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In which geek happens
I bought a new computer a couple of weeks ago, out of a combination of 'I'd really like to play Dragon Age some time this decade' and a slight worry that if I move out this year (hopefully...) then by the time I'll next be able to afford an upgrade my current one will be eight or nine years old and dead on its feet. (It's already four or five years old, hence the Dragon Age problem.)
But of course I'm me, so rather than 'buy new computer, transfer data, plug in monitor, go', it's:
I'm still a bit surprised at how smoothly it went. In particular, I've never known a desktop case open and close so smoothly. No awkwardly-placed hooks to line up, no putting all your weight on it to get the top to slide back in properly, no 'you know what, I think I'll just leave the case off, it'll be easier for next time'. The only time I had a problem was when, being lazy, I tried to put the second side panel on without moving round to its side of the case. The second I was correctly positioned, it slotted back in very nicely indeed.
I am, however, still giggling slightly at the way my new caddy drive arrived with the keys locked inside the drawer. It's just as well I bought the same model as I had on my old tower, otherwise I'd never have got them out.
This time next week, I'll hopefully have the new hard drive and two(!) 64-bit Linux discs, because my dad objects to me torrenting large amounts of data and I want to make a proper decision between Ubuntu and Mint. Ubuntu seems to be trying to mimic the OSX GUI of late, and I'm not terribly fond of the results.
But of course I'm me, so rather than 'buy new computer, transfer data, plug in monitor, go', it's:
- Buy new computer
- Buy disk caddies and spare hard drive for new computer
- Set up Linux boot in secondary caddy (ultimately to be primary caddy)
- Transfer data: Linux to Linux
- Transfer data: Windoze to Windoze
- Realise that vital data got lost somewhere. Repeat previous two steps until done
- Back up old Linux home directory, just to be sure (can't do this with Windoze XP, because it strews files all over the place)
- Attach monitor
- Go
I'm still a bit surprised at how smoothly it went. In particular, I've never known a desktop case open and close so smoothly. No awkwardly-placed hooks to line up, no putting all your weight on it to get the top to slide back in properly, no 'you know what, I think I'll just leave the case off, it'll be easier for next time'. The only time I had a problem was when, being lazy, I tried to put the second side panel on without moving round to its side of the case. The second I was correctly positioned, it slotted back in very nicely indeed.
I am, however, still giggling slightly at the way my new caddy drive arrived with the keys locked inside the drawer. It's just as well I bought the same model as I had on my old tower, otherwise I'd never have got them out.
This time next week, I'll hopefully have the new hard drive and two(!) 64-bit Linux discs, because my dad objects to me torrenting large amounts of data and I want to make a proper decision between Ubuntu and Mint. Ubuntu seems to be trying to mimic the OSX GUI of late, and I'm not terribly fond of the results.