I took the computer apart again and all I can find is a little silver box where the network cable plugs in. It says “Amp PhoenixBios K7″.
Does this mean anything at all?
OH HAI! I HAS INTARWEBZ.
I must work in the only part of the United States that does not have easy access to a Starbucks.
I’m also depressed to learn that Towson University has one in the Cook library. Where was it when I was spending hours upon hours between classes in there?!
Daffydd came over and fixed my computer! In return, I amused his pet monkey. I mean his son. Who did not cry at all. I think that might be some sort of a record for me. Anyhow the monkey’s okay in my book.
So the computer’s fixed. It’s got a new hard drive and a clean install of Windows XP. Unfortunately I don’t have internet. I don’t know WHY I don’t have internet. Obviously I do on the notebook, so I can only assume there’s something I’m missing that I need to install.
Except. Except I don’t know what’s missing.
Well. One of the things that’s missing is whatever is supposed to be in My Network Places. I’ve got nothing there, and all the troubleshooting stuff starts with “Go there and right-click on the connection and change these settings”.
So I assume what I’m missing is the connection.
Not only am I Le Tired, I am Le Confused.
Hello, [My Real Name].
Our editing staff read your story and we’d like to take it for publication in our Everyday Spectre line, if it’s still available.
The terms are as follows:
Exclusive electronic rights for 2 years.
We pay 35% royalties from sales off the site and 25% off distributor sales (Amazon, fictionwise, etc.)
If these terms are acceptable, I’ll get the contract information to you.
Have a good day.
[Name Removed]
Not much, right? But it’s a start! It’s a real place and not self-publishing and you know what? I don’t care if I don’t make a dime off this. IT IS A START.
My home computer, the big box, is dead. We still have the notebook, which means I’m not totally computer-less, but it means we have to share again. It also means there’s some things I can’t do, just because it’s much more awkward on the notebook.
I don’t even know what’s wrong with the big box. It just won’t boot up. It gets about halfway in and then fails. I’ve tried starting in Safe mode. I’ve tried starting in Safe mode with a command prompt. I’ve tried “Last Best Configuration”. Nothing.
The good thing is that the important stuff like the photos and mp3s are on an external drive. The bad news is that everything else is on the computer.
*headdesk* x3
I don’t know what to do at this point. The computer’s maybe… four or five years old, and I’ve suspected for a while that it would need to be replaced, but I didn’t want to have to do it like this.
