That new computer smell
Aug. 17th, 2006 06:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Finally, after many years of pleading, my mom consented to get a new home desktop computer. YAY! Seriously, our home comp was bought in 1996, was loaded with viruses, and abominably slow. It was running Windows 95, IE 5.0, and AOL 5.0, which should tell you how bad it was. I should take it out back and shoot the thing.
Anyway, we went computer shopping yesterday and I just finished taking out the old computer (so many wires and cables x.x) and setting up the new computer. I still have to strip out all the unnecessary programs and crap that always come pre-installed, but we're pretty much good to go! :3
It's an HP with 2 GB RAM, AMD Athalon processor, 250GB of HD space, plus a 17 inch flat panel LCD. X33!! *makes a little happy noise* Mom also bought herself a new digital camera, because it came with a photo printer and free memory card. Circuit City always makes me happy.
Of course, the thing that's annoying me right now is that we still have only AOL dial-up, and it's being a bitch and a half right now. I keep getting kicked offline, and it SUCKS because I'm trying to download the Norton antivirus updates I need.
Slow dial-up + getting kicked + huge updates = cranky Sera
But I shall prevail! Eventually. I just really wish LiveUpdate would SAVE the updates it's already finished, instead of me having to download the same 16 files over and over again after I get kicked and reconnect. x___X;; Too bad there's no wireless on this comp, or I'd try to piggyback off the neighbors, but then again, I think that's on the other side of the house. XP
Okay, back to tweaking things.
Anyway, we went computer shopping yesterday and I just finished taking out the old computer (so many wires and cables x.x) and setting up the new computer. I still have to strip out all the unnecessary programs and crap that always come pre-installed, but we're pretty much good to go! :3
It's an HP with 2 GB RAM, AMD Athalon processor, 250GB of HD space, plus a 17 inch flat panel LCD. X33!! *makes a little happy noise* Mom also bought herself a new digital camera, because it came with a photo printer and free memory card. Circuit City always makes me happy.
Of course, the thing that's annoying me right now is that we still have only AOL dial-up, and it's being a bitch and a half right now. I keep getting kicked offline, and it SUCKS because I'm trying to download the Norton antivirus updates I need.
Slow dial-up + getting kicked + huge updates = cranky Sera
But I shall prevail! Eventually. I just really wish LiveUpdate would SAVE the updates it's already finished, instead of me having to download the same 16 files over and over again after I get kicked and reconnect. x___X;; Too bad there's no wireless on this comp, or I'd try to piggyback off the neighbors, but then again, I think that's on the other side of the house. XP
Okay, back to tweaking things.
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Date: 2006-08-18 03:35 am (UTC)but congrats on the new computer. new computers are always good.
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