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So, my laptop is broken in a very irritating way.
For the past few months, the screen has been shattered - but only partially. I've still been using it because hey, 3/4 of the screen is enough, and more importantly I just plain can't afford to get it fixed.
Of course, the cracks make the screen very weak, and today it finally bit, er, more of the dust. I now have half a screen!
This would be workable if it was the right fucking half. As it is, the left side has shattered and is now completely unusable (whitescreen mess of broken pixels, no cursor, no nothing), which you might remember as being the side of the screen with:
a) the start button
b) the desktop icons
c) the taskbar programs
Because of the way I had my taskbar programs arranged, I've been juuust about able to select different programs (my holy trinity of itunes, open office and firefox) for the past few months, but now I can't even do that anymore. If I hadn't had a browser window open at the time when the cracks got worse, I wouldn't even be able to post this. As it is, with half a screen, I'm zipping this window back and forth like I'm writing this at a fucking typewriter.
Ugh...any suggestions of what to do, guys? Miraculous cheap ways of getting it fixed? I usually try to laugh off computer issues but on this occassion I am truly...just...ugh.
I need to be rich for one day. I'm so sick of shit like this :S
About fic updates, I'll try my best, but I don't know if I can make it work guys. I need to find a way of opening open office without a start menu or taskbar, and then not give myself a stress hernia by typing in a document that's too small.
Oh, and if I have to turn my computer off for any reason, I am fucked three ways from friday because my login screen is now unusable.
Jesus Christ I'm so fucking angry.
For the past few months, the screen has been shattered - but only partially. I've still been using it because hey, 3/4 of the screen is enough, and more importantly I just plain can't afford to get it fixed.
Of course, the cracks make the screen very weak, and today it finally bit, er, more of the dust. I now have half a screen!
This would be workable if it was the right fucking half. As it is, the left side has shattered and is now completely unusable (whitescreen mess of broken pixels, no cursor, no nothing), which you might remember as being the side of the screen with:
a) the start button
b) the desktop icons
c) the taskbar programs
Because of the way I had my taskbar programs arranged, I've been juuust about able to select different programs (my holy trinity of itunes, open office and firefox) for the past few months, but now I can't even do that anymore. If I hadn't had a browser window open at the time when the cracks got worse, I wouldn't even be able to post this. As it is, with half a screen, I'm zipping this window back and forth like I'm writing this at a fucking typewriter.
Ugh...any suggestions of what to do, guys? Miraculous cheap ways of getting it fixed? I usually try to laugh off computer issues but on this occassion I am truly...just...ugh.
I need to be rich for one day. I'm so sick of shit like this :S
About fic updates, I'll try my best, but I don't know if I can make it work guys. I need to find a way of opening open office without a start menu or taskbar, and then not give myself a stress hernia by typing in a document that's too small.
Oh, and if I have to turn my computer off for any reason, I am fucked three ways from friday because my login screen is now unusable.
Jesus Christ I'm so fucking angry.
