Upgrades and Downgrades
Apr 17So I managed to get my Web Hosting down to £2.49 a month with mysql which may sound normal, but mysql is usually only in mid range to high hosting packages. So that’s saved £8 a month. Well that was the downgrade, even though in a way it was an upgrade…
I’ve just ordered a new computer for University as my current one is beginning to show its age when I’m running around five Adobe programs, iTunes, Messenger and whatever else I need. So it’s finally time to upgrade from the Pentium 4 ‘Prescot’ core to a high end Dual Core. I was going to get a Quad core but I’m not going to be using it for gaming much so two cores are fine.
Work has been a bit slow over Easter, lacking enthusiasm at the moment. But I’ll get back into it.
Catastrophe!
Jan 19So my computer blew up a few days back, that was a very bad day. All of my current coursework was residing on its’ Hard-drive so I’m just hoping that it didn’t get fried. I got home one evening and turned it on…nothing. So i had a look at the plug and tried a different lead since it was the same type. I think i used my Screen adapter. Plugged it in….BANG! Yea it wasn’t very nice. A few sparks flew out of the PSU soon followed by a lot of smoke. It turned out that it had already blown in the day sometime. And trying another adapter with which hadn’t blown its’ fuse exacerbated the problem causing the PSU to overload.
It took ages to find a new PSU as my computer is a Dell (yea i know). Finding any part specifically made for Dell computer is like trying to find Gold in my backyard, but i eventually found some guy who was selling the exact one on eBay brand new. I think he must have owned a Wholesale or something, he has about 500 of them. Anyway all that aside it got here today so now I have to go into town just to get a 10 Amp fuse….Probably the most pointless trip ever!
I’ll post whether or not my computer is back to life later on…
[Update]
Managed to get the computer working again before the assignment due date. The new PSU got here earlier than expected. Miracles happen occasionally.