Tuesdaily computer update

[ellenmillion]

I've spent the morning uninstalling crapware from my computer and downloading the 100billion windows updates and decent antivirus software (Avast) and reinstalling the things I need to work. It will probably be a week before the shiny new laptop gets here, and I can't be out of commission that long.

I'm really looking forward to having a faster system...

I've been toying with the idea of running a fundraiser to defray this sudden expense, but the truth is, I saw this coming a long way off, and I try to keep enough of a buffer that such hiccups are not business-devastating. This effectively kills said buffer, and there's not much of a safety net left, but being prepared in business means budgeting for regular expenses like this. I've been squirreling away income bits a little at a time towards this, so I wouldn't have to settle for something cheap when this moment came.

I have GOT to figure out how to turn off iPad's autocorrect. I would rather look illiterate than have to re-type perfectly good words 7 times to stop it from turning Nvidia into McLeod. (Seriously!)

Comments

[mathhobbit.livejournal.com]

http://www.theipadguide.com/faq/how-can-i-turn-ipad-autocorrect

I haven't caught the iPad bug because it doesn't look like it would do many of the things I need to do. How are you feeling about using it as your main platform in the interim?

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

It's limited, but functional. Typing is not natural, but having to use it the last few days, I've become a LOT more comfortable with it, so it's likely just a matter of using it more. I'm not sure if it would ever replace a keyboard and word processor for creative writing. (a free-standing keyboard may help that, though...) For browsing and emails, it seems to do the job. For games (majong, scrabble, solitaire and the like) and in-lap convenience, I can't imagine anything better. The screen is lovely. For image editing and programming, it's a lot less useful than a computer. A good toy - I use it more than I expected to! But not a workhorse.

Thank you for that link!!

[duck113.livejournal.com]

can you add words to your iPad's dictionary like you can with spell check?

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

So you managed to get it to allow you to reinstall?? thank heaven.

I've spent several hours today trying to figure out how to work the iPad I won. Finally discovered that some of the problem was not my stupidity, but a Known Issue and downloading the updated OS fixed a lot of it. *whee* Then downloaded the free 416 page users manual. Yeah, I'll breeze right through that one...

Drat, I don't seem to have my broken computer icon anymore. (abort, retry, explode?)

[pixiewildflower.livejournal.com]

I hope the new laptop works great!