'Effin machine
Aug. 15th, 2005 11:12 pmTrying to open a rather large PDF right now. My PC is making a noise like a WWII era lawnmower desperately trying to catch. I need more RAM and possibly a fan.
Ah, well. At least if it explodes now, I won't have to worry about expo stuff.
Ah, well. At least if it explodes now, I won't have to worry about expo stuff.
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Date: 2005-08-16 03:47 am (UTC)OMGWTFBBQ!
AGOT?
Date: 2005-08-16 09:06 pm (UTC)I'm not gonna bother to TRY openning the GoT pdf. I'll just wait until my mega-huge hardcover version arrives, lovingly embossed by GRRM.
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Date: 2005-08-16 03:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-16 09:12 pm (UTC)Although I'm contemplating a Mac Mini. Or is that not what you meant by "good computers"? :)
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Date: 2005-08-17 03:26 pm (UTC)Fans are cheap!
Date: 2005-08-16 12:35 pm (UTC)Which is why I advocate a quarterly dismantling of the machine, and blowing out the dust with a duster.
I've done the fan replacement about 4 times - Gary's one of the vict^H^H^H^H patients.
Re: Fans are cheap!
Date: 2005-08-16 09:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-16 02:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-16 09:20 pm (UTC)You just have the neatest stuff.
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Date: 2005-08-18 11:05 pm (UTC)From the author (http://www.acropdf.com/photosu.exe)
It's pretty easy to disable the plugins yourself, but if you're going to go to the trouble of mucking about...
aw hell, just get a Mac Mini. They're sweet.
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Date: 2005-08-20 03:45 pm (UTC)The mac Mini does sound like a good idea, though. I'd just need to figure out how to keep my wife away from it.