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Post by nat on Feb 13, 2013 21:53:53 GMT
Yippeeeee! I have spent all evening on my phone internet coz my laptop has died again and thats been doing my nut to be honest, but now O/H has gone to bed I have his laptop! :-) Lol, and now the neighbour has just got back from the pub and is trying to bash his own door in! :-O
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Post by nat on Feb 13, 2013 22:00:31 GMT
And wow! Robs laptop is so much faster than mine!  |
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Post by Hezz on Feb 14, 2013 0:45:04 GMT
They are the best thing when they work properly, but I could cheerfully throw the *%^#@ thing at a wall as soon as it starts to play up.  |
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Post by samwiseg on Feb 14, 2013 8:00:11 GMT
I second that Hezz! You remember the problems I had with ours, drove me to distraction!  Hope you manage to get your laptop sorted nat  |
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Post by nat on Feb 18, 2013 14:52:54 GMT
Its back working again but so slowly  |
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Post by Hezz on Feb 19, 2013 0:30:08 GMT
Slowly is NOT good! Maybe you need to "borrow" Rob's on a more permanent basis ..........  |
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Post by stace on Feb 19, 2013 6:59:47 GMT
Hate slow computers. I have to actually work on mine, so I have to upgrade it every 3 years. It's an essential tool of trade for me.
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Post by stace on Feb 19, 2013 7:29:02 GMT
The only thing worse than a malfunctioning computer is a malfunctioning sewing machine. It's the only time I think I could get a hammer out and smash something to smithereens and actually feel good about it.
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Post by samwiseg on Feb 19, 2013 7:36:19 GMT
The only thing worse than a malfunctioning computer is a malfunctioning sewing machine. It's the only time I think I could get a hammer out and smash something to smithereens and actually feel good about it. Cant agree with you more Stace, I use mine for EVERYTHING! Mine started to play up the other day but thankfully it only needed a new needle as I work it really hard at times |
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Post by Hezz on Feb 20, 2013 0:55:58 GMT
The only thing worse than a malfunctioning computer is a malfunctioning sewing machine. It's the only time I think I could get a hammer out and smash something to smithereens and actually feel good about it. Most things on a sewing machine I can fix (as long as it isn't one of these silly computerized ones!) Computers and I don't talk the same language at all! Every computer needs its own dedicated wall, I agree, Marleen. A good solid brick one from which there is no coming back from. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 1:34:42 GMT
Couldn't you reset it back to factory settings Nat? Save anything important on a pen stick and load it back on when it's ready. It's a bit of a pain having to start again but good in the long run.
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Post by marleen4 on Feb 21, 2013 9:31:18 GMT
Cheers Hezz, you get my humour!
And Nat, all the best with sorting out your computer. It's a real pain in the you-know-where!
Talking about slow computers, come and live in NZ for a bit. We don't have fibre optic cable, broadband is 300x slower than across the Tasman Sea (lucky for Hezz), and some people can only get dial-up connection, unless they pay for satellite broadband which costs an arm and a leg.
No doubt there are parts of the world worse of again, so all in all I think we are lucky.
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Post by Hezz on Feb 22, 2013 0:36:50 GMT
Just think about pre-laptop times, Marleen ...... or even pre-computer times ..... sending everything by snail-mail.  Now we are talking! But truly that bad? We had our laptop with us over there on hols a year and half ago, and I didn't notice it that slow ....... FNQ is very different to the Sydney's and Melbourne's of Australia, so we may well be on a par with you. |
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Post by marleen4 on Feb 22, 2013 21:28:51 GMT
I only thought we were that much slower because they are talking about pulling a cable across from Aussi to make the system 300x faster. Perhaps this is a fibre optic cable, I'm not sure. My computer is not too bad at the moment, really I have nothing to complain about. I know a few people still on dial-up who cannot get broadband, either because they live remotely or because broadband in their area has reached capacity. We have been in that position and you learn to ignore internet and focus on emails. I remember typing my thesis on the computer of a friend, which was the only computer I knew about. The printing was on lined paper with holes at the side, and the letters in dots. I was very lucky to have this access, as others worked with type writers and carbon paper! Our club magazine I typed, burned on a mother sheet and printed on a Gestetner. The fumes were unbelievable. The good old days eh!
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