Posts Tagged With: PC
· June 1, 2008 at 10:05 am · Personal, Web Hosting
Tags: delay, feedback, hosting, PC, podcast, web-hosts
Since production of the podcast has been delayed again this week due to my recent PC problems I have decided to turn a negative into a positive (but I need your thoughts). Go check out the technical difficulties post over at WebHostingShow.com.
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I need all of you to let me know what you love, what you hate, what you want more of and what you could do without this week. Give me your feedback so I can produce a better podcast just for you.
· May 28, 2008 at 7:03 am · Personal
Tags: delay, hewlett-packard, HP, PC, reviews, shipping, support
Been a few days since I had heard back from HP about my PC they have their hands on (and are hopefully fixing back up). Just as I was about to give them a phone call - I get an e-mail in giving me the same details I already knew about my order and at the bottom this new nugget of information:
Hewlett-Packard Receipt of Defective
Receipt Date of Defective Product: 05/27/2008
Expected Delivery Date: 06/05/2008
Now I know from the FedEx tracking code I have that the 27th is when they got my PC to their HQ. So does that mean I should be getting it back on the 5th of next month and it is going to take over a week to fix? Maybe I’ll still get lucky and they’ll ship it back by the end of the week.
I love my laptop, but really missing having my PC here too.
· May 20, 2008 at 5:15 am · Personal
Tags: day 2, feedback, HP, melted, PC, repairs, series, support
Well not much as changed, with my melted PC - so thought instead I’d make a few observations thus far:
- HP has yet to update the “status” page where I can check into the progress of all of this. With the FedEx tracking number though I do know my box should be here sometime before 4pm on Wednesday.
- I was impressed with HP’s online support. I explained my issue, showed them the pictures and they told me they’d setup a pickup for it, fix it or replace it and then send it back. They have also promised it would all take 7 to 9 days too.
- I am pretty sure I grabbed all my important documents. I copied them over to an external hard drive and then copied from there to my laptop - so all my bases should be covered there. Will probably try to do the reformat and re-install of Windows Vista tonight so it will be ready to box up and go.
Should be getting Wii Fit tomorrow too, so it should be fun to see if the UPS guy has a run in with the FedEx guy. As long as they keep their brawl out in the street, I don’t mind.
· May 19, 2008 at 5:44 am · Personal
Tags: feedback, HP, melted, PC, power supply, repair, support
While cleaning behind my PC yesterday, I noticed something a little funny in the upper air vent that caught my eye. It looks like around my power supply, some parts on the top have melted down on top of the three copper colored coils inside. Yes, my beautiful $2,000 baby is hurting - so I had to backup and shut her down.
You can check out more photos from my Flickr account.
I contacted HP support, and they will be sending me a box to ship her back in - so I can get it fixed or replaced, and sent back here. I figured, if this disaster gives me anything it has given me something to write about so expect me to chronicle the entire experience with working with HP’s support team right here over the upcoming days.
· November 23, 2007 at 7:52 am · Personal
Tags: elite, HP, new, pavilion, PC, shopping, stats
I broke down and bought a new computer. After having my last PC for a good four or five years, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to lay down some cash on a new one.
Since I do all my work remote, it is something that I need to have to make an income - so why not spend a little extra? That was my internal argument before hitting the buy button for this beauty.
I ended up going with the HP Pavilion Elite and I am pretty darn happy. Of course, I had better be because the final price was a little over $2,000. Read the rest of this entry »
· August 27, 2007 at 5:45 am · Hot Web Topics
Tags: linux, os, PC, switch, Ubuntu, Vista, Windows, xp
No, that’s not an offer to dance but one of the best desktop OS (operating systems) out there today that runs on Linux instead of Windows. Interested?
Good because this article is about the process of installing Ubuntu Linux right along-side Windows XP Pro, my expectations and what actually happened. Egads, you say! Are you nuts? No, in spite of the rumors I’m quite sane and if you read on you’ll see why.
Been keeping up with the latest news on the Vista home front? All the bugs that are beginning to come out in the light? Again? Hear the horror stories about the costs of the upgrades? The extra hardware that’s needed to make sure that Vista will run like it’s advertised? It can be intimidating to say the least. Well read on gentle readers as I have a sound solution for you and your computer. The sweet part of it? All it’ll cost you is a little time. That’s right, it’s free!
What Are You Talking About Ubun-who?
Now, before you start the nay-saying, let me explain. Linux (of which Ubuntu is a distribution or distro) is based on what’s called Open Source Software. It’s not proprietary like Windows which allows it to be free for everyone to use as they wish. An entire global community works together on many variations of Linux. Each one has it’s followers like Ubuntu which this article will follow.
Some might say that “you’ll get what you pay for and if it’s free, it isn’t going to be much good!” Wrong again! I’m here to tell you that what you get with Ubuntu is a full-featured, rich operating system that will blow your mind away.
Follow along as I work my way through the process of installing Ubuntu’s Ver. 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) along-side Windows XP Pro on my desktop PC, what I expected from it and what I end up with. I’ll include what you’ll need to accomplish this task so easily that you’ll wonder what you were nervous about in the first place.To be honest with you, I was terrified that I’d screw up my PC if I tried to monkey around with it. But to my absolute amazement, it all went smoothly.
Getting Yourself Ready and Started
I downloaded the ISO file from Ubuntu’s website, burned it to a CD and checked it to make sure the image was a good burn. Keep in mind that an ISO file should be burned as slowly as possible for it to work properly. I also downloaded an ISO image of an app called GParted (free for download) for future use. More on this later.
Now, this is where your details might differ slightly from mine but no worries, mate! It’s all gonna work out.
I have 2 hard drives mounted in my PC. One was for storage and the other for apps and all that other junk that we accumulate over time. I also have 2 external hard drives connected by USB. Yes, I have a lot of junk!
I chose to install Ubuntu on one of my internal drives because I had moved all my files to the external ones. So, I had one to play with. You can install Ubuntu on the same drive as Windows if you wish. It will happily co-exist there with Windows and you can boot to either at anytime.
Next, you’ll read about how easy the installation went, any issues realized and what I wind up with.
Article by Scott Wilson - Scott has been involved with PC’s, operating systems and web development for around 6 years. Once he figured out how to turn a computer on he’s never been quite able to turn it back off again. He’s been continually adding to a weblog to help pass on information relating to the world wide web. You can find out more about Scott and his work at MerlinsMinute.com.
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