Ridiculous computer issues
October 14th 2008 06:37
I remember late 2005, the first time I decided to use Kmans brand new laptop. He'd had it for a few months, and I was working shift work at the time, so thus, I was home unsupervised. I was thinking about emailing my friend in Canada, and how hard it was to get to the nearest cafe or friends house to use their system.
When it dawned on me - the laptop is just sitting there. I can use computers (I can I can) and I bet I can check my email without him ever knowing.
Arent those little thoughts great? These are the same thoughts that are just like - "One more drink," "One more chocolate" "One more minute"
Before you knew it, every instant Kman was not home I was on the laptop. I even rearranged the cardboard boxes (20 somethings dont have furniture) to suit my hieght. I emailed, I did avatars, I did property searches, the most fun of all. And never a bad word did pass between us, the laptop and I.
Then we moved, and I was unemployed. In my spare moments, I was researching for a job when I got sucked in by an orble ad. Honestly, the only reason I came here was because they promised CASH CASH CASH.....
Ive been blogging for over a year. I think Ive made seven bucks. I dont know, I dont check anymore, but I knew I should never have gone through with the extra ads. I just wanted to write, and have people read me.
My point is, at that point, I hardly even knew what I was clicking. And I was freaked - If any warning message of any kind came up I jumped off instantly, as Kman was already up my arse and on my back about useage. But I didnt know what that meant either, so it didnt really sink in. Uploading photo was really scary, as it always seemed to kill the useage. After asking around, I made my images smaller.
Of course, NOW I know the stupidity of trying to upload a roughly 1200 sized photo when the maximum allowed is 400.
But even THAT was too scary - the applications of my pictures and photo impression. Kman couldnt deny me use of that, as he bought me the camera, promising I could use the laptop to get the full use of it. I was very happy for all the prompts helping me.
By the time Kman was ready to hand the laptop over to me I was well and truly ready. I had mastered this beastie, I said to myself, and no more shall she terrify me.
That doesnt stop her from majorly pissing me off.
I have a security network - who doesnt? And dont get me wrong, I love my firewall and virus protection. But alerts keep appearing in the right hand corner - alerts I dont understand. If I click 'ok' it comes straight back, if I click 'no' it comes straight back.....So I ignore it. Completely. Ive heard other people have had this same pop up. Ive searched the menus trying to turn it off - no avail. So. Ignore. And when Im really out for revenge? Wait calmly for the window to begin its mad popping up and down, and be poised to click 'ok' every single time. Until it goes away. For a little while.
The whole time Ive been writing this post, the pop up hasnt appeared, not once.
Do you think she knows we are talking about her?
I bet you anything she crashes before I get through this post. For Revenge.
Anyway, some time ago, I decided to transfer my vast amount of images to CD. It was after I viewed my images that I realized my pictures had been hiding half of them from me. That was quite disturbing. But even more disturbing was now I had an extra pop up window.....One that said 'a virus scan is waiting for 'thumbs!'
'thumbs' is a pic my mate sent me, of some of the girls at a club giving a big drunk thumbs up to the camera. The offensive image itself transferred without drama, yet this pop up remained. I couldnt get rid of it. I tried doing the scan. I tried stopping the scan. I turned off the alerts. Nothing worked. So....? Ignore the window!
This is fine except that everytime THAT popup appeared it slowed down whatever system I was using. I learned if I did a full system scan plus a defrag regularly the pop ups stayed away.
When I first started using this computer, a system scan would have given me the willies. Just saying the word defrag would have disolved me to hopeless tears. Now however, I can sort through the control panel in a way Id never dreamed.
Ok....Until today.
Thumbnails had begun to disappear from my pictures again. I know, theyre in here, just not displayed to save space. Still, it was getting to me, and the my pictures folder was a goddamn mess. Shit everywhere. And I want the new kitten pics saved to CD soon, so I thought, I'll clean up my pictures, then copy to CD everything thats not already there, and all will be sweet.
