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Posted by on May 12, 2009, 8:02 pm
My old computer has been a mishmash with ever more "McGyver-ed" parts.
But it's been working -- until last night. So I tried everything in my
bag of tricks and then wrapped up all the cords (it's a laptop but it
has a bunch of cords to make up for things that have broken) and took
it to a repair shop. The CD has been broken forever. And the USB port
is hanging by a thread (one of the cords is a plug-in USB port so that
I don't have to keep stressing the one on t he machine). The internal
mouse died. You get the drift.
Well, the young fellow was nice, but couldn't help chuckling. But he
checked it out and tried a couple things and then hooked it up to his
computer and then said something inside is fried. It's a 10 year old
computer running Windows 2000. But it's my computer. I'm writing this
on my husband's computer, which is truly his and loaded with work and
such and I can't put bookmarks on it and the like. So now the
negotiation begins. My newest sewing machine didn't cost me a cent.
Actually, we've never bought a sewing machine. My mom sent me the
first one and I've inherited the Pfaff and traded for the Janome 6600.
This computer is inherited. (You see, I'm working on my case that I
really, truly need a new computer, one that can run Photoshop and that
will connect to a scanner/printer.)
I'll check in but probably not every day. Take care and everybody hug
all around every day for me.
Sunny
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Posted by Polly Esther on May 12, 2009, 10:32 pm
Boat anchor. Polly
Sunny wrote...
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> My old computer has been a mishmash with ever more "McGyver-ed" parts.
> But it's been working -- until last night. So I tried everything in my
> bag of tricks and then wrapped up all the cords (it's a laptop but it
> has a bunch of cords to make up for things that have broken) and took
> it to a repair shop. The CD has been broken forever. And the USB port
> is hanging by a thread (one of the cords is a plug-in USB port so that
> I don't have to keep stressing the one on t he machine). The internal
> mouse died. You get the drift.
> Well, the young fellow was nice, but couldn't help chuckling. But he
> checked it out and tried a couple things and then hooked it up to his
> computer and then said something inside is fried. It's a 10 year old
> computer running Windows 2000. But it's my computer. I'm writing this
> on my husband's computer, which is truly his and loaded with work and
> such and I can't put bookmarks on it and the like. So now the
> negotiation begins. My newest sewing machine didn't cost me a cent.
> Actually, we've never bought a sewing machine. My mom sent me the
> first one and I've inherited the Pfaff and traded for the Janome 6600.
> This computer is inherited. (You see, I'm working on my case that I
> really, truly need a new computer, one that can run Photoshop and that
> will connect to a scanner/printer.)
> I'll check in but probably not every day. Take care and everybody hug
> all around every day for me.
> Sunny
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on May 13, 2009, 7:29 am
rushemphill@gmail.com wrote:
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> My old computer has been a mishmash with ever more "McGyver-ed" parts.
> But it's been working -- until last night. So I tried everything in my
> bag of tricks and then wrapped up all the cords (it's a laptop but it
> has a bunch of cords to make up for things that have broken) and took
> it to a repair shop. The CD has been broken forever. And the USB port
> is hanging by a thread (one of the cords is a plug-in USB port so that
> I don't have to keep stressing the one on t he machine). The internal
> mouse died. You get the drift.
>
> Well, the young fellow was nice, but couldn't help chuckling. But he
> checked it out and tried a couple things and then hooked it up to his
> computer and then said something inside is fried. It's a 10 year old
> computer running Windows 2000. But it's my computer. I'm writing this
> on my husband's computer, which is truly his and loaded with work and
> such and I can't put bookmarks on it and the like. So now the
> negotiation begins. My newest sewing machine didn't cost me a cent.
> Actually, we've never bought a sewing machine. My mom sent me the
> first one and I've inherited the Pfaff and traded for the Janome 6600.
> This computer is inherited. (You see, I'm working on my case that I
> really, truly need a new computer, one that can run Photoshop and that
> will connect to a scanner/printer.)
>
> I'll check in but probably not every day. Take care and everybody hug
> all around every day for me.
>
> Sunny
That sounds a bit like MY computer... It's wincing in sympathy! I can
run on this one for a while longer asit does everything I need, but when
it goes belly up...
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Michelle C on May 13, 2009, 10:02 pm
rushemphill@gmail.com wrote:
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> My old computer has been a mishmash with ever more "McGyver-ed" parts.
