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I want my computer back.
The problem is a part called the inverter (and associated inverter cable) that controls the screen backlight. Because the computer is so old (2002), the part isn't easily available and has to be ordered. We're waiting for the inverter to arrive and then it's a fiddly, delicate repair.
Meanwhile, I'm getting separation anxiety. My laptop is my little silicon security blanket. I want my iTunes and my Photoshop and my own damn mail program instead of grabbing it off the web. I have a bunch of photos from Thursday night's Bruins game waiting to be shopped and cropped and uploaded, including a few pictures of our mild-mannered forward PJ Axelsson losing his temper after a dangerous hit. (I've never seen Axe get angry.* It was hilarious.) And I really want my calendar program back. Seatmate brought me a paper calendar to use as a backup, but I prefer having everything at my fingertips.
Grumble.
Without my own iTunes, I've been listening to a lot of music on YouTube. Two completely different recommendations: OMD's mellow Talking Loud and Clear, a staple of my teenage years, and Rusted Root's Send Me on my Way, happy music extraordinaire, with thanks to Seatmate.
Bruins @ Penguins at 3:00. Go Bruins!
* Edited: I had forgotten that Axe had a fight last season. He's had one other fight in the NHL and that was in 2000. What a brute.
The problem is a part called the inverter (and associated inverter cable) that controls the screen backlight. Because the computer is so old (2002), the part isn't easily available and has to be ordered. We're waiting for the inverter to arrive and then it's a fiddly, delicate repair.
Meanwhile, I'm getting separation anxiety. My laptop is my little silicon security blanket. I want my iTunes and my Photoshop and my own damn mail program instead of grabbing it off the web. I have a bunch of photos from Thursday night's Bruins game waiting to be shopped and cropped and uploaded, including a few pictures of our mild-mannered forward PJ Axelsson losing his temper after a dangerous hit. (I've never seen Axe get angry.* It was hilarious.) And I really want my calendar program back. Seatmate brought me a paper calendar to use as a backup, but I prefer having everything at my fingertips.
Grumble.
Without my own iTunes, I've been listening to a lot of music on YouTube. Two completely different recommendations: OMD's mellow Talking Loud and Clear, a staple of my teenage years, and Rusted Root's Send Me on my Way, happy music extraordinaire, with thanks to Seatmate.
Bruins @ Penguins at 3:00. Go Bruins!
* Edited: I had forgotten that Axe had a fight last season. He's had one other fight in the NHL and that was in 2000. What a brute.
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When I don't have my iTunes, I sometimes use this website.
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OMD
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