Monday, June 15, 2015

Computer problems

Since I have gotten to HCMC, my old computer has been running slower and slower. I finally did maintenance on it thinking that would help nope no help. Then I cleared two thirds of the files off on to external drives with no improvement what so ever. So I bit the bullet and decided to get a new computer since my current one is slowly dying and it is really too heavy to travel with on motobike. For a few days I have looked and searched for a decent light weight computer that would last me about two years.

I even had to work out the kinks in just buying a computer. The language barrier still makes it difficult even more so with technical terms. After about four shops and a few recommendations from some wonderful locals that yes, just happen to be computer person. I was able to find a lighter weight and much faster computer than my old one. Had the new computer upgraded immediately with more RAMM. Waiting for them to install the RAMM the bottom falls from the sky and yes I was on motobike.
After two ripped ponchos and a stop at my little great dinner place Beautiful Saigon 2 hotel for dinner and to wait out the rain. I got home maybe three hours later and was exhausted. I still unpacked the computer and started downloading updates. Got my Lightroom and Photoshop loaded on to the computer.

Then all of a sudden the next morning the touch pad stopped working. So instead of rolling back the driver (which I did not think the computer did an update on the touchpad) I did a system restore. Stupid me did not take a restore point after the adobe installs. It set the computer back to the original state. Now I am battling the rain with low Wi-Fi signal and reinstalling all the updates with Lightroom and Photoshop again. So as you have seen I was trying to post and did not want to go back to my old system so I am writing this on my phone. Lol. Up to come is the wild and crazy night with some new friends from the Expat-blog people and Asian Karaoke (total new experience.) this will be as soon as the new computer is finished updating.

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