So, I begin. Create new folder, move images....All going swimmingly. Ive done three folders. Then I move on to sky pics - any pic of the sky shall go in this new folder.....
A couple of times while Im selecting, I see that creepy green line appear up in the left corner. Its only there for a second, and I catch a flash of the word....'copy'
What the fuck is windows doing!? I didnt authorize that! Im just innocently selecting images - Archan! Explain yourself! Why are you doing this?
I tell myself - dont freak out. She's cool with you, she's not fucking with you....It might be just making a copy as you move to a new page or some shit, I dont know. But be cool, be cool.
I put the images into new folder and return to my pictures.
About then, theres the sound of an electric explosion. My whole block loses power. I watch the red light blink off on my modem....."NOOOOOOOOO! I havnt checked my comments yet!"
What good is a bloody modem if you cant use it in a blackout?
But Archan....She's still on. No surge or she'd be fried chicken. So I start looking through my pictures......
And I see(through a haze of red) that every image I moved.....She copied. Without my permission. More than once. Mouth hanging open in disbelief I read down - 'copy of image 127' 'copy of image 127 (8)' 'copy of copy of image 127'
So I begin deleting. Im about halfway through (I think) and gritting my teeth together as the whole point of this exercise was to make my pictures SMALLER and now its three times the size....Through none of my actions.....The laptop just went insane.....And thats when I see that bastard green line flicker at the left hand top corner.....Oh no. What the fuck is that?
As fast as Im deleting, shes copying. My stomach drops out in horror. Whats going on? Why is she doing this to me? I thought she liked being my computer - simple text pages, simple picture tasks, no being forced to process moving warcraft pages for hours on end (or civilization or rome or whatever game Kman is currently into) - so if she likes my light workload....WHY IS SHE DOING THIS TO ME?
I start going through menus, frantically searching for the right tick to check. Or uncheck. Whatever. Somehow I must have asked her to do this....I must undo this before my pictures swells to unbelievable capacity!
AHA! The internal search engine. Hey you! Yeah, You! Sniffer dog, search guide, whatever she calls you! Get out your nose and find all images containing the word 'COPY'.
It took five minutes.
She had made approximately 10 000 copies.
Delete......
Kleo Wins!
Tentatively, I return to my task, (the power comes back on - good thing I never got around to calling the power people) and organise the few remaining renegade images into folders. My pictures is now an acceptable size.
Sigh.
Im not ready to put the CD in yet - Not after that brainless batshit. It will probably tell me it needs to make copies. And we wont be doing that.
Add to that her screen has started to flicker alarmingly like a TV with a bad picture tube. Sometimes I will be half way through a post when the whole screen will just dissolve.....And I just sit here and pray until it slowly comes back.
Good thing shes still under warranty eh?
When it dawned on me - the laptop is just sitting there. I can use computers (I can I can) and I bet I can check my email without him ever knowing.
Arent those little thoughts great? These are the same thoughts that are just like - "One more drink," "One more chocolate" "One more minute"
Before you knew it, every instant Kman was not home I was on the laptop. I even rearranged the cardboard boxes (20 somethings dont have furniture) to suit my hieght. I emailed, I did avatars, I did property searches, the most fun of all. And never a bad word did pass between us, the laptop and I.
Then we moved, and I was unemployed. In my spare moments, I was researching for a job when I got sucked in by an orble ad. Honestly, the only reason I came here was because they promised CASH CASH CASH.....
Ive been blogging for over a year. I think Ive made seven bucks. I dont know, I dont check anymore, but I knew I should never have gone through with the extra ads. I just wanted to write, and have people read me.
My point is, at that point, I hardly even knew what I was clicking. And I was freaked - If any warning message of any kind came up I jumped off instantly, as Kman was already up my arse and on my back about useage. But I didnt know what that meant either, so it didnt really sink in. Uploading photo was really scary, as it always seemed to kill the useage. After asking around, I made my images smaller.
Of course, NOW I know the stupidity of trying to upload a roughly 1200 sized photo when the maximum allowed is 400.
