Coffee & Computers
Ah my yesterday afternoon, this is a fun one to document before I forget.
Originally I was going to work from home since I have Rowan this week but then realized that since I had to bridge the two conference numbers for the webinar, I had to bolt to work and run this from my desk. Fine whatever.. The gift of being able to have folks use the audio streaming on the computer rather than dialing into a number. This pleases geeks - they somehow feel antiquated if I have them dial into a number to hear the audio. Even if they won't use it they at least want provide the option. So that's what I did.
Moving right along...
After the webinar I run home, the cleaning ladies are there. So I sat down on the couch and booted the laptop and begun to finish my day remotely. All seems fairly normal for me, yes?
I go outside so that Nevis could do the living room, I have a cigarette and my coffee. Things are swell, the wind is picking up, the hummingbirds are out, no butterflies or deer in the yard but who says I need to be snow white huh? (smile) Suddenly the front door bursts open with Nevis and Rowan screaming like banshees.. not an image that works well with my snow white ambiance.
Apparently Nevis didn't see my coffee and tipped the cup *INTO* my work laptop. Le'sigh.
I will give you a moment to absorb the super duper fun situation this provided for me.
(plays some stupid hold music for a second or two)
Needless to say, my work day was over at approximately 2:45pm, which was okay really since I started working at 6:30am.
Six paper towels later, I take the dell downstairs and pull out all removable parts and lay it on its side. After an hour with the hairdryer, it booted half way. The screen wouldn't come on. I laid it down on its face on the bed while I watched about two hours of voyager.
Although my computer now has the wondrous aroma of vanilla coffee - it boots fine but I wouldn't recommend this exercise to anyone.
Originally I was going to work from home since I have Rowan this week but then realized that since I had to bridge the two conference numbers for the webinar, I had to bolt to work and run this from my desk. Fine whatever.. The gift of being able to have folks use the audio streaming on the computer rather than dialing into a number. This pleases geeks - they somehow feel antiquated if I have them dial into a number to hear the audio. Even if they won't use it they at least want provide the option. So that's what I did.
Moving right along...
After the webinar I run home, the cleaning ladies are there. So I sat down on the couch and booted the laptop and begun to finish my day remotely. All seems fairly normal for me, yes?
I go outside so that Nevis could do the living room, I have a cigarette and my coffee. Things are swell, the wind is picking up, the hummingbirds are out, no butterflies or deer in the yard but who says I need to be snow white huh? (smile) Suddenly the front door bursts open with Nevis and Rowan screaming like banshees.. not an image that works well with my snow white ambiance.
Apparently Nevis didn't see my coffee and tipped the cup *INTO* my work laptop. Le'sigh.
I will give you a moment to absorb the super duper fun situation this provided for me.
(plays some stupid hold music for a second or two)
Needless to say, my work day was over at approximately 2:45pm, which was okay really since I started working at 6:30am.
Six paper towels later, I take the dell downstairs and pull out all removable parts and lay it on its side. After an hour with the hairdryer, it booted half way. The screen wouldn't come on. I laid it down on its face on the bed while I watched about two hours of voyager.
Although my computer now has the wondrous aroma of vanilla coffee - it boots fine but I wouldn't recommend this exercise to anyone.