*new technology flail* (Also, rambling post is rambling.)

[imbecamiel]

I have a new laptop. \o/ I hadn't expected to get one for about another month, planned to spend a bit more time considering options and making up my mind. But, Friday night I discovered that there was a big sale on computers, which ended Saturday night. And that sale included Macs. If I decided to go with a Mac, I hadn't even intended to bother

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[cairistiona7]

Congrats on the new 'puter! I'm kind of looking into a new laptop or tablet, haven't decided which. Both those devices of mine are dying, so Something Must Be Done. I'll either do a regular e-reader like a Paperwhite and then a nice laptop, or just get a nice tablet like a Kindle Fire-HD and save a full-function new laptop for later. Decisions, decisions, we hatessss them, preciousssssss.

Anyway, the names look cool, though if your computer is a "she", I guess shouldn't that rule out the male names like Celebrimbor? I like Cordof best, I think. Not only is it apple, but it could sound like "cord off", which fits when you're using it on battery. *g*

Haven't noticed LJ doing anything funky with the letters when I've posted the last few days. But I still use the "old" version, so maybe it's a glitch in the new version?

[imbecamiel]

Thanks! It is really nice to get something new after limping along on a dying device, isn't it? Though yessss, so hard to make the decisions on which ones it'd be best to put the money toward. I hope you're able to get some fun new stuff soon!

LOL, yes, I had been thinking that about Celebrimbor. Like the name, but with it being such a female computer... XD Ha, I hadn't even thought about that! For a laptop, "cord off/Cordof" is particularly appropriate, isn't it!

I'll have to see if I can get it to switch back to the old version again... There've been several persistant glitches I've been encountering - some more longstanding than others - and I'm debating whether it'd be worthwhile to try reporting them.

[scarvenartist]

Whoohoo! Cordof amuses me too, so that one gets my vote. Second place would probably be Celebrimbor. ^_^

(And hm. I haven't been having any formatting issues on LJ. But then, I've always used the html version for composing entries, and code everything manually, because I have always had issues with the Rich Text/Visual Editor versions, resulting in much hair-tearing. Don't know which you all are using.... :) )

[imbecamiel]

:D I think I'm inclined to settle on Cordof. I like both the sound and history to Celebrimbor, but as Cairistiona mentioned - being a male name, it's not quite as fitting for a female computer. (Pfft, yes, naturally normal people not only carefully consider names for their electronic devices, but whether they're male or female. XD)

I think I should rely more on the html version, and see if I can switch back to the older view too. I've switched back and forth on whether I use the Rich Text vs. html side, but inevitably I run into coding that I can't remember, and have to go back to the RT, and then wind up just continuing to work there... It's got such stupid glitches, though, it's incredibly annoying. :P