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Assimilation 2.0

Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2008 at 1:46 pm

Since I began writing this blog, I’ve started using two new computers - one at home, and now one at work. My home computer, a Vista-running laptop, has now become completely integrated into my life, but my work computer is still taking some getting used to.

On the plus side, it’s a hell of a lot zippier and reliable than my old one (which seemed to manage to run into errors if I hit more than two keys in quick succession; not ideal, really). But it seems to be taking me an age to get things set up the way I want them. Every time I think I’ve got everything sorted out, I run into another program I need that I haven’t got, or another folder or e-mail account that I need to access and can’t, or, worst of all, another Internet account that I can’t remember the password for, because it had been saved in Firefox on my old computer a year ago and I’ve since completely forgotten it. Nrghhhh.

More trivially, I’d completely forgotten how hideously ugly XP is with all its default settings in place. Changing the colour scheme and desktop background was the first thing I did. I’m getting there; before long, this computer too will be like an old pair of socks, familiar and comfortable and easy to slip into, and I’ll stop thinking about it. But before that happens, I should probably just appreciate that super-fast loading time. Ahhh.