Managed to get my accounting files, photos, logos and other documents off the hard drive of my dead laptop! Yeah! Still trying to get the older email (its on the other drive), inventory, and some other data, but I am improving again! Hopefully will eventually be able to get that one back to life as a backup computer.
Gotta say having to get a new computer was a blessing in disguise. The new one is much faster with more RAM, dedicated video RAM and Windows 7. And of course it was cheaper than what I paid 3 years ago for the one that died! Amazing how that works. (For those techy minded folks, the new one is an HP Pavilion dv7-3060US.)
I’m a big multi-tasker - right now I have 9 programs and 10 browser windows open for example. I’m constantly switching back and forth from email, to the stores, to my credit card terminal program, to inventory, to Quickbooks, etc. And I am amazed how more RAM (4 gigs versus my 2 gigs befor) and dedicated graphics memory improves my ability to multi-task. Windows 7 even wakes up properly from hibernation - something I could never do on my Vista laptop!
So except for the disruption in losing a day of work and (temporarily) losing data and emails, it was a blessing in disguise. Of course I’m sure within a few months I’ll be complaining how slow my computer is again…but for now, I’m loving it!
Recently:
- Making navigation easier on our costume store - we hope!
- Flood of spam mail overwhelming my inbox
- New catalogs in and new items being added
- Rethinking Our Return System
- Being a 1 person business has its ups and downs
- Having internet connection problems
- Sites and email was offline this weekend
- Manufacturers doing inventory this week
- Got some data off my dead computer
- Christmas delivery cannot be guaranteed
