Dried out...
Jan. 29th, 2015 12:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
davidgillonMy rum-and-coke sodden laptop, after spending the last few days in the kitchen in a plastic bag with a load of rice, successfully rebooted this morning!
I'm not sure the delete key is working at all, but it was already iffy pre-soaking, and as the plan was to retire it imminently anyway even before the soaking it's not too serious a problem if it stays that way (there's always highlight and overtype to get around it).
I'm currently making sure I have up-to-date back-ups of all my files in case the resurrection is only temporary, next in line will be a back-up of my mail archives, and then I really should think about logging on and picking up my email for the first time since, umm, before Christmas.
This is doubly good as my shoulders and neck, aggravated by last Friday's hospital appointment aren't at all happy about the amount of time I'm using the desktop, whereas I can use the laptop while lying down on the couch, which is a position they're much happier with.
I'm not sure the delete key is working at all, but it was already iffy pre-soaking, and as the plan was to retire it imminently anyway even before the soaking it's not too serious a problem if it stays that way (there's always highlight and overtype to get around it).
I'm currently making sure I have up-to-date back-ups of all my files in case the resurrection is only temporary, next in line will be a back-up of my mail archives, and then I really should think about logging on and picking up my email for the first time since, umm, before Christmas.
This is doubly good as my shoulders and neck, aggravated by last Friday's hospital appointment aren't at all happy about the amount of time I'm using the desktop, whereas I can use the laptop while lying down on the couch, which is a position they're much happier with.
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Date: 2015-01-29 09:19 pm (UTC)