A is for…

All’s Well That Ends Well…I suppose.

I have a new computer and it is a laptop. And I am back.

It is discouraging that my poor deceased companion and friend didn’t last any longer than it did. The peripherals are still usable, and that is good. I feel it ameliorates the cost a bit.


I have dual monitors, which is really sick…in the good sense of the word! I may never go back. My wireless mouse is still mousing. The printer is still doing it’s thing. And my sweet speakers…from my computer bought in 1995…go figure…will be used with my new baby, too, in all their beautiful beige glory.

I restored my backup very smoothly. I plugged in the external hard drive, and Vista’s recovery program found it and walked me through the process. I selected the back up by folders, and presto magicko sigh of relief-o! It took only minutes and there they all were…photos, resume, music, knitting downloads, contacts, address database, dee-vorce documents, and miscellaneous other goodies I would probably have never missed, but above listed I am glad I don’t have to grieve over.

P.S.A.: Back up regularly. It’s a good thing! I was proud...so proud... when the Geek Agent affirmed my wisdom. (See ‘Need for Approval’ posts….)

I have loaded my Photoshop Elements, Office, and Money software without glitches. The printer and camera both work. I have cleaned up the desktop, and tried to get rid of all the garbage programs (no thanks, netzero or juno!) I have internet, can send/receive mail, and rip CD’s. I have transferred the remainder of my Norton Internet Security subscription. I have created my recovery CD’s. I have reviewed my ‘Missing Manual’ for tweaks made to the previous system to ‘optimize performance’, and to remember how to change that little picture that goes next to my log on name….important stuff, that!

There are still customizations within the various programs still to be done, but I won’t know what else ‘til I stumble across it at this point.

A bit of time spent shopping. A lot of time spent in setting up a computer already ‘set up’. But I suppose some of that is me making sure things are just so.

And I am shopping for a bag still. I am thinking I might knit me up a sleeve to felt.

I could have been doing other things. Guess I was suppose to be doing this.

PS…I have made very good progress with the organization of my music. Starting out all right and new is a good thing. And working off one of those goals