Waaah!

[shewhomust]

We've had a busy week. They seem to alternate: a quiet week followed by a busy week, followed by... I planned to write about it here - clear some odds and ends of work, make some progress with outstanding tasks, and then write my diary.

So much for plans: since I was anticipating a week without interruptions, my computer has taken the opportunity to fall over. Badly.

Yes, this is the new computer. It has always been pernickety, a little prone to shut down abruptly, complaining about an unidentified device driver, or demanding an update for Mozilla. durham_rambler pokes about a bit, sees nothing wrong, suggests I carry on, and all is well until next time. Only not this time. Perhaps it didn't like being asked to work on a bank holiday?

So while durham_rambler has one last attempt to fix it, or at least rescue some files before returning it to base, I am exiled to the laptop and the kitchen table, an unfamiliar keyboard and mouse, and demands at every turn for passwords I've long since forgotten.

If we're in for the long haul, I suppose I can use my previous machine - in the mean time, I'm about to plunge`into the network and see if I can find last Wednesday's photos on durham_rambler's machine: if I'm not back by dinner time, send a search party!

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[durham-rambler.livejournal.com]

Well, while the PC isn't yet restored to rude health, I have recovered the data from the hard disk. Thanks to Linux, so desperance should be pleased. shewhomust too, I'll be bound. What I did was to boot the Ubuntu flavour of Linux off the cover DVD from the June edition of Linux Format and then follow these helpful instructions.