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Post by fenix on Aug 3, 2011 22:57:02 GMT -5
Since computer problems happen to the best of us a inopportune times, I thought it might be nice to create a thread where you can bitch about them to an audience who can offer sympathy and/or technical advice/mockery. Extremely technical mockery.
For instance, this opening post was typed out on an iPad, since my power supply burnt itself out, and I can't get a replacement right at the moment, due to financial troubles. So now I'm waiting until I can afford new parts for a computer before I do anything.
Sucks, but niching I can really do but put up with weird autocorrect translations like nothing turning into niching.
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Post by gothicshark on Aug 4, 2011 0:17:09 GMT -5
Ahh the long list, Overheating Video Cards. Crashing Hard Drives. The list is a long one, I have two singular talents. First I love Computers and technology and have learned a lot about fixing them and using them to the fullest potential. Second I am a Natural Mage, Which means Technology doesn't like me being to close, I use to brake electronics by looking at them. Fortunately about fifteen years ago I realized this and take counter measures in how I approach electronics. Even then every so often I will get random blue screens of death while checking email, on windows seven with a fairly new computer. and don't ask me what happens to linux machines..  |
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Post by caios on Aug 11, 2011 10:54:04 GMT -5
Interestingly I have the opposite effect as Sharky. I've been known to magically fix computers just by touching them.
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Post by ZombieSareini on Aug 29, 2011 9:24:59 GMT -5
Until recently I was sharing a computer with Mr Sare. First my computer's hard drive and motherboard died. So it took a month to fix that. Then Mr. Sare's motherboard died. So we bought a new motherboard for his computer, but it was the wrong size for his RAM. So we bought some new RAM and fitted that.
Half an hour after that, his graphics card died.
After that I was banned from touching anything but the keyboard, just in case.
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Post by ghostveil on Aug 29, 2011 12:26:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm going to echo Caios here. I've never had a single piece of computer hardware fail on me. Ever.
I have a computer from like 1995 that still works.
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Post by The Cheshire Cat on Aug 29, 2011 15:59:44 GMT -5
The only thing I've ever had die on me is a power supply (which I think was from a power surge. I bought a surge protector after that happened). What are you guys DOING to your machines?
(well technically I also had some bad RAM once, but it was like that right out of the package so it wasn't my fault)
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Post by mattbrp on Sept 1, 2011 1:27:37 GMT -5
The only thing I've had happen to my systems was waaaay back in the day before I knew what a computer virus was. After that, I always used protection.
Other than that, I have had no issues. My brother and my best friend on the other hand...it's like they can't keep a system running for even a week without some mortal computer wound occuring.
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Post by Warp Factor on Sept 1, 2011 20:59:29 GMT -5
I've been mostly trouble-free, but when I have problems they tend to be computer-killing problems. This rig's been pretty good to me though, other than the cheap off-brand solid state drive that died on me. Should have seen that coming, though.
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Post by Warp Factor on Oct 13, 2011 19:56:51 GMT -5
OK, here's a problem. Steam's downloading really slow tonight, and updating my ipad to iOS 5 wiped out all my apps so I have to redownload everything.
EPIC. RAEG.
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Post by gothicshark on Oct 14, 2011 13:59:15 GMT -5
iOS5 is out... darn, I am about to have epic fail as well.
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Post by drjackwolfe on Oct 15, 2011 17:55:24 GMT -5
Yay IOS 5
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Post by gothicshark on Oct 15, 2011 18:12:53 GMT -5
On my 3gs it hardly looks different, all I get new is iCloud, and after the hype I'm unimpressed. Granted iCloud is a good thing. |
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Post by Warp Factor on Oct 16, 2011 1:25:33 GMT -5
I think the main benefits are iCloud and being able to update via wifi. As aggravating as the update has been (finally got all my crap redownloaded tonight), I'm psyched just for that.
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Post by drjackwolfe on Oct 16, 2011 23:38:15 GMT -5
I don't know goth, the I like the cloud stuff, but some of the look feel stuff around messaging is dang good to, specially on the comic book reader....um I Pad.
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