Thanks to some wannabe thieving asswipe my old computer had to be put to rest and a new computer had to be purchased yesterday evening. My old computer had been infected with some kind of worm/virus that I inadvertently downloaded. It looked like one of those warning thingys you get from time to time from Microsoft but instead of being a nice note telling me that I needed to download the latest Windows related security fix, it was a malware/trojan horse bad news virus that was made to steal passwords, credit card data, and other nefarious shit.
This nastiness took full bloom yesterday evening and it wouldn't let me open any program that didn't have something to do with the internet, which meant that I couldn't get into any of the thousands of images I've scanned or the thousands of photos I've taken, or anything else. So I went and bought a new PC, which sucked because I really didn't want to have to spend that much money in one lump sum, especially this time of year. And it doubly sucks because I am on Social Security Disability which is an incredibly fixed income.
Which leads me to this: I'm going to do a fund raiser here on the blog. You'll notice in the upper left I put a Paypal button and if you are so inclined you can donate to help me defray the cost of the new computer. I know things are tough economically for many of you but if you can spare $5, $10, $15, etc, then I'd appreciate it. Any help you want to give me is much appreciated. And if by some miracle in the next few days, I raise the all the money I laid out on this new computer ($325), then I'll give what ever is left over to charity.
Any help you may want to give is much appreciated. And thanks again to all of you who read this and my other blogs.
10 comments:
Were you able to save your files from the old one? We lost a PC from something very similar a few years back. I hate PCs.
Dr. Monkey - I am so sorry to hear about that! I had a similar issue a little over a year ago. I was able to wipe the memory and start from scratch, but the laptop was never the same and ended up dying about 6 months later. :(
I wish I could donate, but I just don't have the free funds to do so. I wish you luck, however!
I am having computer issues too and it sucks bigtime.
Sorry to hear of such hassle. It should be possible to retrieve your picture collection so keep a hold on the afflicted machine.
Please let me know if I can be of remote assistance.
Hope you meet your mark! I posted a note on this, maybe my 4 readers will swing over and help the cause. I have such a huge karmic debt to repay from all the people that donated to our ill-fated run for congress, so I am happy to help.
That sucks. Hope you can figure out a way to retrieve the photos.
It may be in your best interest to get an external hard drive. They are muy cheap, and also keep your computer cleaner for quicker operation. MyBook is a good one. You can get a terabyte hd for $150, and probably get a 500G for half that.
I'll throw a bit in. Wish you could raise enough to get a mac. I got one after my hard drive was eaten by a virus. Never looked back.
I'll also send something your way. Agreeing with the last comment that a mac would be ideal, but if you must use a pc, make sure you keep your anti-virus software up to date.
And if you know any computer techs, they may be able to salvage your files from the old one.
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