As I mentioned about three weeks ago, I got myself a new laptop. At my age, switching to a new version of an operating system can be a little daunting. Learning is not the problem. I have no problem with the learning. What I do have problems with is habit. I get into the habit [...]
Filed under: Tech stuff on August 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
So I have finally done it. I bought a new laptop, so that the Missus can inherit my old one. It is a rather nice machine – a Packard Bell EasyNote LJ71 I have spent the last twelve hours transferring gigabytes of data onto it from the old one. Not a joyful task. It has [...]
Filed under: Tech stuff on July 25th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I had an interesting problem on the spare laptop the other day. There were two symptoms – the screen would go blank and the laptop would lock up, or else the Windows bar would develop streaks, as if it had been wiped with steel wool. My first reaction was that the video drivers had become [...]
Filed under: Tech stuff on July 19th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
