It has been a few minutes since you have heard from me hasn't it!? That is because I have had another death! Not of the human variety or even the fur baby variety, thank goodness, but of the computer variety! There was a little crying anyway - mostly frustration though! The laptop that I use for all things not Ace Water Wells just gave me the spinning wheel of death one day right before Christmas Break! No fix to be had either! I called the "Geeks" and the Dell Tech department also, but they all said the same thing....."spinning wheel of death is not good!" and "sometimes it happens!"
The above is my beloved laptop that died! It was only three years old and I had really not backed up as often as I should have so I lost a TON of stuff from it going kaput! Pictures, including of Rye, Reed and of my "blog preps" items. My "blog preps" are things I plan to write about so I start them as Word documents and then transplant them into the actual blog when I am ready. My quilt designs and copyright starts, and patterns that were not yet copyrighted and printed even! I try not to get attached to computers, but I like to have a little decoration on them and personalize them. I had really just got used to using all my programs on the old one, but based on the information I was given....
New laptop was ordered and shipped on the fast track! I ordered one that was close to what I had - so I would know how to use it - but one that is smaller and lighter than the other one. This one weighs just 3.7 pounds! Easy carry! There have been a few hiccups with changing over to a new one without being able to transfer things over... my email won't work on the new one and we are still working with my provider tech department to get it working. My Electric Quilt that I use for my design starts said I had used up all of the licenses for it even though I still have a subscription - that one ended up being easy thanks to the fantastic customer service at Electric Quilt! I emailed them on Christmas Eve about it and they replied the day after - released my license so I could download it onto the new computer! Yay!
SO now I have the new one personalized and I am putting all of the things back on it, and setting up folders, and rescuing pictures from the cloud and re scanning some that didn't go to the cloud. I am learning Windows 11 which the new laptop "magically" upgraded me to. It is a long work in progress.
The only other thing is that I forgot about really liking the 10 key pad to the right of the keyboard! I did not realize how much I would miss having that. It is a bit slower using the row at the top of the keyboard. Still works great though!
Lesson learned for me and lesson given to you! Back up your stuff at least weekly and make sure your zip drive isn't too full when you do!
I hope your New Year is full of wonderful and light, and may all your lessons be easy! Blessed be!
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