Well, I thought I was going to have a post for today about how clever I have been in my recent computer purchases.
The plan had Valhalla written all over it. I would buy a high-quality small notebook for use in Mexico. I wanted something small to pack around when I travel, but powerful enough to act as a desktop alternative.
Because I have always had trouble typing on small notebook keyboards, I decided to buy a wireless keyboard and mouse, and to schlep my 22 inch flat screen monitor to Mexico. When it is all combined together, it would be almost like a desktop setup.
And being Air Force-trained, I knew the best place to test the setup was in the safety of my own library. Unfortunately, I have limited space to hook up to the internet cable.
So, I disassembled my desktop, and put together the various pieces of my electrical Alexander Calder. It all came together -- with only two small problems.
The plan had Valhalla written all over it. I would buy a high-quality small notebook for use in Mexico. I wanted something small to pack around when I travel, but powerful enough to act as a desktop alternative.
Because I have always had trouble typing on small notebook keyboards, I decided to buy a wireless keyboard and mouse, and to schlep my 22 inch flat screen monitor to Mexico. When it is all combined together, it would be almost like a desktop setup.
And being Air Force-trained, I knew the best place to test the setup was in the safety of my own library. Unfortunately, I have limited space to hook up to the internet cable.
So, I disassembled my desktop, and put together the various pieces of my electrical Alexander Calder. It all came together -- with only two small problems.
One. My laptop does not have an ethernet connection -- and I do not have a wireless router. Therefore, no internet to test on the new system. But, everything else worked -- except for --
Two. When I hooked up my large monitor to my laptop, the monitor very politely informed me that no signal was available. Why? I have no idea. I will try to get an answer from my brother the computer guru -- as soon as he gets out of bed from his shoulder surgery.
So, I went the evening without the internet. No blogging. No email. No comments. I now think I know what it is like to go cold turkey when fighting an addiction.
Rather than lose contact with this electronic Mad Hatter tea party, I broke down my traveling circus and erected my old reliable desktop. Upon start up, it informed me that it had a damaged hard drive.
Good grief! Now I am breaking the heart of my computer by leaving it behind.
Two. When I hooked up my large monitor to my laptop, the monitor very politely informed me that no signal was available. Why? I have no idea. I will try to get an answer from my brother the computer guru -- as soon as he gets out of bed from his shoulder surgery.
So, I went the evening without the internet. No blogging. No email. No comments. I now think I know what it is like to go cold turkey when fighting an addiction.
Rather than lose contact with this electronic Mad Hatter tea party, I broke down my traveling circus and erected my old reliable desktop. Upon start up, it informed me that it had a damaged hard drive.
Good grief! Now I am breaking the heart of my computer by leaving it behind.
