Mestiv he/him Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 I can't afford another laptop right now. Maybe I'll be able to later on, but I'm looking at moving expenses pretty soon (hopefully...) so I just need my machine to last a little longer. Sorry for double posting, but I'm on a phone and editing is not that easy. Do you have any fans in your machine? Maybe there is some dust inside and your computer is thermal throttleing (or how do you spell that)? Can you do something simmilar to reinstalling Windows but with Os X? Ut would be good to figure out if that's a hardware or software problem.
+Slowswift Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 Sorry for double posting, but I'm on a phone and editing is not that easy. Do you have any fans in your machine? Maybe there is some dust inside and your computer is thermal throttleing (or how do you spell that)? Can you do something simmilar to reinstalling Windows but with Os X? Ut would be good to figure out if that's a hardware or software problem. You didn't. You just got ninja'd.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 Sorry for double posting, but I'm on a phone and editing is not that easy. Do you have any fans in your machine? Maybe there is some dust inside and your computer is thermal throttleing (or how do you spell that)? Can you do something simmilar to reinstalling Windows but with Os X? Ut would be good to figure out if that's a hardware or software problem. The dust thing actually makes a lot of sense….it's been running hot if I close it and leave it on. I'm not sure where the fan is, though, and I'm afraid to try and find out where. I like technology, but I'm not very well-versed in the finer aspects of it.
Guest Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 The dust thing actually makes a lot of sense….it's been running hot if I close it and leave it on. I'm not sure where the fan is, though, and I'm afraid to try and find out where. I like technology, but I'm not very well-versed in the finer aspects of it. My old laptop made overheat errors for over a year before it died... To its defense, it spent the 4 years of its life being opened and laying directly on the coach For the new one, I bought one of those ventilating under pad. It seems to work: no over heat problems yet.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 I need to get a new CPU fan for my laptop, I think. Something like that, anyway, could just need some grease betwixt the CPU and heat sink.
Kaymyth she/her Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 For a while, the computer in my room was a dinosaur of a thing still running Windows XP. It worked fabulously, apart from having a CD-ROM that wouldn't let me play games because DVD-ROM hadn't become a common thing yet. XP has a better record than most of the other Windows systems. I could tell you horror stories about my old Millennium Edition box. The only good part about it was that ME was so messed up that even viruses didn't work on it. I now have a newer, smaller box onto which I installed Linux (Ubuntu, to be specific). I realized shortly after that the variety of setting suck and there's no compatibility for anything I want to do. Oh well. At least it runs well? Oh, who am I kidding. Anyone know how to restore Windows? I'm not sure how to restore Windows. Though...what are the things you're wanting to do? That makes a big difference with Linux. (My writing laptop runs Mint, which is basically Ubuntu with some extra bells and whistles thrown in.) The dust thing actually makes a lot of sense….it's been running hot if I close it and leave it on. I'm not sure where the fan is, though, and I'm afraid to try and find out where. I like technology, but I'm not very well-versed in the finer aspects of it. The Apple Store people should be able to crack it open and clean it for you. 1
+Slowswift Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) I'm not sure how to restore Windows. Though...what are the things you're wanting to do? That makes a big difference with Linux. (My writing laptop runs Mint, which is basically Ubuntu with some extra bells and whistles thrown in.) Scrivener (and maybe Scapple), mostly. Probably a few other things. Mostly what I use my personal computer for is writing and the occasional game. I know Minecraft has Linux compatibility, but several other games don't. Edited December 29, 2015 by Slowswift
Kaymyth she/her Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 Scrivener (and maybe Scapple), mostly. Probably a few other things. Mostly what I use my personal computer for is writing and the occasional game. I know Minecraft has Linux compatibility, but several other games don't. It's also possible to run emulators and virtual machines inside Linux. Don't ask me how, though; it's my husband who's the sysadmin.
+Slowswift Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 It's also possible to run emulators and virtual machines inside Linux. Don't ask me how, though; it's my husband who's the sysadmin. Huh. Well, either way, it's gonna be hard without an internet connection. Maybe I could ask my IT cousin to help.
Haelbarde he/him Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Huh. Well, either way, it's gonna be hard without an internet connection. Maybe I could ask my IT cousin to help. That could help. You can also dual boot: Have both Windows and Linux installed, and switch between the two. But as for reinstalling Windows, depends on how it was originally installed. Is the box something you bought retail, like from a PC manufacturer (HP, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, etc.)? Did it come with any installation/recovery disks? Or did you or someone else build it themselves? Do you have a CD key?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 "And what do you want for your birthday, Miss Twi?" "Parents who don't play favorites." "Hmmmm. I'm afraid that won't work. I'm the Birthday Genie, not a miracle worker." "Parents who treat all of their kids equally badly?" " Sorry." "Okay, fine. Can I get parents who play favorites, but are at least subtle about it?" "Nope." "I'll take a pony." 10
Mistrunner Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Dear Mom, when you come in to wake me up, don't start monologuing about how late it is and how I have no reason to be tired and how long you've been awake. I got to sleep at 4:30, and you aren't helping. Edited December 30, 2015 by Mistrunner 5
Stormgate he/him Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 The longer I'm awake, the more awake I am. Try using that on her. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 And now my car isn't starting. Since I'm not by my car, I'll need to wait until I get home to place a call with AAA, so with my luck, the ETA will be 3 hours. Did I mention I have to leave for work in a little over an hour?
