"Frank McCoy" <mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote in message
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> Frank McCoy <mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote:
>
>>"Fred E Brown" <fredebrown@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Frank McCoy" <mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "Fred E Brown" <fredebrown@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Uncle Sky" <Uncle_Sky@home.alone.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>news:20120404130653.175$vT@newsreader.com...
>>>>>> "Fred E Brown" <fredebrown@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Just wondering.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nope. But Frank posts a lot in A/C.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Uncle Sky
>>>>>
>>>>>Haven't seen him there for a few days.
>>>>>
>>>> Busy fixing computers.
>>>> When you're fixing a computer, adding stuff to it, rebuilding, or
>>>> re-installing major software like Windows (a necessity when doing
>>>> major overhauls and/or replacing motherboards) it get a bit difficult
>>>> to keep up with the newsgroups or even email.
>>>>
>>>> But I try.
>>>> I've been getting on and checking things every couple of days.
>>>>
>>>> Just did THREE major overhauls of various computers.
>>>> Will be starting on a fourth in a few days. (I think.)
>>>>
>>>> Every time you do a major overhaul, it's not just re-installing
>>>> Windows itself; but getting all of the minor *little* shit back to
>>>> working properly.
>>>>
>>>> Also, when doing major upgrades, I usually like to add all the little
>>>> tweaks and additions that I've found that makes life easier on a
>>>> computer since the last rebuild. Sometimes that takes a few days of
>>>> trying things and tiddling around before I remember, "Oh yeah! I need
>>>> to install THIS software as well," or something I thought worked,
>>>> didn't, and I need to re-install that too.
>>>>
>>>> It often takes as much as a week before things are stable again; but
>>>> when doing several computers at once, like I have been, doing it on
>>>> one reminds you that you should do it on the others as well.
>>>>
>>>> Then, on some things, I have to have the kid over to test out the game
>>>> software (which I never run) to make sure THAT all works properly at
>>>> the best possible level for the machine being rebuilt.
>>>>
>>>> It's all just time-consuming.
>>>> <Pant, pant.>
>>>>
>>>
>>>OK, I'll accept your excuse this time but don't let it happen again.
>>>I was about to call Homeland Security and have them fly a drone
>>>over your house to see if you were keeled over dead behind the
>>>snow blower.
>>>:-))
>>>
> Sorry about that ... Hit the wrong key.
> ;-{
>
A senior moment, I have those too. Like when I get to the kitchen
and can't remember what I went there for.
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