Day 274/365
I broke someone else’s hard drive… (iPhone photo)
Well ok, not really. This one was defective. It refused to stay on. The USB cable seemed to fit kind of loosely since it was purchased and it would turn off randomly. Per the advice of a tech guy, I opened the enclosure containing the portable hard drive to see if it would help it stay on.
It didn’t.
I found myself having to push the cable in and twist it clockwise, HARD, and then hold the USB cable in that position to keep the hard drive on. If I flinched, it would turn off. It’s hard to operate a computer when both your hands are busy pushing and twisting a cable…
Refund please!!
In other news…
Day 275/365
My replacement monitor just got here a few minutes ago!! Here’s to hoping that it’s not defective too (iPhone photo)
Just three more big boxes and I’ll finally be able to call jaws of life to pry me out of my basement!
So my screen is still broken, but now it’s new and it’s huge.
But’s it’s still FRIGGIN’ BROKEN!!
Awesome (30″ screen next to Heidi‘s 14″ temporary monitor):
NOT so friggin’ awesome!
There’s a thin yellow line running all the way down on the left side of the screen. Customer Care is going to be calling me within the next 2 business days. To do what, you ask? No clue. The person giving me the case number wouldn’t tell me.
My hope? They’ll send someone out to my house with a new screen.
Realistically? They’re probably sending someone out here to kill me and steal my defective screen.
There’s no thrill quite like murder and stealing broken equipment!
Waiting anxiously for anything to get here when FedEx is in charge isn’t much fun. With UPS I know I can expect a package anytime between 3:00 and 3:30pm. In fact I’m expecting a print from them today. But with FedEx it’s anytime between noon and 4 or 5pm.
And I need that new monitor!
This wouldn’t normally matter that much, but I’m required to sign for this one. It’s getting here today at some point, so I’m listening for the door as I write this. Maybe I’ll be lucky enough to interrupt this blog and say “We interrupt this program for an important news bulletin: Luigi! Dee monitor! She’s ah-heer!”
Anyway, I remembered at about 11:50pm last night that I needed to find something to shoot for the day. And now that I look at it, I could have done so much better. Maybe I’ll revisit the idea today and give it more care.
Maybe…
Here it is:
Day 267/365
