Thursday, April 28, 2005

Quirky Computer

I do believe that I have the most quirky computer in the world. It still does all sorts of weird things (like not letting me right click at times when I am not even on the Internet). Today the mouse quit working for everything except using the Start Menu, but when I clicked on anything, nothing happened. Then after awhile it started working again. (Coffee break, perhaps?) When it happened the second time, I gave it ten minutes (for another coffee break), then I had to push the reset button to get it working again.

ACS DSL is nice. :) I can use it for 4 months for less money than dial-up. I couldn't pass on that deal. That way I can really know if I like it or not before paying the higher costs. Then if I decide to go to a cable modem, I will know what it was like with DSL. I canceled my Earthlink account because I never did get it to work with Eudora. They were so sad to see me go. ;) Earthlink allows you to sign up online, but you can ONLY close the account by calling them during their business hours.

My DSL is quirky, too, but it has been working fine the past few weeks. It only acts up if I unplug the modem for some reason (during a thunderstorm for instance). The only way I can get it working again is to take the filter off the telephone, plug the phone cord back in the wall, and then connect to the DSL. This is not the telephone hooked to the modem, but another phone, a wireless phone in the living room.

Now I have a new problem. My Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2005 decided it didn't want to update virus definitions anymore. I have only had it a month. I have written 4 e-mails to support, and they answer once a day. It seems they are on the other side of the world. I am -9 GMT and they are +9 GMT. Everything they have told me to do, I had already done and told them in my e-mail. Oh, brother!

At the same time I lost some e-mail folders. The online House Call virus checker says my machine is clean. I have adware removers, too. What could have caused this? Oh, well... I may be angry, but I am not surprised by it.