But even THAT was too scary - the applications of my pictures and photo impression. Kman couldnt deny me use of that, as he bought me the camera, promising I could use the laptop to get the full use of it. I was very happy for all the prompts helping me.
By the time Kman was ready to hand the laptop over to me I was well and truly ready. I had mastered this beastie, I said to myself, and no more shall she terrify me.
That doesnt stop her from majorly pissing me off.
I have a security network - who doesnt? And dont get me wrong, I love my firewall and virus protection. But alerts keep appearing in the right hand corner - alerts I dont understand. If I click 'ok' it comes straight back, if I click 'no' it comes straight back.....So I ignore it. Completely. Ive heard other people have had this same pop up. Ive searched the menus trying to turn it off - no avail. So. Ignore. And when Im really out for revenge? Wait calmly for the window to begin its mad popping up and down, and be poised to click 'ok' every single time. Until it goes away. For a little while.
The whole time Ive been writing this post, the pop up hasnt appeared, not once.
Do you think she knows we are talking about her?
I bet you anything she crashes before I get through this post. For Revenge.
Anyway, some time ago, I decided to transfer my vast amount of images to CD. It was after I viewed my images that I realized my pictures had been hiding half of them from me. That was quite disturbing. But even more disturbing was now I had an extra pop up window.....One that said 'a virus scan is waiting for 'thumbs!'
'thumbs' is a pic my mate sent me, of some of the girls at a club giving a big drunk thumbs up to the camera. The offensive image itself transferred without drama, yet this pop up remained. I couldnt get rid of it. I tried doing the scan. I tried stopping the scan. I turned off the alerts. Nothing worked. So....? Ignore the window!
This is fine except that everytime THAT popup appeared it slowed down whatever system I was using. I learned if I did a full system scan plus a defrag regularly the pop ups stayed away.
When I first started using this computer, a system scan would have given me the willies. Just saying the word defrag would have disolved me to hopeless tears. Now however, I can sort through the control panel in a way Id never dreamed.
Ok....Until today.
Thumbnails had begun to disappear from my pictures again. I know, theyre in here, just not displayed to save space. Still, it was getting to me, and the my pictures folder was a goddamn mess. Shit everywhere. And I want the new kitten pics saved to CD soon, so I thought, I'll clean up my pictures, then copy to CD everything thats not already there, and all will be sweet.
So, I begin. Create new folder, move images....All going swimmingly. Ive done three folders. Then I move on to sky pics - any pic of the sky shall go in this new folder.....
A couple of times while Im selecting, I see that creepy green line appear up in the left corner. Its only there for a second, and I catch a flash of the word....'copy'
What the fuck is windows doing!? I didnt authorize that! Im just innocently selecting images - Archan! Explain yourself! Why are you doing this?
I tell myself - dont freak out. She's cool with you, she's not fucking with you....It might be just making a copy as you move to a new page or some shit, I dont know. But be cool, be cool.
I put the images into new folder and return to my pictures.
About then, theres the sound of an electric explosion. My whole block loses power. I watch the red light blink off on my modem....."NOOOOOOOOO! I havnt checked my comments yet!"
What good is a bloody modem if you cant use it in a blackout?
But Archan....She's still on. No surge or she'd be fried chicken. So I start looking through my pictures......
And I see(through a haze of red) that every image I moved.....She copied. Without my permission. More than once. Mouth hanging open in disbelief I read down - 'copy of image 127' 'copy of image 127 (8)' 'copy of copy of image 127'
So I begin deleting. Im about halfway through (I think) and gritting my teeth together as the whole point of this exercise was to make my pictures SMALLER and now its three times the size....Through none of my actions.....The laptop just went insane.....And thats when I see that bastard green line flicker at the left hand top corner.....Oh no. What the fuck is that?
As fast as Im deleting, shes copying. My stomach drops out in horror. Whats going on? Why is she doing this to me? I thought she liked being my computer - simple text pages, simple picture tasks, no being forced to process moving warcraft pages for hours on end (or civilization or rome or whatever game Kman is currently into) - so if she likes my light workload....WHY IS SHE DOING THIS TO ME?
