And Now the Monitor

Posted on March 15, 2008 - Filed Under Personal |

You´d think I would have had my fair share of computer problems by now, wouldn´t you? But no. Apparently, now that my computer has been all but replaced, my monitor has decided to commit suicide. I guess it couldn´t take the pressure from the new compu. :S

As I type this, my screen is going from a hazy grey to dark grey and back again. It´s really quite irritating  and annoying to the eyes! Flickering screens have never been something that I enjoy and this one is really getting bad.

And I´m sad. Because I´m tired of worn out computer parts and I LIKE my monitor. It´s big. It worked perfectly until a few hours ago . . . except for the menu button. And a new one will cost more money. Money that was SUPPOSED to go toward building materials. :( But everything I see on the tech support forums indicates that this is the end for my monitor. Luckily we have two computers, so I can use the other monitor for now, but it´s tiny and not as nice!

We´ll see how much longer this one lasts. Oh, and did I mention that my mouse died a couple days ago, too? I think the keyboard is still good . . . fingers crossed.

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One Response to “And Now the Monitor”

  1. burntofferings on March 17th, 2008 4:20 am

    Oh I remember something like this with our desktop PC. I bought it way back in 2000, just after moving into our new house after getting married.

    In 2004, after leaving for overseas alone, when L got to London a day or two after me, she said that she did ’something’ and it went ‘bang’! Turned out to be the motherboard.

    Then in 2005 after getting back again from London, I got back to find it a little worse for ware. This time, bother it, I am going to do it this time… So a new hard drive, more RAM, a new video card and finally, just recently, a wireless network card to get rid of some wires!

    What’s more, all of our appliances are going as well! Since moving here in 2005 we have had the following:
    - Hot Water
    - Oven
    - Microwave
    - TV
    - Stereo System, and just the other day,
    - Washing Machine
    So I know EXACTLY how you feel…

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