Laptop Woes - Never happens at a good time

I am having some problems with my laptop.  I hate when that happens, don't you?  I have been switching to Google Chrome and this morning I decided I would research how to move my bookmarks from Internet Explorer to Google Chrome.  Well, when I clicked on Internet Explorer it came up but no matter what I clicked on, I got a web page error message.  I rebooted.  I ran virus scan and then I gave up.  I can lose my bookmarks and recreate the majority of them, but it is a hassle.  Even though I am not going to use Internet Explorer anymore, it bothers me that it won't work.  It makes me wonder if this could lead to problems with other programs.

So, what to do?  I have a friend that operates a Computer Technology business.  He does a great job.  He used to take care of our computers at the law firm I worked at and he has worked on our home computers.  So I chatted with him on facebook this afternoon and I can drop off my laptop tomorrow or sometime next week and he will work his magic and banish any viruses, worms or for that matter, demons that are possessing my computer.

I love that there is someone I can trust to work on my computer and will also do a great job.  Guess what I don't like?  I will have to share our family desk top computer with my teenage son while my laptop is being worked on.  I'm not sure who this is bad for - him or me.  At least I have a backup computer when some families only have one computer for their family.

New Computer on the Way

The hard drive went bad on my computer and would cost around $225 to replace.  I decided to purchase a new laptop on sale for around $500.  It was kind of a hard decision as I could use my son's desktop - but frankly, that did not appeal to me at all.  This is one of those "okay if we didn't have money for food" scenarios I would definitely have not replaced it, but we are doing a little better each month.  I hate to say that as the great refrigerator god might decide to pull life support on our 20 year old fridge. 

It always seems that when something major goes out on a computer and you fix it, then something else crops up within a few months.  So thankfully Dell had a great sale, we got 6 months' zero interest and it was shipped yesterday.  By the end of the week I will have it up and running and be able to blog more often. 

Computer Woes

My laptop is out of commission right now and hopefully the man who services our computers will be able to look at it this week. I have a bad feeling about it.  The good news is that everything was backed up.  I have been down this path before so I am always making sure that I have a current backup.

I am a "what if" person.  What if the hard drive has gone bad, what if it will cost a lot to fix it OR when is it better to get something repaired or replaced entirely.  My DH told me "why don't you just wait and see."  Good advice.

In the meantime I can use our desktop computer that my DS uses all the time. That is only if I can pry his hands away from the keyboard.  In fact I'm not sure who is more upset about my laptop being out of commission, me or him.  

Being without my laptop for a while only affirms the fact I would much rather go without cable television than my computer and access to the internet.  Now if I could only talk the rest of my family to drop cable television we would save a considerable some of money each month.