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It’s taking me longer to set up the new laptop than it should

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I’ve had my new laptop for almost two weeks now and can you believe that I’m still working on installing software and moving files over from my other two computers? In fact, I’ve barely installed anything on the new laptop other than the barebones that I need to do my work.

I don’t know why I’m being so slow in getting this new computer set up. Usually I just get busy transferring files and installing software and adjusting things until I”m happy with the settings on a new computer, but this time I’m just not doing that.

Maybe it’s because this computer is Windows 7 it’s a little different than what I”m used to? I don’t really think that’s the cause … I mean, Windows 7 is different that Windows XP, but not all that different and well, I’ve been working with computers since back in the old 286 days. I’ve worked with everything from Dos to having to put in 5.25″ Floppy drives to run Word Perfect. Uh Huh … It’s not the new system … it’s me. I’m just in a funk I guess.

I’ve been very stressed lately so I’m sure that’s contributing. We also bought an iPod and a Flip camcorder around the same time as the new laptop so I’m trying to teach myself how to use all three things at once. That’s probably adding to my stress. LOL I’ve found that when I get too stress with all the computer stuff I just turn on my old laptop and work with that one for a while, or I pack everything up and head for bed, put on my tretinoin cream and try to get some sleep and hope that everything will look fresh in the morning.

Have you ever taken longer than you though you would to set up a new computer?





Finally bought a new Laptop!

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Well, as I just said in a recent post on my other blog I finally broke down and bought a new laptop.

I really didn’t want to spend the money since we don’t have a lot of extra money, but my current laptop is getting really slow and it’s hard drive is filling up. Yes I do have an external hard drive, but I’ve moved everything I can move over to the external hard drive and I still have only 25 gb of free space … not a lot when you do a lot of graphic intensive work on your computer!

So … about two weeks ago I started seriously looking at new laptops. I started by looking online and just deciding what features I wanted. I new I wanted a laptop with a decent sized hard drive, a fast CPU, and a very good graphics card and display.

I spent a whole weekend looking at computers online and then looking in a few stores nearby just to physically see some of the models I’d been eying online. I looked at everything from HP Notebooks to compaq desktops and then I finally settled on an Asus N53JF.

The computer that I bought online finally arrived on Monday afternoon and ever since it arrived I’ve been busy trying to move files over from my old laptop to the new one. the only thing that I’m really stuck on is that I’ve been using an old outdated copy of Eudora for my email on my old laptop and I want to transfer all my email and email settings to the new computer but I’m having trouble. Any hints?

What I’ve done so far is to install Thunderbird onto the old laptop and it picked up all of the mail and mail settings from my copy of Eudora but of course there’s no export in Thunderbird … so now I’m trying to figure out how to make a new profile in Thunderbird on the new computer and then I’ll try to add the Thunderbird profile from the old computer to the new computer’s Thunderbird. Does that sounds about right to those who know what I’m talking about?

I think I need a new computer

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I think sometime in the new year I might be looking for a new computer. Actually, I’ll be looking for new laptop to be specific. My laptop has been acting up lately.

My laptop is getting slow and while I’m working on it I can hear (and feel!) the DVD drive working … sometimes the dvd/cd holder pops open on it’s own without me hitting any buttons at all. I’ve checked the computer many times recently for viruses or malware and I can’t find anything wrong with it. It just seems to be acting up.

It is four years old after all!

I’m going to be in the Ottawa area in the new year and while I’m there I might visit a friend in Quebec … maybe I’ll do a little ordis (computer) shopping while I’m there. LOL No matter where I am, there’s almost always some amazing sales at the beginning of the year as stores sell off their old and or excess inventory.

Should I get a Mac or a Netbook?

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I’ve been thinking about getting a new computer. For a while I was thinking of getting a Mac. I’m a diehard PC user, but I’ve always wanted to have a Mac as well …

But there are so many choices these days. I mean, I don’t need another full computer. I just want a backup or rather one that’s easier to travel with .. ie take outside with me in the backyard when I want to sit outside and enjoy my garden while I work or take with me when I travel. So I’ve been kind of thinking of getting one of the new netbooks.

It would be idea if I could get both a Mac and a Netbook, but we just don’t have that much spare cash. I know these are two very different types of computers that I’m talking about and I’d use them each differently … I guess the Mac would probably give me more of what I need. Which would you get if you were going to buy either a Mac or a netbook?

I should be able to hook our Wii up to our new TV soon

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Well I still haven’t been able to get our Wii to work with our new TV. That’s the problem when you buy the thinnest plasma TV on the market … it lacks a lot of ports in the back!

We’ve tried to hook up the Wii through our receiver and that hasn’t worked either so about two and a half weeks ago I broke down and bought a composite to HDMI converter that upconverts the composite cable feed to 720p. It’s supposed to work well with Wii consoles …. so if it ever arrives from Florida I guess I’ll find out if that’s the solution to our problem or not.

Why does it take so long for packages to be sent from the US to Canada?

I certainly wasn’t using our Wii as much as I should have been lately … but now that I can’t use it at all I’m quite disappointed. I’ve been using the Wii as a workout tool doing Golds Gym boxing and Wii fitness as well as a few games. It certainly helped to keep me in shape (or to attempt to get me into shape) throughout the winter.

Now I’m also looking into getting a KVM switch to hook up our three computers, but I think I need to learn a little more about them before I bi. Anyone use one of these things?

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