So my beautiful 22" widescreen Samsung computer monitor went on the fritz the other day. I went from a perfect picture to a flickering screen to no picture whatsoever over the course of a few days.
Either I have the worst luck in the world or Gremlins are real and there's one living under my bed.
The only good thing is that I'm still under the 3 year warranty, so I should be a phone call away from getting that taken care of.
I hope.
Tune in next week as I complain about my keyboard having spontaneously burst into flames.
Showing posts with label computer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer. Show all posts
Friday, August 6, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The operation was a success: My computer's alive!
I installed Windows 7 Home Premium OS yesterday without a hitch and am back up and running in fit and fighting shape. Today, I'm reinstalling all the programs and software I need.
Here's a word of advice for anyone with a new computer or someone who's computer is running slow and thinking of doing a clean install and starting over.....find and use the free software out there.
Why waste money on bloated, expensive, and memory-hoggish big-name software, when you can find free software that works just as well or better and leaves a much smaller memory footprint? Do it and your computer (as well as your impatience) will thank you.
For instance, instead of McAfee or Symantec Norton Antivirus software, use the free Avira AntiVir.
Instead of Adobe Reader, use Foxit Reader.
Instead of the Microsoft Office suite, use the Open Office suite.
Here's an article with a decent list of recommendations of free software:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361876,00.asp
Here's a word of advice for anyone with a new computer or someone who's computer is running slow and thinking of doing a clean install and starting over.....find and use the free software out there.
Why waste money on bloated, expensive, and memory-hoggish big-name software, when you can find free software that works just as well or better and leaves a much smaller memory footprint? Do it and your computer (as well as your impatience) will thank you.
For instance, instead of McAfee or Symantec Norton Antivirus software, use the free Avira AntiVir.
Instead of Adobe Reader, use Foxit Reader.
Instead of the Microsoft Office suite, use the Open Office suite.
Here's an article with a decent list of recommendations of free software:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361876,00.asp
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
If my computer only had a brain...
I have been using the release candidate for Windows 7 for free as part of their beta testing for the past year. Starting in March, it went to limited use and started to reboot my computer every 2 hours. Today, it finally expired and my computer is sitting here without a brain. I belatedly (of course) put in an order for an OEM copy of Windows 7 Home Premium through Amazon, so hopefully it won't be long before I'm back up and running. On the plus side, I paid for 80% of the new OS with amazon giftcards earned through swagbucks.com (something I'll talk about in a later post).
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