> But it's been working -- until last night. So I tried everything in my
> bag of tricks and then wrapped up all the cords (it's a laptop but it
> has a bunch of cords to make up for things that have broken) and took
> it to a repair shop. The CD has been broken forever. And the USB port
> is hanging by a thread (one of the cords is a plug-in USB port so that
> I don't have to keep stressing the one on t he machine). The internal
> mouse died. You get the drift.
>
> Well, the young fellow was nice, but couldn't help chuckling. But he
> checked it out and tried a couple things and then hooked it up to his
> computer and then said something inside is fried. It's a 10 year old
> computer running Windows 2000. But it's my computer. I'm writing this
> on my husband's computer, which is truly his and loaded with work and
> such and I can't put bookmarks on it and the like. So now the
> negotiation begins. My newest sewing machine didn't cost me a cent.
> Actually, we've never bought a sewing machine. My mom sent me the
> first one and I've inherited the Pfaff and traded for the Janome 6600.
> This computer is inherited. (You see, I'm working on my case that I
> really, truly need a new computer, one that can run Photoshop and that
> will connect to a scanner/printer.)
>
> I'll check in but probably not every day. Take care and everybody hug
> all around every day for me.
>
> Sunny
Sunny,
If you can't afford a new one, look on ebay. There are rebuilt ones
that are auctioned off for about $250. If I remember right, many of
them come with a 30 day warranty.
Best regards,
Michelle in NV
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Posted by Allison on May 14, 2009, 9:52 am
Michelle C wrote:
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> rushemphill@gmail.com wrote:
>> My old computer has been a mishmash with ever more "McGyver-ed" parts.
>> But it's been working -- until last night. So I tried everything in my
>> bag of tricks and then wrapped up all the cords (it's a laptop but it
>> has a bunch of cords to make up for things that have broken) and took
>> it to a repair shop. The CD has been broken forever. And the USB port
>> is hanging by a thread (one of the cords is a plug-in USB port so that
>> I don't have to keep stressing the one on t he machine). The internal
>> mouse died. You get the drift.
>> Well, the young fellow was nice, but couldn't help chuckling. But he
>> checked it out and tried a couple things and then hooked it up to his
>> computer and then said something inside is fried. It's a 10 year old
>> computer running Windows 2000. But it's my computer. I'm writing this
>> on my husband's computer, which is truly his and loaded with work and
>> such and I can't put bookmarks on it and the like. So now the
>> negotiation begins. My newest sewing machine didn't cost me a cent.
>> Actually, we've never bought a sewing machine. My mom sent me the
>> first one and I've inherited the Pfaff and traded for the Janome 6600.
>> This computer is inherited. (You see, I'm working on my case that I
>> really, truly need a new computer, one that can run Photoshop and that
>> will connect to a scanner/printer.)
>> I'll check in but probably not every day. Take care and everybody hug
>> all around every day for me.
>> Sunny
>
> Sunny,
>
> If you can't afford a new one, look on ebay. There are rebuilt ones
> that are auctioned off for about $250. If I remember right, many of
> them come with a 30 day warranty.
>
> Best regards,
> Michelle in NV
My Mom got a new-to-her computer by buying one that came off a business
lease. It was only a couple of years old. The store wiped the hard
drive, installed everything she wanted and gave her a one-year warranty.
She bought from a local computer store that she had dealt with before
so she had confidence in what they were doing. And the price was much
better than going with a brand new one.
Allison
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> But it's been working -- until last night. So I tried everything in my
> bag of tricks and then wrapped up all the cords (it's a laptop but it
> has a bunch of cords to make up for things that have broken) and took
> it to a repair shop. The CD has been broken forever. And the USB port
> is hanging by a thread (one of the cords is a plug-in USB port so that
> I don't have to keep stressing the one on t he machine). The internal
> mouse died. You get the drift.
> Well, the young fellow was nice, but couldn't help chuckling. But he
> checked it out and tried a couple things and then hooked it up to his
> computer and then said something inside is fried. It's a 10 year old
> computer running Windows 2000. But it's my computer. I'm writing this
> on my husband's computer, which is truly his and loaded with work and
> such and I can't put bookmarks on it and the like. So now the
> negotiation begins. My newest sewing machine didn't cost me a cent.
> Actually, we've never bought a sewing machine. My mom sent me the
> first one and I've inherited the Pfaff and traded for the Janome 6600.
> This computer is inherited. (You see, I'm working on my case that I
> really, truly need a new computer, one that can run Photoshop and that
> will connect to a scanner/printer.)
> I'll check in but probably not every day. Take care and everybody hug
> all around every day for me.
> Sunny