Six weeks ago before we headed back to the UK I spilled a full mug of coffee over my laptop. The result was not many of the keys would work (not many posts from me in that time
) Getting back to the UK I bought a bluetooth keyboard and was back in business (yippee
)
Two weeks ago I knocked the puter off the sofa arm (stupid place to rest it
) and damaged the hinge corner so the lid wouldn't close properly, a bit wonky but it was useable still)
On wednesday sat at the kitchen table and I decide to inspect said corner more closely. Over went another cup of coffee and yes you guessed, the laptop and the new keyboard got a lovely soaking
Giving up on attempting to get them to work meant a trip to PCWorld and £350 lighter wallet
Still I do have a shiny new laptop now
Bad thing is it has windows 8.1 installed- what a sack of s--t it is for an operating system, whoever came up with it needs shooting. Don't these idiots know we want a computer to work like a computer and not a bloody mobile phone?
Anyway today is the big day- I'm going to download windows 10 and hopefully peace and sanity will return- who wants 'apps' popping up everytime you want to do something? Even worse, several times I've been on my web browser, clicked a link or whatever then the puter takes over and closes everything down and replaces it with what it thinks I should be using! Off goes the web browser and a you tube channel and any other open tabs, and the puter replaces it with a 'media player' not good!
So long winded rant I know, but In another topic with CarlMT l have put off sending him a file by email, reason is this win 8.1 won't let me install my Photoshop edition from my portable drive! neither will it let me install several other programs I keep backed up on a portable drive. It seems I will have to wait and use the original disks.
MORAL OF THE STORY?----DON'T GET WINDOWS 8 OR 8.1 AS AN O.S! and make sure your morning coffee is nowhere near the laptop