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 And now my car isn't starting. Since I'm not by my car, I'll need to wait until I get home to place a call with AAA, so with my luck, the ETA will be 3 hours. Did I mention I have to leave for work in a little over an hour? Any alternative transport methods available?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Any alternative transport methods available? My brother is going to drive me, but I don't know if they'll even pick it up if I'm not standing there waiting. And I called the mechanic, but he said that they're so busy tomorrow that they might not even be able to look at it if I tow it in today.
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 My brother is going to drive me, but I don't know if they'll even pick it up if I'm not standing there waiting. And I called the mechanic, but he said that they're so busy tomorrow that they might not even be able to look at it if I tow it in today. Ah bollocks.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Ah bollocks.Just got off the phone with AAA, and they said they'll see if they can get it started. If not, they'll tow it in. The ETA is a few minutes before I need to head to work, so hopefully they can get it all straightened out. It's just 2015 giving me the finger on the way out. Edit: Dear Dad, Your insistence that I be the one to clean up Bruce's messes may be fair, but the way you go about it is very annoying. I can see where he left his "presents." You don't need to stand near them, pointing them out to me and making sure I clean them properly. That's the whole reason you stepped in one, you know; because you didn't trust me to properly clean the one I was already working on. Therefore, I have little patience for any of your other demands. If Bruce wants to go out or come in that $2,000 door you just repaired (and that is working just fine, despite your insistence that he go out the other one) I'm going to let him out that door. If you insist on treating me like a child, I'm going to act like one. Capice? Edited December 31, 2015 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 2
Kaymyth she/her Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 The project at work I've been working on for the last 5 weeks has involved handling a lot of cardboard boxes. Things I've learned: * Yes, you can get paper cuts off of corrugated cardboard. * Yes, those paper cuts are worse than normal paper cuts. * You can also get fun scrapes and nicks, too! I feel like I need to just soak my hands in Bactine for the next three days. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 The project at work I've been working on for the last 5 weeks has involved handling a lot of cardboard boxes. Things I've learned: * Yes, you can get paper cuts off of corrugated cardboard. * Yes, those paper cuts are worse than normal paper cuts. * You can also get fun scrapes and nicks, too! I feel like I need to just soak my hands in Bactine for the next three days. Corrugated cardboard cuts are the worst. Hope your hands are okay.
Left he/him Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Corrugated cardboard cuts are the worst. Hope your hands are okay.Indeed! Probably the only thing worse is a tin foil cut. Or get a big slice with a knife or something else more violent.
Kaymyth she/her Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Corrugated cardboard cuts are the worst. Hope your hands are okay. Just nicked all over and really, really dry. I've only got about 130 more widgets to program, package, and send out. Out of the original 750, that's good progress. Indeed! Probably the only thing worse is a tin foil cut. Or get a big slice with a knife or something else more violent. Eeeugh. Aside from actual blades, the worst I've gotten was a cut off a glossy, coated poster. That one took a while to heal. It's not that I have any sort of moral objection to gaining new scars on my hands. I'd just prefer they be from doing cool things, like working on cosplay projects. 3
Voidus Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 So the new year just started and the first thing I do after admiring the fireworks is head back inside and smash my head on a doorway. Because apparently being 6'4 isn't tall enough and I needed to grow some more despite being 23. Apparently when I was younger and short for my age there was one of those cruel irony genies listening when I wished I was taller. 3
Mestiv he/him Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 It's not that I have any sort of moral objection to gaining new scars on my hands. I'd just prefer they be from doing cool things, like working on cosplay projects. Keep working on those cuts and you'll be able to cosplay as the Survivor of Hathsin I don't know how everyone get's papercuts, I've never been cut by paper, cardoard, tin foil or anything like that... I've only cut myself with a knife a couple of times and that I can understand. Is my skin made of something else than other humans? Am I a superhero, whose superpower is resistance to papercuts? 1
Voidus Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Keep working on those cuts and you'll be able to cosplay as the Survivor of Hathsin I don't know how everyone get's papercuts, I've never been cut by paper, cardoard, tin foil or anything like that... I've only cut myself with a knife a couple of times and that I can understand. Is my skin made of something else than other humans? Am I a superhero, whose superpower is resistance to papercuts? Invulnerability Epic with a weakness to things that aren't paper? 1
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