Let's face it, I'm tired

[maypirate]

Today my boss kind of had and "oh riiiight" moment and gave me $20 store credit for doing two jobs the past two weeks.

And hey, it's something, so that was nice.

Also I was finally accepted into the Mad Men download community, which I was starting to doubt would actually occur, so huzzah to that too.

However, tonight my computer gave me a message I've never seen; that there was a problem with the cooling device and that I should turn it off immediately and take it in for servicing. Seeing that it's 5 years old and has been overheating for about two years now, I'm not sure much can be done.

But it does seem like I might finally need a new machine. Except I don't know how to transfer stuff like mozilla bookmarks and I like using windows but apparently Vista is Satan? And I can't find my portable hard drive, so that makes me more than a little nervous.

My home interwebs may now be limited, as there is palpable lag even as I type. Sigh of sighs. Now to figure out how I justify a thousand dollar purchase.

Comments

[timingspoons.livejournal.com]

You can backup your Mozilla bookmarks by doing this:

Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import and Setup > Backup. Save it somewhere you can find it and then email it to yourself to use when you get a new computer.

I haven't heard anything good about Vista yet except from one person and she's having problems with most of her hardware not being compatible.

You might be able to "downgrade" your system to Windows XP. It's worth a try.

[timingspoons.livejournal.com]

I meant Import and Backup, not Setup. D'oh.

Do you need a laptop or desktop? Desktop Dells are pretty cheap and they run fine and is very customizable! I can recommend it.

[monkeybobert.livejournal.com]

Vista is not total Satan, despite some things I may have said in the past. It's not my favorite, but I use Aric's laptop with Vista sometimes and I don't have any specific complaints. It's different, but it's still Windows. I don't know how to move bookmarks either. I started from scratch on my Mac.

[decken.livejournal.com]

I can help you with computer things. Also, if you want a cheaper computer, you can look here: http://www.geeks.com. I got my last one there and it was $400 and very nice. I have a really old laptop you're welcome to borrow if you need something in the meantime, and I might be able to put together a desktop computer if you want one, though you'd have to put up with Linux in either case.

[herongale]

Don't give up yet! It might just be a broken fan!

[loreamara.livejournal.com]

For backin up your mozilla, you can either do as timingspoons mentioned, or you can download a program that will backup your entire profile, including the bookmarks, cookies, history, etc, or none of those, depending on the options you select. It's what I used to do before I went to Delicious.

If you're interested, I can send the link when I'm not browsing via my phone. Good luck with the upgrade! It may be frustrating but it should be exciting too? :D