The new computer edition
Oct. 13th, 2011 04:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenaySo, the new computer has arrived (five days early!) and I'm getting it configured the way I want it. Windows 7 doesn't seem too scary so far and I've copied a lot of my files over to the new harddrive.
It's going to take days to figure out everything that I want to install and get everything looking exactly the way that I want it to *sigh* This is the bit that I really dislike about new computers. Still, at least it's a computer that will reliably turn on and do things.
There are a couple of things that I need to do:
1) Uninstall Mcafee from the laptop, install AVG on it and transfer my licence to the new PC before the free licence runs out. This may require consultation with a Mcafee tech.
2) Attach an extension to my VGA cable.
3) Get a USB hub with a long cable.
2 and 3 are needed so that the box can be put in a slight less inconvenient place and so that the webcam cable is less precarious. They can wait, though. At least things are set up and working.
I feel much happier now that it's done and largely set up. I wonder how long it will take before this thing feels like "home"?
Other than that, my vacation has been lovely. Lots of relaxing stuff, plenty of fresh air and exercise, lots of reading and catching up on TV: exactly what I needed to feel much more alert and relaxed. Hopefully now I'll be a little less frazzled at work ;-)
It's going to take days to figure out everything that I want to install and get everything looking exactly the way that I want it to *sigh* This is the bit that I really dislike about new computers. Still, at least it's a computer that will reliably turn on and do things.
There are a couple of things that I need to do:
1) Uninstall Mcafee from the laptop, install AVG on it and transfer my licence to the new PC before the free licence runs out. This may require consultation with a Mcafee tech.
2) Attach an extension to my VGA cable.
3) Get a USB hub with a long cable.
2 and 3 are needed so that the box can be put in a slight less inconvenient place and so that the webcam cable is less precarious. They can wait, though. At least things are set up and working.
I feel much happier now that it's done and largely set up. I wonder how long it will take before this thing feels like "home"?
Other than that, my vacation has been lovely. Lots of relaxing stuff, plenty of fresh air and exercise, lots of reading and catching up on TV: exactly what I needed to feel much more alert and relaxed. Hopefully now I'll be a little less frazzled at work ;-)
