Top of the morning.

[glenatron]

When work ended I noticed a broken laptop was being binned and figured I might as well pick it up because there might be something someone I knew could do to help with it.

When I got it home and tried it, the laptop worked perfectly, starting up smoothly and reaching the windows login screen without a problem. Then I moved my hand and it cut out, refusing to do more than light up the "power" indicator when it was plugged in. Turns out that there is a fairly common problem with this model of machine related to Dell's laptop designers being a bunch of halfwits, which is odd as their desktop machines are really nicely designed inside. The solution typically either involves a new motherboard or, if you're feeling daring, repairing the solder for one of the chips on the motherboard. Obviously, being a daring soul, I went out and bought a small nosed soldering iron and spent a while this morning with that and a magnifying glass trying to repair the solder on the damaged chip.

I'm happy to say that it worked a treat and I'm now the owner of a working laptop. It's doubly fortunate because I actually have some real work next week for which I will need it and without that work my next mortgage payment would be looking decidedly shaky...

Comments

[stu-the-elder.livejournal.com]

Soooooo, you need an admin assistant to help you with your busy life, who do you get for the job?

I don't eat much, I require very little space, and I can type 64 words a minute, as well as doing all the other officey stuff. I've also worked for BT so I KNOW how to do telephone conversations etc.

Gissajob?

- Crump

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

The whole "I need to get work in just to pay the mortgage" thing doesn't mean I will have enough money for food or bills, so I certainly don't yet have a salary for an administrator, no matter how efficiently they type.

If I do, I'll certainly let you know, though.

Meantimes, you any good at creating and animating 3d models?

[stu-the-elder.livejournal.com]

Curses!

No, no I'm not.

- Crump

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Damn it, me neither. I'm bad enough at creating them I'm tempted to try and rig up my own 3d scanner using a laser pointer, wine glass and old record player, just to make things a little easier...

[life-of-tom.livejournal.com]

it'll be fine. what on earth could go wrong. oh, and tortoise, eh? good choice...

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

They were collaborating with Bonny Prince Billy on an album that includes a cover of "Calvary Cross" or "Cavalry Cross" as Gideon Coe referred to it.

It's a combination that no 6 music dj could resist...