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alexandraerin ([personal profile] alexandraerin) wrote2009-05-27 12:30 pm
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"I've got good news and bad news," the computer said to me.

You all remember when I said I was having problems with my email client not properly showing me all the emails it downloaded? I still don't know what exactly was causing it, but cleaning up all the accumulated crapware on my compy has rescued hundreds of email from limbo.

And that's not counting the spam that's in my main spam-catching address.

(Fortunately a lot of them are just Livejournal and Facebook notifications, though.)

So, in addition to all the email I haven't seen because my email-checkin'-computer was out of order, I also have older emails going all the way back to before my trip to New Orleans that I'm just now seeing.

Fun!

I suppose I'm going to set up some rules/filter-thingies to try to sort them into more manageable masses (in particular, to get the notices from PayPal about sponsors and such separated out where I can see them).

[identity profile] sage-blackthorn.livejournal.com 2009-05-28 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh I've plugged and unplugged a few things in before. Had to get the tower case open just to clean the dust out to get the fans spinning again. I'm just more mechanical minded than electronic (much to my dad's disappointment, I'm sure. He's an electronics engineer). But mostly I just make a note of where things were plugged in that I had to clean, and make sure they get back in that spot.

[identity profile] akailaughingman.livejournal.com 2009-05-28 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
then switching out a power supply should be no different. (get one that's a little larger, and recommended by arstechnica -- saggy power sucks (ask yer pap if you don't know what that means, teehee)). Just remember which went where (write 'em down if you have to), and plug them back in.

It really is simple.

And if you order from newegg, it's fairly easy to send back if you get the wrong one (I too heart newegg).