The Latest Big Unit
In a continuing effort to make my ass more productive, I have switched computers for only the 6th time in my 10 year internet career.
Six times really isn't bad when you consider the stuff changes every six minutes but your pay increases maybe only 6 years.
I got away from using a laptop all the time, because when I'm writing, I like big Occupational Therapy keys. My fingers and eyes work pretty much as well as they used to, but smacking two little keys for the price of one, didn't really help me do what I wanted it to do.
You know, now that my house is full of 10 years worth of computer crap, lines, cords, port stuff, modems, old monitors, keyboards, mice, software, hardware, USB shit and of course, semi or non working computers, I find that the newer stuff gets, the more I like the old stuff.
This circa probably 1996 thing I am pounding away on, works better than all the 2005...ok '04...make it '03...things I was using, does just about all the same stuff and I figure I can get thru the next 43 yrs without what I am not missing here.
Its running Win 95, which always worked the best and was the most reliable, its pretty quick and aside from the God awful noise it makes if the cover isn't tightened down, I think I could get used to this thing.
You know, after you've tried all the synthesized crap that can be tried, its still the acoustic stuff that sounds the best, if you know what I mean.
The new stuff is cool to have, but sooner or later, its the old stuff that makes you remember why you liked something in the first place.
Six times really isn't bad when you consider the stuff changes every six minutes but your pay increases maybe only 6 years.
I got away from using a laptop all the time, because when I'm writing, I like big Occupational Therapy keys. My fingers and eyes work pretty much as well as they used to, but smacking two little keys for the price of one, didn't really help me do what I wanted it to do.
You know, now that my house is full of 10 years worth of computer crap, lines, cords, port stuff, modems, old monitors, keyboards, mice, software, hardware, USB shit and of course, semi or non working computers, I find that the newer stuff gets, the more I like the old stuff.
This circa probably 1996 thing I am pounding away on, works better than all the 2005...ok '04...make it '03...things I was using, does just about all the same stuff and I figure I can get thru the next 43 yrs without what I am not missing here.
Its running Win 95, which always worked the best and was the most reliable, its pretty quick and aside from the God awful noise it makes if the cover isn't tightened down, I think I could get used to this thing.
You know, after you've tried all the synthesized crap that can be tried, its still the acoustic stuff that sounds the best, if you know what I mean.
The new stuff is cool to have, but sooner or later, its the old stuff that makes you remember why you liked something in the first place.
posted by CuzzinDave at 7:58 AM
1 Comments:
yeah i kinda know what you mean
my dad still has our old computers around
steven
referred by "rabbi" altman
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