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April 30th, 2007 by Erick · 11 Comments

So my laptop hard drive died three weeks ago. When I got it back, it had a short in it that it did not previously have. I needed it desperately and could not take it to be repaired further. Last week, I took it back in for repair on a Tuesday and I still have not gotten it back.

I am desperate for my precious. Until then, however, blogging will continue to be uneven.

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11 responses so far ↓

  • Doug Deal // Apr 30, 2007 at 1:18 pm

    Last week, I just dropped my laptop on the NIC card, and it soved it up into the PCMIA slot and broke my mother board. So I feel your pain.

    Sadly, all new laptops come with Vista, and its 2 GB recommended RAM, so I think I may just buy an Intel based Mac, and install XP and dual boot it.

  • Erick // Apr 30, 2007 at 1:48 pm

    Doug, that sounds like an excellent idea to me!

  • rugby_fan // Apr 30, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    Nerds, the lot of you.

  • Doug Deal // Apr 30, 2007 at 3:36 pm

    It’s okay to be jealous, RF!

  • Demonbeck // Apr 30, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    Erick,

    Just go get Beaker and Dr. Bunson to fix it for you.

  • Doug Deal // Apr 30, 2007 at 5:58 pm

    Demon,

    My philosophy is that you can fix (or break) anything with a hammer and a roll of duct tape.

  • I Am Jacks Post // Apr 30, 2007 at 9:29 pm

    Doug–by all means–get a Mac, but do not install any form of Windows!

    Why buy a far superior machine only to weigh it down with an inferior (and vulnerable) operating system?

    So get a Mac, but run OSX. You’ll be glad you did.

  • Chris Farris // Apr 30, 2007 at 9:41 pm

    If you must run windows, let me suggest Parallels. It allows you to run a virtual machine under OSX (Intel only) and you can install XP or Linux. I use it because I haven’t dropped the $1k it would cost to convert my Dreamweaver license.

  • Doug Deal // May 1, 2007 at 3:31 am

    IamJP,

    Well, that would be foolish of me, as I am a Windows developer. I suppose I could grow long hair and star smoking pot and become a 100% Mac user.

  • I Am Jacks Post // May 1, 2007 at 9:28 am

    Windows developer? Oh, you’re one of those guys in the white shirt/black tie at Best Buy. Those VW Bugs are sweet.

  • Doug Deal // May 1, 2007 at 9:50 am

    You only get a Bug when you are promoted to first class Geek. Until then, it’s a B/W Vespa.

    Chow