Unexplained Absence Explained

After spending the last couple of days attempting to resuscitate my old ‘puter, a frustrating endeavor for an individual as technically illiterate as myself, I have thrown in the proverbial towel, or in this case, the fried hard drive, and now must obtain and rebuild new computing means.  My brother, The Wizard, has been coaxing me along, in between standing in one of my favorite trout streams, via intemittment connecting cell phone calls, but I require his hands on physical presence to finalize all preparations for relaunch.  I am informed, that The Wizard will soon be visiting me in person, and thus I will return soon, with a vengance.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 05/30 at 12:15 PM

  1. Install a 2nd drive and set the switches as a master. Set the switches on the old HD as slave.
    Boot, install new OS, then copy your files from old to new. Do NOT copy any system files. Copy only archival files. Then uninstall the old HD.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  05/31  at  10:05 AM

  2. Yeah, that’s easy for you to say, Don.  When The Wizard sits down with me, believe you me, I will be paying close attention and taking notes.  I must involve myself in becoming technically literate, even though my interest is somewhat lacking in this field.

    Posted by John Venlet  on  05/31  at  10:40 AM

  3. I kid you not John, if you know which end of the screwdriver to hold onto, it is indeed easy. Thing is though, if you’ve never delved into that box of magical things it can seem pretty scary. Yeah, pay close attention to the wizard and ask questions. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no wizard, but I thought I was about 10 years ago or so. I still know basic stuff but being a guru is so 20th century for me now. My interests lie elsewhere. My main machine is in serious need of retooling but I can’t afford the downtime, so I just limp along on the apron so to speak. LOL

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  05/31  at  11:02 AM

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