Tag Archives: computer

New laptop

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Gary

Mum and Dad’s PC has been really, really annoying lately. It just turns itself off whenever it feels like it. It’s almost as if some mischievous demon has decided to move into the hard drive, delighting in irritating the humans…the … Continue reading →

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Days best forgotten

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Gary

A year ago, we were on our way to the heat and humidity of New York. Two years ago, we were basking in the sunshine in beautifully blue Brittany. This year we are being kept indoors by the ceaseless bad … Continue reading →

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Asus

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Gary

I think I’ve mentioned before how my desktop computer has been very slowly dying. At the moment, it sits beneath my desk, both sides of the box off and most of the insides held together with scrappy bits of string … Continue reading →

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The patchwork machine unravelled

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Gary

On Friday night, I booted up the computer and it sounded a bit sick. It has gradually been falling to pieces and I’ve had to stick bits of it together with whatever I could find. The noise on Friday night … Continue reading →

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Computer woes

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Gary

I think mum put the mockers on me. On the phone she was telling me about how her PC had died. Completely. A bit like Bob’s at Christmas but without the burst of electricity. And then, halfway through the day, … Continue reading →

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Silver Sick Siphon

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Gary

Today I was back to the medical apparatus. I updated an enormous quantity of hexagonal pewter jugs, the medical use of which, I can only imagine. There were no photographs so I don’t even know what they look like. Last … Continue reading →

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