My computer is an ice addict.
Or maybe i should say, a cold addict.
Here i am, someone who does not tolerate cold well. My hands become a mess when it is cold. In the middle of summer, i take a chill just going into a grocery store.
Then here is my computer, overheating and shutting itself off at the drop of a hat.
There are cold packs in the freezer, and i have to keep at least 3 of them under and next to and on the laptop at all times. Otherwise, it shuts itself off from overheating.
So my time on the computer is spend keeping my ice addict computer cold enough to function.
Sometimes it goes through ice packs faster than i can refreeze them, so i will have to buy more.
Never did i dream that i would have to spend so much time trying to hold an ice pack on the computer with one hand at such an angle that i can still read what's on the screen.
Meanwhile, i have to go. The kittens are hungry -- as usual -- and it's time to change the packs again.
More ice, baby.
In honor of National Humor Month:
If at first you don't succeed. blame someone else and seek counseling!
Thibodeaux was driving down the road one day when he saw a beautiful woman standing in the middle of it. Thibodeaux hit the brakes and axed the woman, "What's wrong Miss?"
The lady explained, "My life is over. Nobody cares about me. I want it all to end, so I'm just praying that someone will run over me on this road."
Thibodeaux begged her, "No Miss. Please don't do that. You are beautiful, obviously smart, and you have a full life ahead of you. I'll tell you what. Jump in my truck and I will sneak you onto the boat I am working on. We are heading to France, so you can hide during the journey and we will slip off together in Europe and live a wonderful life."
The lady agreed, and Thibodeaux snuck her onto the boat as promised. For over three weeks, he fed her three meals a day, brought her water, and romanced her in the life boat after the crew went to bed.
Eventually, the captain of the ship caught the lady and asked her, "Miss, why are you hiding down in that cabin?"
The lady explained, "I'm so sorry. One of your crew, Thibodeaux, has been hiding me here, feeding me, and romancing me at night on this whole journey to France."
The captain giggled and told her, "No, no. We're not on our way to France. This is just the Chalmette ferry!"
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion fiasco begins, 1961
Ford Motor Company unveils the Mustang, 1964
Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air, 1964
The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely, 1970
Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, 1982
The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ends, 1986
Sounds like your fan isn't working properly. Have you tried cleaning it so that it's free of dust and cat fur (mine tends to collect cat fur and I only have two creatures) or perhaps just replace it?
ReplyDeleteAlso, a laptop cooling mat - although you probably alread tried one!
ReplyDeleteChalmette ferry! I almost choked laughing at that one. Too good!
Love, PG
Thibodeaux has my vote for one smart cookie! Hmm. Someone once suggested dry ice for overheating computers, but I am not sure how you vent it in for said computer to use. (I hang around techies a lot, maybe one of them could suggest something... If I can understand what they are telling me...)
ReplyDeleteCat
Thanks for the suggestions about the computer, all of you. Probably the fan doesn't work at all, and it's so old it's not worth fixing that. So i will just continue to ice it, as that's the cheapest option and right now we are so poor we can barely pay attention!
ReplyDeleteMimi, I bought a cooling pad - fan-driven with by USB that runs right from the computer itself - from RadioShack for under $15. They always have one on sale from one brand or another. This would probably solve your problem, 'cause it does exactly what your broken fan would be doing. Try one, you can always bring it back if it doesn't do the trick.
ReplyDeleteWonder if Thibodeaux has any ideas... =)
PonyGirl, i'll check Radio Shack, thank you. As for Thibodeaux, well, he or Boudreaux are always up to something or another.;)
ReplyDeleteI had the same problem for a long time. My husband had to take my old Dell computer apart every other week to clean out the fan. He also changed one of the settings that allowed the fan to run at a higher speed. I'm not sure what it was but I'm sure if you check with someone who knows anything about computers they could tell you how to do it. I finally got a little netbook with income tax money. I totally love my netbook.
ReplyDeleteKathi
Thanks, Kathi! That could help greatly, too.
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