I'm scared to type it out because it may just make it happen now, but my laptop is about to bite the dust. Really, it kinda bites the dust on a daily basis. I will be in the middle of doing something (slowly though, very slowly b/c my computer is quite the thinker) and all of a sudden it will blink to a blue screen saying some gobbldy-goo about how it's "beginning the dump of your physical memory..." yeah, probably not a good thing!?!? I just turn it off, then turn it back on and give it another go. Why? Because I've already trouble-shooted as much as I know to do:
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1. All my files/pictures/stuff are backed up to an external hard drive, so when it claims to be dumping my physical memory I guess I'm not really losing anything?
2. I've run virus scans and haven't found anything
3. The only solution windows gave me to this problem was to do a "system restore" to before this problem started, and I did that to a month before this started, BUT IT'S STILL HAPPENING!
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So, I'm in the market for a new laptop (YAY... the dork in me says yay about new technology but the money-saver in me says boo about spending money)! It's probably time for a new one anyway, because this one is 5 years old, a Dell Inspiron 6000, I already had to replace the battery, all the warrantys are expired, the space bar sticks & I have to punch it every time I need to use it (which is pretty much A LOT), the before mentioned slowness & shutting off issues (and I use this thing EVERY DAY and my productivity for my work related reports is horrible b/c of how slow it moves).... I even got Photoshop for Christmas but my computer rejects it and says it can't download it... why? I have no clue! ....
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SO, that leads me to you lovely readers/potential commenters (even if you have never commented before... please come out of hiding/lurkdom & say hello & help me please... well, even if you don't have computer help, you can still say hello!)... do you have any suggestions for what laptop to get? What do you have? like it? hate it? is it worth it to get a Mac? If I stick with a PC what kind should I get? I've always had a Dell, but have heard good things about HP, Toshiba? I'm pretty computer savvy but like to do my research before making a big purchase so HELP!!!! THANK YOU!
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and since way-back-when, I promised some of the recipes I made for our Christmas family get-together, here is our SPINACH MADELINE recipe.... oh how I love it so! It has a kick to it & when we were younger my mom would make a spicy & non-spicy version & I have ALWAYS preferred the spicy one (below)!
SPINACH MADELINE
2 pkg. frozen chopped spinach
4 TBsp butter
2 TBsp flour
2 TBsp chopped onion
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup reserved liquid from defrosted spinach
1/2 tsp black pepper
3/4 tsp celery salt
3/4 tsp garlic salt
salt to taste
4 oz jalapeno cheese (such as Velveeta)
1 tsp Worcestershire
Red pepper to taste
Bread crumbs
Cook spinach according to directions on package. Drain & reserve liquid.Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add flour, stirring until blended & smooth, but not brown. Add onion and cook until soft but not brown. Add liquids slowly, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook until smoother and thick, continue stirring. Add seasonings & cheese which has been cut into small piece. Stir until cheese is melted. Combine in casserole dish with spinach and top with bread crumbs dotted with butter. Cook in oven at 325 for 15 minutes. Enjoy!
(now that you're at the end don't forget to comment about the laptop!)
11 comments:
mac. bc i want one but cant have it bc of autocad.
once you go mac you never go back, at least that is how I feel.
I love my mac.
I have a Macbook and love it!
That recipe looks SO good!
I just got a MacBook on Friday and so far I really love it! I had only had Dells before and it really isn't as hard as I thought to get used to.
I have a Dell at work and love it. My last Dell lasted forever. I have a Toshiba at home and hate it. Have had to replace the charge twice and it is slow.
i love my dell vostro, but since you dont have to run autocad on your computer, get a MAC. and, mac's are made for design-ware such as photoshop. i will be so jealous.
oh, and ps--nice "dots" of butter on the spinach madeline. thats more like a tablespoon each!!
I'm another Mac supporter. It's great. My 3 year old Mac runs like the day I got it and it's super user friendly. Ugh, I heart my Macbook.
I have to agree with everyone! We have been a MAC family for over a year and will never have a PC again. Totally worth the extra $$$! Good Luck!
I have always had a laptop until recently when we got an imac...but I use a dell for work.. I very much so dislike toshiba and my HP's always crap out about after about a year or two. If I even have to buy another laptop it will be a mac book. I am now a HUGE fan if the MAC of any kind! good luck
Hi! I've had all of the same problems with my Dell that's about 3 years old. I'm about to give up on it, too. I have a macbook for work, and i LOVE it. I was worried that it'd take me awhile to get used to, but not at all. I definitely think it's the only way to go! :)
Hi Erin, I'm a lurker- I don't think I've commented on your blog before, so, Hello! I have a mac, the entry-level model that's white. I love it, but the only complaint that I have is that the lip on the bottom of the keypad (where your wrists hit) chips away after about a year, and it happens to everyone I know who has the white version. I would recommend spending the money and getting the silver version, you get more hard drive memory and it won't chip. I had a Toshiba before my mac and it was the worst computer ever.
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