I start going through menus, frantically searching for the right tick to check. Or uncheck. Whatever. Somehow I must have asked her to do this....I must undo this before my pictures swells to unbelievable capacity!
AHA! The internal search engine. Hey you! Yeah, You! Sniffer dog, search guide, whatever she calls you! Get out your nose and find all images containing the word 'COPY'.
It took five minutes.
She had made approximately 10 000 copies.
Delete......
Kleo Wins!
Tentatively, I return to my task, (the power comes back on - good thing I never got around to calling the power people) and organise the few remaining renegade images into folders. My pictures is now an acceptable size.
Sigh.
Im not ready to put the CD in yet - Not after that brainless batshit. It will probably tell me it needs to make copies. And we wont be doing that.
Add to that her screen has started to flicker alarmingly like a TV with a bad picture tube. Sometimes I will be half way through a post when the whole screen will just dissolve.....And I just sit here and pray until it slowly comes back.
Good thing shes still under warranty eh?
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Comment by katyzzz
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Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
Since your first visit to my blog I have thought you must be unaware of the image you project, hence, I have endeavored to be nice to the old lady who means well.
However, surely by now you must know you come off as a severe cyber bully. Everytime you come to my page you make yourself less welcome.
Your comment was unappreciated. You have no right to judge anyones blog, and most of the time your 'advice' is unwanted and condescending. You have no right to be anyones critic except your own. The only thing you have the right to do is read and like or dislike. If you dislike, you have the right to comment on that, but the author does not have to put up with it.
Comment by katyzzz
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It is just my sense of humour, but I believe to make a comment, and how I do it is my prerogative, at least it pulls in the votes.
"Cyber bully" shocks me, I have been the recipient often enough.
I guess it remains "neither a bully nor a bullied be"
What on earth did I do wrong with your 'kitty' posts? You seem a more sensitive soul than I imagined.
I shall not comment again as it distresses you, but I always remember the 'good times' not the bad.
You have thrown the mud now and I am stuck with it, pity.
Seeing the word pity there, just reminds me I was only being 'pithy' and short.
Fare well, my friend.
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
Ive spent a long time trying to understand your humour. Ive just let it roll like water off a ducks back when I find it offensive and never said a word because I would rather chat than fight. Blogging is supposed to be fun.
Im never sure if your joking or not, and the religious comment on Zenith's post DID get to me. Yes I am extremely sensitive, but I choose not to show it.
Since I swear and advocate alcohol nudity and drugs, subjects that you boycott, Ive often wondered if you are playing some sort of private game with me. I got sick of wondering about it.
A smiley would have helped. The frown on Zenith's post threw me right off.
And sometimes I have noticed when you go to 'support' new bloggers you overload them with advice and come off in a threatening manner. Its led me to question your character and your purpose.
As you can see Im highly emotional right now but Im not banning you or anything, Im trying to clarify my position, let you know that you have confused me most of the time and Im never sure if we are sharing a joke or if you have just made me the butt of one of yours.
Communication is very difficult for me without body language....Surely by now you know, I was raised by wolves?....
Hand Shake? Hug?
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Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
Rereading your comment now I get it.
Comment by katyzzz
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You're an amazing human being Kleo, don't let anything I or anyone else has to say over-ride that.
We shall all rise to see a better day.
Luv, hugs and kisses, in the nicest possible way, as Dame Everidge would say.
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
Thankyou for the sweet words. I likewise admire your tenacity in that you continue to blog about what you love whether others like it or not.
Now, enough of all this lovey dovey - I have a reputation to uphold!
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Comment by Tracy
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I can commiserate with the computer issues, I know my printer is evil.
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
This will be impossible to believe...But I am literally typing blind. My screen has disappeared! Archan you old shit! you can work fine when your in the mood!
Comment by Tracy
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I hope something can be done...
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