Saturday, November 08, 2008

I'm Back

We have been offline for two days now and just a few minutes ago Quest fixed our connection so I am back on line with a real posting instead of the Twitter posting which leaves a lot to be desired on all respects. I have rather sad news to relate however, in the time we have been off line Mark A came over and diagnosed our PC dead.

Our PC has been dying for sometime, in fact we may have killed the system ourselves, unknowingly but killed dead just the same. I have heard a fan slaving for the past couple of months now, every time we started the system you could hear a fan trying to start up. I should have taken the system in right then but I did not—I was sort of hoping the sound was a small issue—it was not. Something was not being cooled down. Actually it was something on the motherboard. Mark came over yesterday and we disconnected the big system—the biggest and best system I have ever owned. Major speed, storage and capability and I will miss the system. To repair or not repair, that is the question! The outfit which built the system are gone—they were just too good and pricey for their own good. I got good a number of deals on my equipment because Josh, a close friend of Mark A’s worked at the shop. Nothing “hot” mind you just some good prices on equipment that I would usually never consider because of price and sophistication. I got this “life-time” warranty on the system which has actually been picked up by a similar shop. I have thought about dragging my system in and having them “bench” it and at least perform an autopsy to see just what was the “cause of death”. But I am hesitant, I just know they would want a proof of sale of some kind, I would. Maybe I can check my bank account and maybe years ago there is some distant record for the computer purchase.

I am still thinking of replacing the unit with a system which may not have the speed or over all power but which will allow me to write, access the NET allow Dianne and I to be on system and on the NET at the same time. I don’t even need a new system for that; just one which boots and works. I have asked Mark A to be on the look out and he has a number of friends who are sort of in the computer industry and they might have access to affordable ‘used systems”. Economically this is not a good time to try and replace the “big guy”, But I hate having to rely totally on my lap top—I have had the Satellite for a number of years now and I would not be surprised if this system failed, and then we’d be un a real mess. It sounds like I need to make a healing chicken soup. Dianne is coughing and my throat is scratchy. I make healing chicken soup—I gotta go…I’m Back!!

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