Untangling cords
I had a nice picture ready to go with this post to explain the lack of posts, but then I couldn’t get the picture off of my camera!
My lovely media tank, which I use to back up data, burn backed up data, and transfer data off of data cards, has CRASHED. It is still under warranty, so I’m going to send it back, but first, I need to take all of my data off of it.
So instead of crafting this week, I got re-acquainted with the innards of my old machine. It was a little scary, since the world of USB connections hasn’t required me to crack open the case in a few years. Vaccumning out the inside was pretty satisfying, and something everyone should do every 2 years. I didn’t have the right tools to pry out the hard drive, so I got some friends to help me out for it. Lucky me, because even if I did get the hard drive into my old machine, Windows 2000 doesn’t support the size of the drive! OOPS! Yes, I need to upgrade, badly.
It is so easy not to upgrade when you already have a working computer, organized the way you like it, with all the software you need. …and then you start to realize it runs slower than every other piece of technology you use…and then the little voice starts, “You should start pricing a new system.” oh.