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I don't need Mac comments, okay?
Lately, and I'm afraid with increasing frequency, my xp-pro computer does this insanely frightening thing. All of a sudden, with no event to mark it, it freezes and becomes unresponsive to mouse, keyboard, and reset button (I hate hate hate the way that modern computers do not have an off button). The only way to even turn the thing off is to unplug it (and this is why I think computers ought to have an off button).
I pulled the plug three times in the last two hours.
Yep. I did. I was trying to write the lead-in to the Great Confusing Party Scene, with mistaken identities, overheard and misheqrd snippets of conversation, etc. I got two paragraphs written. And then written again, and finally I saved after every sentence so I wouldn't have to write them a fourth time.
I suspect it has something to do with the internet. We have DSL, and I'm often cruising in the background while I'm writing. Especially downloading trinkets for my Sims. I'm going to try unplugging the ethernet cord while writing, but that means I can't have lj or rasfc in the background either.
I have saved my entire documents folder to my jump drive. I'm not making the mistake of being undersaved again! (most of my writing is also stored in a web-based file too).
Lately, and I'm afraid with increasing frequency, my xp-pro computer does this insanely frightening thing. All of a sudden, with no event to mark it, it freezes and becomes unresponsive to mouse, keyboard, and reset button (I hate hate hate the way that modern computers do not have an off button). The only way to even turn the thing off is to unplug it (and this is why I think computers ought to have an off button).
I pulled the plug three times in the last two hours.
Yep. I did. I was trying to write the lead-in to the Great Confusing Party Scene, with mistaken identities, overheard and misheqrd snippets of conversation, etc. I got two paragraphs written. And then written again, and finally I saved after every sentence so I wouldn't have to write them a fourth time.
I suspect it has something to do with the internet. We have DSL, and I'm often cruising in the background while I'm writing. Especially downloading trinkets for my Sims. I'm going to try unplugging the ethernet cord while writing, but that means I can't have lj or rasfc in the background either.
I have saved my entire documents folder to my jump drive. I'm not making the mistake of being undersaved again! (most of my writing is also stored in a web-based file too).
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I hope that works, but I'm going to guess that there is some kind of hardware problem, in which case there is nothing you can do without outside help. One of my computers kept freezing, and it was under warranty, so a technician came and took a look at it. It turned out the motherboard was messed up. He swapped in a new one, and that took care of the problem.
I have saved my entire documents folder to my jump drive.
What is a jump drive?
Do you have a CD or DVD burner or offsite storage? For example, a Gmail account where you can send yourself a backup copy?
most of my writing is also stored in a web-based file too
I'm not sure what a jump drive or web-based file are. Possibly this means you already have an offsite copy? That would be good.
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Thomas, you should come to Minicon again!
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