To say I haven’t had time for Meathenge is like saying the Titanic was a pretty boat. And it’d be a lot easier if I didn’t sabotage myself along the way. Insert swearing here: “”
My PC at home was getting a little creaky and the operating system needed a boost. Gee, I had no idea Microsoft’s OS’s could be so buggy! Yeah, so Biggles removed the beast, and I do mean beast. It was a tower case that weighed in at over 30 pounds with no side panel. Off to the local computer chop shop we go! Yeah yeah, formatting and reinstalling windows ain’t rocket science, but I’m lazy. And remember, I have no time.
Minutes later we find Biggles in the Toy Store, ideas start to pop in to his red bearded hillbilly mind. (Minds have beards, hahhahahha) The idea was to move the guts to a new, small case and wipe the HD, install freshy fresh OS. “Hmm, well if we’re to wipe the HD, might as well install one of those new, fancy 10,000 rpm Raptor SATA drives, right? Right-o!”
Oh the visions of high speed data transfer coupled with a broadband connection just made him giddy.
It wasn’t until the following morning ol’ Biggles awoke with a start. What the hell had he done? Sure all the data was backed up, you bet. But do you have any idea of the time and effort it takes to put it all back? Tuck it in to all the right places? Reinstall dozens of little applications that make life nice? Let’s not even go in to the sheer volume of little serial numbers that need to be found. Akin to the archaeological dig at King Tut’s tomb, it is.
Know all those nifty little usb devices that make life so handy? Those little bastards have drivers that need to be loaded as well. Insert swearing here: “”
So, while it’s actually Thursday, this was supposed to be a cute little post about how nice the fricken weather was this last Sunday. Some rambling bull about trees blooming and green grass … greening. “Oh how bloody nice it is to be alive and view such splendor!”
I’ve changed the date to make it seem as though you missed a posting, cheeky me.
Insert swearing here: “”
Biggles
MeatHenge
"If it ain't pork, it ain't sausage"
It seems like those [insert swearing here] windows machines need to be rebuilt every couple of years.
Dr. Biggles ~ you’ve reminded me that it’s time to go out and fertilize the garden. Only you can “spread it” so well with a smile (?) on your red bearded face!
Big D
Hey, ain’t that gettin’ warm enuff ta col’ smoke sumpin’ ?
Now I remember why I went Mac all those years ago! Just got a new computer — hooked up the firewire cable to my old one — pushed a button when the new one asked if I wanted to keep everything (and I do mean everything: preferences, address books, etc.) from my old one — and presto, 20 minutes later, done! Oops, sorry to brag…..
Doc,
Sadly my laptop, my old faithful friend and traveling companion, the little black box that sits on the couch beside me and keeps me informed of my friends’ doings, is at the end of its upgrade life. It’s not dead yet, but it can no longer learn new tricks like IE7.
Hey,
I been using the PC since 1984. While Zach was smart and brave enough to move hisself over, I’m not at that point, yet. I don’t handle change that well.
Biggles
I just went through the same thing with my desktop. It’s the last time I’ll be upgrading winders on this, or any other machine. I’ve been talking with the wife an’ She’s most likely going Mac, while I’m still swaying on the edge between doing the same, or just saying stuffint and going over to Solaris. (And yes, they’re compatible Operating systems)
In fact, If I’d known how much I was going to end up spending fixing this thing, I’d already hae a mac on my desk.
I hope you have a better week.
OHHHHHHHHHHH, HORRORS!!!
I am another sufferer, but this time it is at the workplace.
Folks, if any of you work for a Unified School District dependent upon Federal Funding you will know where I am at!
Ghaggg! After waiting a year and a half, a brand new Dell with the 4 essential parts, arrives at my workstation.
However….the school district is ” only taking work orders for computer maintenance, fixes, troubles, etc. Cannot give a timeline as to when your particular work order will be REVIEWED!”
What is involved is a transfer of data, just like you said, from a … GET THIS: HD with 3.0 OS ! into a brand new HD without losing the entire database.
I am just surprised every Monday when I fire up the old relic that it even fires up at all!
There are other schools in the same district that have a more generous budget. They all use MACS!!! And employ the same database as the one I am using.
Nodoubt, MACS are the way to go, especially for schools and those using them.
Clearly, that cutesy MAC TV advert tells it all!