Technology FAIL
May. 20th, 2009 03:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fairyruneI am typing this post from my mother's desktop.
Why's that?
Rich's laptop up and died out of nowhere yesterday, and his desktop seems to have been zapped as well.
The laptop refused to wake up from sleep mode. After trying several options, the tech at Microcenter sent it off to be repaired. Luckily, Rich purchased their extra platinum warranty when he got the lappy so any repairs will cost us nothing. They've got excellent service and prices; we're not going to buy computers anywhere else ever again!
I also purchased a new power supply for my desktop. I'm not entirely certain that I got the right kind, since the young man I tried to get to help me didn't seem too bright and wanted to sell me something that cost more than what I had found. If I did, in fact, acquire the proper equipment, barring any other disasters, we *should* have my desktop up and running by this evening.
I hope.
If any of you have an in with any sort of Universal Powers, could you please ask them nicely to stop fucking with me? That would be swell.
Why's that?
Rich's laptop up and died out of nowhere yesterday, and his desktop seems to have been zapped as well.
The laptop refused to wake up from sleep mode. After trying several options, the tech at Microcenter sent it off to be repaired. Luckily, Rich purchased their extra platinum warranty when he got the lappy so any repairs will cost us nothing. They've got excellent service and prices; we're not going to buy computers anywhere else ever again!
I also purchased a new power supply for my desktop. I'm not entirely certain that I got the right kind, since the young man I tried to get to help me didn't seem too bright and wanted to sell me something that cost more than what I had found. If I did, in fact, acquire the proper equipment, barring any other disasters, we *should* have my desktop up and running by this evening.
I hope.
If any of you have an in with any sort of Universal Powers, could you please ask them nicely to stop fucking with me? That would be swell.
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Date: 2009-05-20 10:29 pm (UTC)(I take it then, the stuff I gave you did not help? I'm sorry.)
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Date: 2009-05-21 03:07 am (UTC)Not to worry, I still appreciate the effort. :)
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Date: 2009-05-21 03:10 am (UTC)Given the fact that you are replying, I'm guessing you got one of the machines working?
Yay?
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Date: 2009-05-21 03:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-21 03:17 am (UTC)