I know, you probably didn't even notice I was gone; but yesterday was computer transition day, which meant I was without access for about 12 hours. OMG, it felt like a year. (Am I looking at a dependency issue here?)
Anyway, the good news is that the new computer is about eleven billion times faster than the old one, and I have a slick little flat screen monitor, and I can plug my camera card right into the computer, and did I say that the Internet is really fast? and the monitor screen no longer has an overall pinkish tone.... Other good news, the Geek Squad transferred all the files (and I seem to be able to find them), and our extensive "favorites list. The email is working.
The not really bad, but ambivalent news: Best Buy does not stock any computers with XP as the operating system, and a special order would have taken weeks, so we caved in and went with Vista. So far, Sweater Wizard and Stitch and Motif maker have loaded without a hitch. The little Sole Solution sock program gives me an error message, but maybe I can figure out how to get it up and running (I don't use it much, anyway). I haven't yet tried reinstalling the Knitware Design program that is my current favorite.
Mainly the whole file organization feels totally weird, but I expect I just have a learning curve thing ahead of me.
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This a not very good picture of the current hat. The exciting to me thing about it is that I loaded it directly from the camera card to the computer, and then was able to find it!
That's probably all until next week. Today I go back to installing programs, learning, playing with the new computer. Tomorrow is work at the library and shopping for the trip up north, Friday I take off for the mini-reunion (lake, deck, boat, good company - I'm jazzed!)
That's a beautiful hat! What kind of yarn did you use? Oh, I hate having to learn a new operating system!
ReplyDeleteThe hat yarn is lovely, it looks really rich. Have fun at the reunion.
ReplyDeleteI find that the learning curve can be embarrassingly long. After nearly 10 months with my Mac, I'm still not sure I understand its file organization thing.
ReplyDeleteI love the hat.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the computer transfer went smoothly. It can be such a nightmare.
Don't you just hate learning curves? When I get something new, I want to know it ALL, RIGHT NOW!
ReplyDeleteConversely, don't you love lake weekends? We're heading up tomorrow night ourselves...
Congrats on the computer-birth :) Please keep us apprised of what software glitches you find with Vista? And, above all, have a great time at your mini-reunion. Keeping old friends is a really nice thing to do for yourself.
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