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My laptop should be back from the shop tomorrow, provided I give them lots of money. New hard drive, (I tell myself No, I am NOT buying yet another copy of Windows, I'm buying malaria nets via the Gates Foundation.), new copy of Photoshop (totally authorized and street legal!)*** and guess what? We recorded the podcast tonight and it sounded LIKE SHIT so we're re-doing it tomorrow night again for you the customer, AFTER I get a new microphone headset.
I must have had some power or magnetic surge because the headphone mic and hard drive appear to have blown out at the same time.
I really appreciate everyone who gave to my fundraiser. It really cushioned the blow. Thanks!!!
Podcast this weekend will TOTALLY be worth all of this BS, I guarantee.
***Correction. Photoshop Elements. Regular Photoshop? No, Adobe cannot have my house payment.
On ward techy soldiers!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear this!! I'm hoping that after I get the bills paid, that I can add a little more stuffing to the 'cushion'.
ReplyDeleteBuy yourself something like a Verbatim1 TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive for backups. Around $75ish dollars.
ReplyDeleteYou won't regret it.
You shouldn't have to pay for a new copy of Windows Blue Gal.
ReplyDeleteMost laptops have a COA sticker on the back with the 25-digit product key you need to install Windows - essentially the proof that you have a license. If you have that it's a simple matter to obtain the disc that installs the software. Lots of local computer stores will burn you one for a couple bucks - the guy near me wouldn't even take that when I needed one a while ago. Or you could just download an ISO image from any torrent site.
It's not illegal. If your computer came with an OS installed, you OWN a license for that. The process is automated these days to the point that anybody who can cut and paste can do it.