Today was another long drive as I had an appointment on the other side of the state. The day started out lovely and bright and with the lilacs and the fruit trees blooming, and the flowers out, it was a beautiful ride, both over and back.
I arrived home late in the day, had a chance to have a quick dinner alone, fix a plate of left overs for Hubby before leaving for my evening meeting.
That meeting went well, and quickly, enabling me to get home in time to watch my favorite TV show, NCIS!
I do not believe I mentioned this, but my long time readers will all be laughing, as I fill you in on another computer illness. Now I have the worst luck with computers of anyone I know. I chalk it up to having a strange magnetic field emanating from my body! I cannot wear a watch, as within a week it dies. Whatever the cause, if I touch a machine long enough, it breaks.
We have had our master, desktop machine for 3 years. We don’t use it much for actual work. We use it for storage, as the master of our wireless system, and for things like taxes, the annual Christmas letter and scanning.
I went in the other morning, after a power interruption and the machine would not start! So I unhooked everything, and drove it down to my computer gurus. The diagnosis? A blown Power Unit, a blown Video Card, and seriously outdated drivers.
A considerable amount of money later, the machine is back and plugged in and working. And the curse goes on. At least this time, it was simple hardware replacement, but I am looking over my shoulder for the next computer disaster!
I think I will have to start chanting or something to the Gods, for better computer karma! What do you think?
Your computer system must be bewitched, best thing is let your doggy (I don’t know who it is exactly) work for you so nothing would happen.
So far, since the 4 years I use a computer now I never had any problem except when Lisa (the cat) had peed on my laptop and I had to buy a new one !
Outdated drivers-is this not a newer computer or were you able to resurrect your old one last time? At any rate, I would agree on one thing – you definitely have a magnetic personality. Don’t know for certain about the magnetic field but am well acquainte with the magnetic, wonderful, loving, person-ality.
You must be such a “powerful” personality, the computer can not take the “power” surges… 🙂 (haha, sorry that was bad)
Anyway I hope things stay fixed for a while at least.
Love the pic of your dog watching a movie? Or is it news…
You must be related to my Mr Mar, no matter where he goes, pc’s won’t work when needed, the copying machine won’t copy, tv sets die on him at hotel rooms, you get the idea!
Wishing you better luck this time 🙂
Hahah you sure do have a special magnetic field coming from you 🙂
I know, I know, you’re not a Mac person, but I have to say that in all my years of owning Macs, I’ve only ever needed the odd new battery or power cable. I’ve upgraded a few times out of “want” not necessity. And it can run windows programs and translate Windows files;) My husband “suffers” upstairs with his PC, virus checking, stalling, slowing down, constant updates of programs, patches, and the like. But he is a PC man and won’t budge. So I (probably smugly) sit on the couch with my Macbook Pro and play, or work, with no hassles. Such is life!