Computer woes--will be away from LJ

[elycia]

Tomorrow or the next day, I'm going to be putting my laptop in the shop to fix an increasingly annoying touchpad and keyboard electronics glitch (yaye for extended warranties!). This feels rather like knowing I'm about to have my right hand amputated. But it basically means I'm going to be borrowing computers catch-as-catch-can, and I'll be mostly

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[shirebound]

I hope you get your right hand reattached very soon!

[elycia]

Thanks, hon! I *think* it's going to be a quick fix. Let's hope it's not one of those "oh, it's just a belt" that turns out to be "you need a new transmission!" type of things. ;-) (Not sure what would qualify as a transmission in a computer, but you get the idea...)

[belleferret]

Oh you poor dear! I hope your computer comes home safe and sound quickly!

[elycia]

Me too!!!! Most of the "brains" seem to be fine--it's just that the keypad and mouse have started spontaneously inserting clicks and characters. I'm not sure if I need a repair technician or an exorcism...

[elycia]

The Apple store is famous for fast turnarounds, so I'm hoping they hold to their reputation. Thanks for the good wishes!

[lilliew]

If you would like to borrow my netbook, let me know!

[elycia]

Thanks, hon. I have several I can steal as needed; I just don't want to duplicate all my settings and reading filters and such on some other poor soul's machine. (I typically have 80-100 tabs open in Firefox, for example.) So I'm going to be doing the basic check-n-go until I get my own baby back!

[addie71]

Oh, no! I can't stand to be without my computer anymore. I hope your right hand is reattached very soon.

[elycia]

Me too! Thanks for the good wishes. It's amazing how we've come to depend on these little buggers, isn't it?