrote:
Psychotic_Carp wrote:why am I the only one in my family that can run a computer properly?
I'm in the same boat!

I had to drive two hours to my Grandmother's house to show her how to open solitaire on her PC because she swore up and down that it was not where I told her it was. It was.

I get phone calls from my parents in Jersey, sister in PA all the time asking me to fix their machines over the phone. That'll work.

Ny brother is very computer literate and my parents are able to get by, my dad moreso than my mom. My dad is able to do lots of stuff and has been using computers for about 20 years now. My mom didn't switch over to typing papers on a computer instead of a typewriter until the late 1990s, but gets by with her iMac for the limited things she uses it for - email and word processing mostly.

Post by **Psychotic_Carp** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:41 pm

he got a dell dude (with the windows media center)

did you drive over the river and through the snow?....

you might want to install tightvnc on her computer

http://www.tightvnc.com/

Post by **Rusty** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:29 pm

I actually packed my lunch early this morning and stuck it in the fridge. I usually pack it just before I leave. So as a result, I forget to take it with me to work which I hadn't done in a couple of years. I also didn't have my id badge since I keep it attached to my lunch bag until I leave so that I won;t forget it. I knew that no one would even notice that I wasn't wearing it, though. Plus, I went to the cafeteria at the end of the lunch period to get a slice of pizza and some fries and they gave them to me free. Free food - yay!

I've been kind of tired this evening from not getting enough sleep lately. I'm looking forward to vacation when I can catch up somewhat. It's starting to snow again, though, so I'll probably have to get up early to do the drive and sidewalks.

Post by **Hella** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:13 pm

Psychotic_Carp wrote:he got a dell dude (with the windows media center)

Ali's computer died last night, and we ordered her a new Dell this morning.

It's going to take a while to bring her over to a Mac.

Post by **Psychotic_Carp** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:14 pm

Hella wrote:
Ali's computer died last night, and we ordered her a new Dell this morning.

It's going to take a while to bring her over to a Mac.

what did it do? chances are I could easily fix it. There is no point to moving her over to a mac from what they say the macs might start moving to the intel chip in jan. once that happenes you can just install the os on it so she can try it, and you can have a dual boot system.

Post by **Hella** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:28 am

Psychotic_Carp wrote:
Hella wrote:
Ali's computer died last night, and we ordered her a new Dell this morning.

It's going to take a while to bring her over to a Mac.
what did it do? chances are I could easily fix it. There is no point to moving her over to a mac from what they say the macs might start moving to the intel chip in jan. once that happenes you can just install the os on it so she can try it, and you can have a dual boot system.

It was her machine's time. When I am down there next week I am going to put the old hard drive into another machine to get her files.

She got a good deal on the new one, and it saves a ton of aggravation of getting the old one fixed.

Post by **Psychotic_Carp** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 am

What kind of processor did it have and what did it do?

Post by **Hella** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:14 am

Psychotic_Carp wrote:What kind of processor did it have and what did it do?

I really don't know. The machine is 3 or 4 years old, and it would have cost her 200 some odd dollars for Geek Squad to try and fix it, and for another $100 she could just get a new machine. She then spent another $200 on top of that to get a better model and free shipping. When I am down in Houston next week I am going to look at it, and see what I am able to salvage, if anything.

She needed a new machine, there was so much crap going on in the background, stuff I couldn't stop or even know what it was doing. It was all crap that was preloaded when she got it, and I didn't have my discs to format it. This way, she starts off with a good machine, I'll put the old hard drive in there so she can get her files, then I am going to make the old hard drive a slave drive. I can also install what I want on her machine in the way of virus and spyware protection to make sure it stays safe and secure until I am living down there full time when I watch it all the time.

Post by **Psychotic_Carp** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:20 am

Im too cheap to do that, I would have wiped the hard drive and started over if i had to.

Post by **Hella** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:23 am

Psychotic_Carp wrote:Im too cheap to do that, I would have wiped the hard drive and started over if i had to.

She would loose way too many pictures and files. Plus, the computer wouldn't even turn on. I think it is a mother board issue, but it's hard to tell from 1,500 miles away.

Post by **Psychotic_Carp** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:12 am

Always backup the things most important to you

Its probably just the switch in the back or its not plugged in