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(sorry I realised that by writing that I am assuming that everyone is blind or summat)

Hellfire...lots of other things have changes too. Funny how you go to bed, wake up and your site has changed. You sort of feel it is your site...but no.

Wooooowwwwwwww..new backgrounds too!! (even a kitten one for all you pussy lovers)

OK..so I have just given myself a severe talking too regarding overuse (some may say obsessional use) of said computer and suggested to myself that maybe I should get out there, you know outside and do things.....

Well, surely shopping for food is NOT one of those things. Tried online ordering of food from Tescos yesterday (actually other half did...I have been procrastinating about it for about a year and half now). You choose a 2-hour delivery slot and bingo you food arrives. The man even brings it into the house. He was so sweet that I am sure I could have got him to unpack everything if I had really tried hard. Superb use of time on computer I think.

Mind you still had nothing to eat for dinner.

Something was up last night. I don't really know or care what it was but the end result was that I couldn't get onto the internet. It still wasn't working this morning. How pissed off was I?

It made me think that I really do need to get out more and be AWAY from my computer and all the things that I do on it....

 

Ah ha....fanfare of trumpets......!!!!! Thanks JP.

 

 'Is this the way to Amarillo, every night I've been hugging my pillow..'

 

Little things please me soooo much. 

 

I am trying to sign up for the MSN message alert thing. However I am completely stumped because it is asking me these questions. WTF?

* Name you'd like to call this feed: ???!!

* Address URL from desired feed: ????!!

(Copy and paste address URL from desired
feed page into text box above. Tip: Look for the orange XML icon. Clicking this takes you to desired feed page.) ???

What's that all about then?

All I can say is there are too many clever geeks out there.

Oh and any help greatly appreciated :-)

This made me feel that maybe I do know an incy wincy bit about computers. Oh...and even more appreciated as I HAVE used WP many moons ago.

A true story from the Word Perfect Helpline, which was transcribed from a recording monitoring the customer care department. Needless to say the Help Desk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently suing the Word Perfect organization for "Termination without Cause".

Operator: "Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help you?"

Caller: "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."

Operator: "What sort of trouble??"

Caller: "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went
away."

Operator: "Went away?"

Caller: "They disappeared."

Operator: "Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"

Caller: "Nothing."

Operator: "Nothing??"

Caller: "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."

Operator: "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out??"

Caller: "How do I tell?"

Operator: "Can you see the C: prompt on the screen??"

Caller: "What's a sea-prompt?"

Operator: "Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?"

Caller: "There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type."

Operator: "Does your monitor have a power indicator??"

Caller: "What's a monitor?"

Operator: "It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does
it have a little light that tells you when it's on??"

Caller: "I don't know."

Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the
power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"

Caller: "Yes, I think so."

Operator: "Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall.

Caller: "Yes, it is."

Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??"

Caller: "No."

Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."

Caller: "Okay, here it is."

Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."

Caller: "I can't reach."

Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"

Caller: "No."

Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over??"

Caller: "Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's because it's dark."

Operator: "Dark??"

Caller: "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window."

Operator: "Well, turn on the office light then."

Caller: "I can't."

Operator: "No? Why not??"

Caller: "Because there's a power failure."

Operator: "A power... A power failure? Aha, Okay, we've got it licked
now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in??"

Caller: "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."

Operator: "Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."

Caller: "Really? Is it that bad?"

Operator: "Yes, I'm afraid it is."

Caller: "Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them??"

Operator: "Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer."

 

So ..two days ago, it was officially Misery Monday. The worst day of the year..until today. Now renamed Wank Wednesday

This morning no-one was able to log onto their e-mail...OK this occasionally happens, no big deal. Unfortunately the IT guy has just visited and is so distraut that he has left the building in search of strong coffee. The cause of his concern is that he found the back-up tape had 'THURSDAY' written on it and has jumped to the totally correct conclusion that the back-up tapes are not being used as they should be. The fact that the tape has Thursday on it unfortunately doesn't even mean that the tape was replaced last Thurday, giving us a 6 day old back-up. Unfortunately, we (and I'm using the royal we as I think/know that it is my responsibility to ensure the tapes are changed daily) can't even remember which Thursday it was changed..it may well have been in 2004!

So..IT man is presently trying to rebuild the server, part of which appears to be f**ked. He is trying to rebuild on another part of the disc without losing anything..at least the disc is spinning again he tells me. Oh..is that good?!

So what is the potential damage? Loss of all e-mails. Oh dear. My colleague, who runs his expansive love life through e-mail, walked out of the room when it was suggested that he may have also lost all his addresses. He, He. Single-handed destruction of a love life.

Oh well, there is a lesson to be learnt here. Delegation.

Addendum 14:30

I have just offered to have the babies of the IT man. I am saved!! Sandy's love life is saved!! Lovely IT man recovered all e-mails en masse. Whats even better, I have delegated that tedious job of backing up.. so one less thing to think about! And..a box of chocolates has just arrived in the office. Wonderful Wednesday is alive and kicking.