Computer woes continue
Jun. 23rd, 2010 07:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
innerslytherinSo my recovery CDs arrived today and I finally called the tech support people since they were supposed to call me last week and didn't. (I'd been putting it off since I had trouble getting the recovery CDs.) When I called the tech people, I discovered that the warranty people (Office Depot) hadn't submitted my service request. The tech people knew nothing about it. I ended up having to call the warranty people back and explain everything to them. Fortunately the claim number they'd given me was still in their system. It just wasn't actually finalized. So they are sending that to the tech people and I'm supposed to get a call tomorrow.
Of course, what happens when the tech people calls is that they're going to ask some more questions and try to figure out what pieces of hardware they might need to order. Then when the ordered stuff comes in, they'll come out here and work on the computer. So apparently I've got another weekend with just the netbook to get me through. Argh!
I'm very glad I stopped at the store and picked up a USB keyboard last night, and even more glad that I figured out today how to make my usual monitor work with the netbook. Using a full-size keyboard was great but I had to hunch over to see the tiny screen, since I was a full keyboard away from it. LOL!
In other news, our power was out for almost twelve hours Monday night. We had horrible storms go through at 10:30 (when the power went out) and then again at 2:30 (when it was still out and the house was very hot). For those of you not familiar with country life, in the country you get your water from a well. The well has to have a pump in order to get the water to your house. When you have no electricity, the well pump doesn't work. This basically means that no electricity = no toilets or shower.
On top of that, we have two large freezers that are full of food. Mom had plans for Tuesday and didn't even want to ask her sister if we could use her freezer (which is EMPTY I kid you not). Dad insisted, so at 6 am we woke up Aunt B. Dad and I went over there with a carful of food and ended up being almost two hours late to work. Dad was furious, but apparently it's all smoothed over now. But it definitely made for a grouchy Steph yesterday, when I'd had four hours of sleep, no shower, had seriously nasty hair, and have more time to make up at work. Then last night before coming home we deliberately called to see if we needed to pick up food while we were at the store. Mom said she didn't need anything. When we got home, she had nothing to feed us, and claimed that she didn't know we meant to get something for supper.
WTF. She blames it on her cell phone, so guess who's getting a new cell phone this weekend whether she likes it or not? LOL She's on my plan, so she'll use the phone I get her. *G*
BTW we ended up eating pizza for supper. I don't expect her to cook for me every night or anything, but Dad does (the man can warm up microwave meals and DiGiornos, but seriously he was never taught to cook), and we had specifically offered to bring home supper. That's what had us both mad.
Of course, what happens when the tech people calls is that they're going to ask some more questions and try to figure out what pieces of hardware they might need to order. Then when the ordered stuff comes in, they'll come out here and work on the computer. So apparently I've got another weekend with just the netbook to get me through. Argh!
I'm very glad I stopped at the store and picked up a USB keyboard last night, and even more glad that I figured out today how to make my usual monitor work with the netbook. Using a full-size keyboard was great but I had to hunch over to see the tiny screen, since I was a full keyboard away from it. LOL!
In other news, our power was out for almost twelve hours Monday night. We had horrible storms go through at 10:30 (when the power went out) and then again at 2:30 (when it was still out and the house was very hot). For those of you not familiar with country life, in the country you get your water from a well. The well has to have a pump in order to get the water to your house. When you have no electricity, the well pump doesn't work. This basically means that no electricity = no toilets or shower.
On top of that, we have two large freezers that are full of food. Mom had plans for Tuesday and didn't even want to ask her sister if we could use her freezer (which is EMPTY I kid you not). Dad insisted, so at 6 am we woke up Aunt B. Dad and I went over there with a carful of food and ended up being almost two hours late to work. Dad was furious, but apparently it's all smoothed over now. But it definitely made for a grouchy Steph yesterday, when I'd had four hours of sleep, no shower, had seriously nasty hair, and have more time to make up at work. Then last night before coming home we deliberately called to see if we needed to pick up food while we were at the store. Mom said she didn't need anything. When we got home, she had nothing to feed us, and claimed that she didn't know we meant to get something for supper.
WTF. She blames it on her cell phone, so guess who's getting a new cell phone this weekend whether she likes it or not? LOL She's on my plan, so she'll use the phone I get her. *G*
BTW we ended up eating pizza for supper. I don't expect her to cook for me every night or anything, but Dad does (the man can warm up microwave meals and DiGiornos, but seriously he was never taught to cook), and we had specifically offered to bring home supper. That's what had us both mad.
