I'm typing this on the new computer!
Apr. 13th, 2013 06:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xerinmichellexSo, our computer crashed on Monday, which was a traumatic day because, two months prior to this, my brother's desktop died, so I had the only working computer. It's not like I'm bad at sharing. But, I didn't want what happened to our main computer happen to mine because I need a computer for writing; so whenever my mom was using it, I just happened to be in the same room, sitting at the desk. Okay, I hovered around like a Helicopter Parent. Thankfully, the new CPU shipped and was delivered quicker than was predicted (Thank you, Dell!), and we can go back to a two-computer household. We've got the main one that's got the internet (I've forgotten how quiet computers are when they run) and I've got my laptop all to myself. (The precious--it's come back to usssss.)
(I don't really want to think about all the things I lost in the computer crash. Things like all my icons/graphics/gifs, my layout codes, bookmarked internet pages, etc. Luckily, none of my writing materials were on the main computer--all that's on my laptop. You can bet that this unforeseen crash has made me hyper-vigilant about saving all my writing stuff on my flashdrive [especially when I begin writing on the book].)
Along with the new computer comes a new operating system. I don't think I've ever mentioned this, but I'm sort of a Luddite when it comes to new technology. Like, I would not be one of those people who, when Apple debuts a new iPhone, stands in line to get the new model, even though my current iPhone is in good condition. (I'm still using the cellphone I got in 2009. Meanwhile, both my mom and brother have upgraded theirs twice.) Pretty sure I get this from my dad. I mean, he was so hesitant to get a DVD player when they first came out. He even bought a couple of DVD's two years prior to us finally getting a DVD player.
I was raised that if it still works, you keep it until it doesn't work. Hell, even when my brother snapped the heads off my Barbie dolls, my dad--rather than get me a new one--would cram Barbie's head back on and say, "Here you go. Good as new." (Only she wasn't because she was just a head and shoulders...and I would shove her in the bottom of my "Barbie bag" and never see her again.) So, even if both my iPod's (which I got for my high school graduation...7 years ago) and laptop's (going on 5 years) batteries don't hold their charge like they used to, I don't have an itch to get new models that have higher working batteries. My iPod works fine for the few minutes I listen to it; my laptop works just fine on its AC adapter. I know they could work better if I got the BRAND! NEW! THING! But...eh, as long as I have something to type and research on, I'm good.
The downside is that I sometimes get sentimental feelings towards the technology I do have. I was upset when my desktop went on the fritz because I had had that thing since 7th grade. I used it for all my school assignments, playing The Sims (1 and 2), and it was the computer I wrote my first manuscript on. Not to mention, my dad bought it for me: my first really, really expensive purchase I ever received. And even though it doesn't work like it should, I haven't gotten rid of it yet. It's in my room, acting as a window seat for my cats. I weep for my old age because I really think I might turn into a hoarder--a hoarder of broken down technology.
Back to the operating system: We got Windows 7 simply because I--and my mom--don't need the tiles on Windows 8. I like Windows 7. It's a lot easier to navigate than I thought it would, and it reminds me of Windows XP. However, I'm really, really pissed that, because we were running Windows XP for so long, most--if not all--of our programs aren't compatible with Windows 7. Why do I have to go out and buy the new WordPerfect, when I've still got WordPerfect 2002 that does everything I'll ever need it to do? *shakes cane* (Oh, fuck, I'll have to download the iTunes that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rhoda_rants complained about because my Version 10 was on the old computer. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DIE COMPUTER?! WHY?!) Also, it may just be our screen resolution, but do things look smaller on the OS? The font on my LJ is really teeny-tiny. I'll have to fuss around with that.
There will probably come a time when we'll have to upgrade to Windows 8. I'll resist as long as I can, I promise you that. Or, perhaps, it'll be Windows 20 by the time this computer crashes (knock on wood).
(I don't really want to think about all the things I lost in the computer crash. Things like all my icons/graphics/gifs, my layout codes, bookmarked internet pages, etc. Luckily, none of my writing materials were on the main computer--all that's on my laptop. You can bet that this unforeseen crash has made me hyper-vigilant about saving all my writing stuff on my flashdrive [especially when I begin writing on the book].)
Along with the new computer comes a new operating system. I don't think I've ever mentioned this, but I'm sort of a Luddite when it comes to new technology. Like, I would not be one of those people who, when Apple debuts a new iPhone, stands in line to get the new model, even though my current iPhone is in good condition. (I'm still using the cellphone I got in 2009. Meanwhile, both my mom and brother have upgraded theirs twice.) Pretty sure I get this from my dad. I mean, he was so hesitant to get a DVD player when they first came out. He even bought a couple of DVD's two years prior to us finally getting a DVD player.
I was raised that if it still works, you keep it until it doesn't work. Hell, even when my brother snapped the heads off my Barbie dolls, my dad--rather than get me a new one--would cram Barbie's head back on and say, "Here you go. Good as new." (Only she wasn't because she was just a head and shoulders...and I would shove her in the bottom of my "Barbie bag" and never see her again.) So, even if both my iPod's (which I got for my high school graduation...7 years ago) and laptop's (going on 5 years) batteries don't hold their charge like they used to, I don't have an itch to get new models that have higher working batteries. My iPod works fine for the few minutes I listen to it; my laptop works just fine on its AC adapter. I know they could work better if I got the BRAND! NEW! THING! But...eh, as long as I have something to type and research on, I'm good.
The downside is that I sometimes get sentimental feelings towards the technology I do have. I was upset when my desktop went on the fritz because I had had that thing since 7th grade. I used it for all my school assignments, playing The Sims (1 and 2), and it was the computer I wrote my first manuscript on. Not to mention, my dad bought it for me: my first really, really expensive purchase I ever received. And even though it doesn't work like it should, I haven't gotten rid of it yet. It's in my room, acting as a window seat for my cats. I weep for my old age because I really think I might turn into a hoarder--a hoarder of broken down technology.
Back to the operating system: We got Windows 7 simply because I--and my mom--don't need the tiles on Windows 8. I like Windows 7. It's a lot easier to navigate than I thought it would, and it reminds me of Windows XP. However, I'm really, really pissed that, because we were running Windows XP for so long, most--if not all--of our programs aren't compatible with Windows 7. Why do I have to go out and buy the new WordPerfect, when I've still got WordPerfect 2002 that does everything I'll ever need it to do? *shakes cane* (Oh, fuck, I'll have to download the iTunes that
rhoda_rants complained about because my Version 10 was on the old computer. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DIE COMPUTER?! WHY?!) Also, it may just be our screen resolution, but do things look smaller on the OS? The font on my LJ is really teeny-tiny. I'll have to fuss around with that.There will probably come a time when we'll have to upgrade to Windows 8. I'll resist as long as I can, I promise you that. Or, perhaps, it'll be Windows 20 by the time this computer crashes (knock on wood).
