On my way to St Hives I met a man with seven Hives...

[megamania]

Considering the age of the original computer I figured that was it. The friend whom has built me this new computer over estimates his abilities. I've had a lot of issues with his decisions he made for me on the computer. He didn't even give me any Word / writting programs.

The Bennington Staples Geek Squad have ignored me as much as possible since I do not have breasts nor am I one of their computer buds. I've considered writting to the company several times about it as I stumbled through the original set up of the new computer.

More than anything..... I'm just frustrated that things rarely work out for me. Either I place trust where it doesn't belong or I don't don't understand/comprehend the issues involved. Mix it in with my working hours and I can't even try to fix things in general.

Even ranting. Time for sleep and then I may try to switch out the computers, erase enough music to allow word to work until I can update then print out things (like a template list I've been working on for 3 years and have only 2 1/2 books remaining to do) . See what this "new" word program does and begin from scratch creating character sheets, calenders and the such.

 

[jonesy]

What version of Word does the original have? What format are the old files saved as? What format is the music on your old computer?

What kind of disk drives etc. does the old one have for transfering data? What kind does the new one have?

There might be ways of saving the stuff.

Oh, and how many megs of stuff are we talking about?

 

[Relique du Madde]

People at best buy are never helpful. When ever someone asks me if I need help (while I'm in the computer section) I ask them an easy technical question then they run off and get a geek squad member who only parrots selling points on various models.

 

[Dog Moon]

Wow, you guys must be unlucky. I've needed the Geek Squad only once, but the dude was totally helpful and within a few minutes of tinkering with my laptop was able to tell me the exact problem with my computer and how to fix it. Even told me that unfortunately what I needed could only be bought through Dell and not through the Best Buy store.

I promptly went online and ordered a new power supply before the batteries of my laptop died. [I hadn't been sure if it was the power cord or the laptop and didn't have a way on my own to test which one it was].

 

[megamania]

What version of Word does the original have? What format are the old files saved as? What format is the music on your old computer? ?

Old- Microsoft Word
New- word 2002 (found within my CDs of stuff for the Old computer)

What kind of disk drives etc. does the old one have for transfering data? What kind does the new one have? ?

Old- Using a Nero drive since my other =ahem= burnt from burning music with a syrofoam ring stuck on a disk

New- My "friend" "gave" me a computer with no working disk drive. Bought a I/O Magic for use

** using a 4GB thumb drive to transfer stuff between computers

There might be ways of saving the stuff.

Oh, and how many megs of stuff are we talking about?

hee.....lots

The Template list I have been working on is currently over 200 pages in length.

Storyhours vary from 25- 300 pages in length

 

[megamania]

With the Squad- once I get their attention they are helpful but the trick is get their attention.

I've gone twice and once I was skipped not once but three times by them. The people involved-

College kid buying a computer

Young woman with a deep V shirt

Older business owner whom got talking computers (friend I'm guessing)

This last time I chased them down and still had to wait as they were training someone whom couldn't work the registar at their location.

 

[megamania]

Next week we have a public meeting about whom gets the DSL in our area and when / costs

Last week my modem had one day running at a whopping 14.4. Currently I'm doing 24.0



Course- that will have to connected to the newer computer.



Too many uncertainities and transitions occuring at once with me and my computer (s).

 

[Relique du Madde]

Old- Using a Nero drive since my other =ahem= burnt from burning music with a syrofoam ring stuck on a disk

Ouch

New- My "friend" "gave" me a computer with no working disk drive. Bought a I/O Magic for use

You know, that's not uncommon for computers not to have disk drives since normal diskettes only help 1.44mb worth of info on them.

** using a 4GB thumb drive to transfer stuff between computers

I do that all the time.

Next week we have a public meeting about whom gets the DSL in our area and when / costs

Good luck.

 

[megamania]

Debating what to do with the kids for an adventure next month.


Its been since March since we last played and hope to pick up where we left off. Game terms, over 3 months have passed (they traveled into the Fey lands for their last adventure.)

Level 7

Current plan, an earthquake has occured in the mountains seperating Eldeen reaches from Droaam. This quake has brought out several nasty creatures from below and opened up a few passageways into the realm of Kyber.

So I want some dungeon crawl activity mixed with travel.

Thoughts?

 

[Blackrat]

Oh boy. The rat went and did it. I'm a married man now