Hardware hates me, but I can do my job with books. Books!
Didn't end up going with a netbook, since it looked like it was going cost more than expected, and wasn't going to let me off without messing with my OS. (It's not that I have something against messing with my OS -- I even kinda enjoy setting that stuff up, given sufficient time -- but thesis has to come first right now, and I *know* how long I'll take if I have a new linux toy to play with...)
This laptop continues to die, though (yesterday's problems involved the many temporary deaths of firefox, partially solved by restarting and/or rebooting and/or having it crash; and for some reason new terminal windows sometimes don't start bash) so waiting it out is becoming increasingly less viable. So I sucked it up and ordered a new macbook. I'm hoping it'll show up next week. I may or may not spend another $100 on one of the nice bags in store when it arrives. ;)
Meanwhile, my continuing DSL modem problems are, well, continuing. I got a loaner modem yesterday that I was hoping would solve the problem, but I've already been disconnected once this morning so I have a strong suspicion that my problem is not solved. Grr.
One wonders why I've been working from home this week if it's been a mild struggle, but with the nice weather, I've actually been shunning the laptop for the library. I have books and a lovely backyard. Who cares if my laptop is problematic? Learning about layout, typography and design for my thesis has proved to be a rather lovely break from my tech woes and security policy documents.
This laptop continues to die, though (yesterday's problems involved the many temporary deaths of firefox, partially solved by restarting and/or rebooting and/or having it crash; and for some reason new terminal windows sometimes don't start bash) so waiting it out is becoming increasingly less viable. So I sucked it up and ordered a new macbook. I'm hoping it'll show up next week. I may or may not spend another $100 on one of the nice bags in store when it arrives. ;)
Meanwhile, my continuing DSL modem problems are, well, continuing. I got a loaner modem yesterday that I was hoping would solve the problem, but I've already been disconnected once this morning so I have a strong suspicion that my problem is not solved. Grr.
One wonders why I've been working from home this week if it's been a mild struggle, but with the nice weather, I've actually been shunning the laptop for the library. I have books and a lovely backyard. Who cares if my laptop is problematic? Learning about layout, typography and design for my thesis has proved to be a rather lovely break from my tech woes and security policy documents.