tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786249.post6598389003854888247..comments2007-10-09T12:36:16.856+01:00Richnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786249.post-72150233693969195782007-10-08T23:20:00.000+01:002007-10-08T23:20:00.000+01:00I could just see you, Lin, huddled over that computer in cold. And having waded through a myriad of operating systems during my software days, I shared your disgust with one that wasn't working for you.<BR/><BR/>I'm using a PC at the moment, but when it was time for Patty to get a new machine, she returned to the Mac and hasn't looked back since.<BR/><BR/>I saw a cool demo of the new Mac notebooks running OS X and XP (or Vista), which they ran faster than similarly equipped PC notebooks. So when it's my time to go shopping, I may return as well.<BR/><BR/>WillWillThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793871385416568565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786249.post-34150693718709459252007-10-07T22:30:00.000+01:002007-10-07T22:30:00.000+01:00I tell everyone I know to run memtest86 on their new machines. Recently I didn't follow my own advice and was tearing my hair out because my new XP machine was randomly dying many times a day. So I ran memtest86 and eventually figured out that the machine's A2 RAM slot is bad.<BR/><BR/>You could try running memtest86 on your laptop and see if anything is wrong with the hardware.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I love your blog.Greghttp://members.shaw.ca/ggabelma/no-soup/noreply@blogger.com