Calling on the Computer Gurus
My stepmother’s computer could use a diagnosis, if anyone’s so inclined: Seems like I am constantly getting the little grey box stating Microsoft has encountered an error and must shut down, blah,...
View ArticleMotherfucking Recalcitrant Electronics
Just in case the internet crashes again and you guys wonder where the posts went, here’s an explanation. My computer has been remarkably bitchy tonight. Firefox refuses to talk to my playlists....
View ArticleFighting the Trojans
So, three nights, now, I’ve been doing battle with the Trojans. Where they came from, I don’t know – probably one of Microsoft’s infamous security flaws, coupled with the fact that one of the buggers...
View ArticleVerily, Blogger, Thou Art Evil
Why do you insist on putting “Read More!” on every damned post, even the ones that aren’t folded? If anybody has HTML-fu that will allow me to fold a post in Blogger without the plague of fruitless...
View ArticleYou Might Wanna Patch Up Firefox
Interesting security vulnerability we’ve got here. Before you hook up to an open wi-fi network again, you might wanna take countermeasures. Tip o’ the shot glass to Silver Fox for the alert!
View ArticleTechnical Difficulties
Some of you have contacted me via the blog or email regarding technical difficulties. See? This is why you should follow me on Twitter: you’d know what’s going on, in real time! But I know not all of...
View ArticleAny Thoughts on Speech Recognition Software?
You may have noticed a bit of a drop-off in in-depth posts round here lately. Part of that was ye holidays, part of it’s the seasonal blahs (when the sky’s gray for the billionth day in a row,...
View ArticleComputer-Savvy? Great! I Need Your Advice
My computer needs you, my tech-savvy darlings. It won’t boot. The fan runs, and the capslock light slowly blinks, but that’s it. I’ve tried resetting as the HP website advises by removing all power,...
View ArticleHelp Me Decide Upon a New Computing Machine
I have decided that, even if the maclargehuge HP laptop could be resurrected, it’s time I got a desktop anyway. A laptop can’t give me the computing power I need going forward in mah bidness. I need...
View ArticleMy Only Means of Earning Income Just Died – Please Help If You Can
****UPDATE**** The replacement machine is fully funded! I’ll never be able to thank you all enough, so I’d better go shopping for the replacement and get to writing my ass off for you all to show my...
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