Cav's Place

Decided that something’s really wrong with my Windows 7 install, so after fighting with myself over it over the weekend, seeing as I was too afraid of messing this up as well, Monday I installed Vista again on the second HDD, with all the old drivers and the old versions of all programs, to at […]

My rushed computer upgrade was essentially done on Tuesday, but I only closed the case this evening, deciding that I’ll wipe the old IDE HDD on dad’s computer, when I’ll install it there. A potential issue was my TV tuner, which doesn’t exactly have Windows 7 drivers, but I was able to use the Vista […]

After yet another HDD failure, I sent the shop an e-mail detailing the service history and asking what can be done. I was considering asking for another model as replacement, but waited for a reply before going that far, so I didn’t at first. However, instead of replying to my message, they apparently tracked down […]

I said I won’t write two personal posts in one week unless I have to, but now I pretty much have to, because the replaced HDD lasted all of three months, and this time the signs of failure appeared very suddenly. Yesterday all seemed fine, today I first noticed a slight delay when I right […]

Considering what’s going on outside my window, I ended up spending quite a lot of time this week making plans for things that’ll almost certainly never become reality, such as the house I’d like to live in and the garden I’d like to have. Of course, I regularly spend a good part of my time […]