I've been incommunicado lately. Here's why, if you're interested
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:10 am
Some of you may have noticed I have been incommunicado, i.e. off-line, for quite a while recently. Well,it felt like quite a while, but the BBS says I was last logged on Aug. 6. But, I remember, that was when I was using my phone. Which is why I always put "Sent from a mobile device," at the bottom of those messages when that happens. So, other than a short visit, this it the first time I've been on a "real," computer - by real, I'm referring to one where it is possible for ordinary users having some programing skills, to write their own programs for it without permission required from anyone else - and I'm starting to get over,my "withdrawal," and I can go back to "normal." or something close (if there is such a thing as normal in my case).
The computer I just bought just stopped. No boot, nothing. Dead as disco. Changing the power cord does not improve the situation. Well, whether this one is repaired or I get my money back later, I can't wait potentially weeks for repair or the warranty claim to be paid, I have no choice: I have to buy another one. (When a computer only costs $250, repair is going to cost more than that, so "repair is not an option.") But I find, according to Amazon's list of all prior purchases, that when I bought it, which was May 2, that (1) it died on Aug. 2, exactly 91 days after Amazon's warranty expired; and (2) that I paid the $30 or so for an Asuron extended warranty. But, even at that, I need to recover my files first (not counting that I still need to recover my files from the other dead computer too, which, btw, is also covered on an extended warranty.) Do I have backups? Yes I do, but absent continuous backup, there are always going to be files you're working on which are not yet backed up. Because, if I am required to send the computer to a repair place, there's no guarantee I get all my files back. So this must come first.
Given my situation of this happening, again, I'm going to look for a free automatic backup, or, if I can't find one, maybe write one.
I'll do a separate thread on my replacements (yes, I bought more than one!) and my travails to recover everything.
The computer I just bought just stopped. No boot, nothing. Dead as disco. Changing the power cord does not improve the situation. Well, whether this one is repaired or I get my money back later, I can't wait potentially weeks for repair or the warranty claim to be paid, I have no choice: I have to buy another one. (When a computer only costs $250, repair is going to cost more than that, so "repair is not an option.") But I find, according to Amazon's list of all prior purchases, that when I bought it, which was May 2, that (1) it died on Aug. 2, exactly 91 days after Amazon's warranty expired; and (2) that I paid the $30 or so for an Asuron extended warranty. But, even at that, I need to recover my files first (not counting that I still need to recover my files from the other dead computer too, which, btw, is also covered on an extended warranty.) Do I have backups? Yes I do, but absent continuous backup, there are always going to be files you're working on which are not yet backed up. Because, if I am required to send the computer to a repair place, there's no guarantee I get all my files back. So this must come first.
Given my situation of this happening, again, I'm going to look for a free automatic backup, or, if I can't find one, maybe write one.
I'll do a separate thread on my replacements (yes, I bought more than one!) and my travails to recover everything.
