memorial service to be held tonight over ice cream

[listersgirl]

Next time I own a computer, would you please remind me to back up every single fucking thing, no matter how small or seemingly inconsequential?

So, yeah, my poor laptop has gone to join jacito's in the dead gay laptop heaven in the sky. Unfortunately, it looks like mine is not coming back, ever. Well, they said they could give me a new motherboard, but that would cost about as much as I paid for the thing in the first place, so I don't think so.

I just want to cry. Maybe that's why I feel so sick right now. Goodbye to my big recipe database project, to my budget (which took me so long to create), to all my half-finished smut. Oh! And my favourites! All these sites that I'd bookmarked to look at later. Thank pete I have my resume and other assorted stuff on disk, although not the most recent version, I don't think.

Oh well, it's my own stupidity for not backing up regularly.

God, now I guess I have to see if I have enough money to buy a new laptop. And then I have to actually buy one, and try not to let myself get completely screwed, or suckered into getting something more than I need. *sob* My brain hurts already.

Comments

Re: Ouch

[listersgirl]

I pretty much has to be a laptop, because there's nowhere to put a PC in our apartment. Plus I only ever use the computer while sitting on the couch. :)

I've thought about Macs, but I'm reluctant to give up my comfort with maneouvering around the PC - Macs always feel a bit awkward to me. I don't know, I'll have to look around once I have saved up enough money for purchasing.

Re: Ouch

[pauliatchy.livejournal.com]

If you need something while you're looking, I have about a half dozen PCs kicking around in my apartment, you're welcome to one or more of them, as they are only taking up space at this point.

There are a lot of places that you can get refurbished laptops at great prices. Like Gmajor, I recommend CPUsed. They back everything they sell with a one year warranty (better than what ANY laptop vendor will give you). The PC part of their business is PCUsed (clever, huh?) and the pricelist is at http://www.pcused.com/pcudaily.html

Re: Ouch

[gmajor.livejournal.com]

Their sales staff are totally cool and helpful too.

I went in to buy the Air Port Base Station (Apple's wireless hub) and the girl there pointed out the 3rd party hardware that was cheaper and more flexible as far as OSes and configurations were concerned.