My first Mini Rant: Why do I have to use a Crappy Computer?

[SpaceMtnFan]

Ok folks I have A big issue. The Computer im using at work to listen to the Podcast on is acting crazy. It's freezing up everday so I have to use the Disk Cleanup mode to get rid of useless junk files which bogs down the Computer UGH!! Two years ago I lost A PC at home to a lightning strike that fried the motherboard, and A Year before that I lost another PC to A virrus. I am going to get A Laptop this spring from my girlfriend's Mother who is giving me her Old Laptop. I hope nothing happends to this Laptop

 

[alebisi]

I can totally understand you, I have a love-hate relationship with computers... Sometimes I can thank that they exist (if they wouldn't the disboards and podcast show wouldn't exist!!) ... but sometimes I just hate them..... Actually I 'm having problems with iTunes... I don't know if it is the computer or iTunes... but I'm just gettin tired of it (this thing deletes ALL my library..and that means also podcast shows..which gets me really mad!)(sorry I had to vent).
So I hope your next computer will survive...anyways nowadays laptops have a life expectation to two-four years.... get a good antivirus and try not too fill the computer with too much information.

 

[FireDancer]

Are you stuck using a work computer or can you get your own? If you need work to get it have your I.T. guys check out CDW. I am the Information Systems Coordinator here and our CDW rep has HP desktops for under $300, but it doesn’t include the monitor.

If you can get your own and want a laptop there are plenty of cheap ones out there. Dell. HP, and Acer all have deals. One good thing about this economy is the availability of cheap technology.

 

[SpaceMtnFan]

I can totally understand you, I have a love-hate relationship with computers... Sometimes I can thank that they exist (if they wouldn't the disboards and podcast show wouldn't exist!!) ... but sometimes I just hate them..... Actually I 'm having problems with iTunes... I don't know if it is the computer or iTunes... but I'm just gettin tired of it (this thing deletes ALL my library..and that means also podcast shows..which gets me really mad!)(sorry I had to vent).
So I hope your next computer will survive...anyways nowadays laptops have a life expectation to two-four years.... get a good antivirus and try not too fill the computer with too much information.

Im going to be extra careful about what i put on this laptop im getting

 

[lorax123]

haha! I'm constantly complaining about my computer at home. This thing is a real PITA. But it's so out of date. I curse at it constantly. I've been wanting to build a new one (I hate pre-builts with proprietary hardware) for 6 months.

I just might go online and order the pieces today, since I'm home for snow!

I'm not a big laptop fan tho. I don't know the specs, but a give away laptop might not be much better than what you have now. You might be better off just backing up your files and re-installing the OS after you format the HDD (if you haven't already tried that).

This thing I'm working on needs a fresh install of a clean copy.

 

[Wvugrrrl]

Ugh, I totally feel your pain. I'm a dedicated Mac user at home, but at work, we're strictly running PC's that were "upgraded" to Microsoft Vista (more like downgraded!). We're also not allowed to download Firefox browser; or any of the newer updates to IE before our IT team checks them out. Needless to say, they're bogged down with Vista problems, and any IE update-checkings have fallen by the wayside.

Try typing out a lengthy TR in both word AND on IE, only to have the entire computer crash, and everything go down the tubes.

 

[DWFan4Life]

It only tells that you must buy a new one.

Have a nice day.