Right. Just the Zip drive and camera left to do. Everything else seems to be working (hurries to touch wood). It’s taken me pretty much a whole working day to put all this right.
Well, it’s back to fighting
Well, it’s back to fighting with this recalcitrant PC. So far this morning, I’ve had the blue screen of death four times, which is slightly worrying. I’ve managed to reinstall Office, although we’re back to 97 instead of 2000. But it works. PaintShopPro, IE, OE, Actinic Catalog, AOL, MSN Messenger and MailWasher are all functioning nearly normally. Still to do are HLS label software and HomeSite. I seem to have most of the drivers functioning again, although I’ve yet to test them all. I still have to reinstall drivers for the Iomega Zip drive and the digital camera. Interestingly, the little beauty that is WinAmp has continued to function throughout, bless its little cotton socks.
Beer tonight in W2 and
Beer tonight in W2 and the Nags. Not very exciting, but had a chat with Peter about A level French lessons, and managed to spill a pint of beer. Which goes to prove that you can’t stop me from having a good time. Oh no.
Just what I need after
Just what I need after a day like today – a list of trains on the information screen at Barnham that is marked with the words “delayed” and “cancelled”. A broken down train and power supply problem at Aldrington apparently. At least there is a member of staff on the platform to help people, although there is little he can say or do in the face of 75 minute delays. It’s something that would have only rarely been seen back in the days of Connex (a member of staff that is – the delays were commonplace).
You can tell I’ve been standing around for ages, as I’ve had time to key this post in using Wapblogger! And joy! An extra train is being sent from Littlehampton to rescue the stranded.
EDIT: gave up in the end. Went back to the nursery, got the car, and arrived in Chichester just in time to see the train arrive. guh.
Well, I’ve just reinstalled Windows.
Well, I’ve just reinstalled Windows. My data doesn’t seem to have been damaged, but my cookies are all gone, half of my mail archive has disappeared and several applications, including Office, don’t work any more. Looks like I have more work to do here.
OK. The world has gone
OK. The world has gone mad. Or more specifically, my PC has. I hadn’t planned on spending the whole day reinstalling everything.
To go with this story,
To go with this story, I present today’s Matt cartoon:
Strange girl. Not sure I
Strange girl. Not sure I like the idea of being shot at.
Is it me, or is
Is it me, or is there something slightly Jane Austen-ish about the whole teenager and policeman story? She’s obviously got herself all wrapped up in this talk dark friend of the family. PC Darcy?
I’m not normally that excited
I’m not normally that excited about going to trade shows, but one where Rachel de Thame is likely to be present does tend to make me more interested, even if it is utterly irrelevant to my business. Who says celebrity doesn’t sell?