Back in the land of the working PC

[caddyman]

Tonight I am updating on my main PC - it is fixed and improved and working spiffily. True, I have to buy a 9-pin to USB adapter as my art pad is of venerable antiquity and 9-pin sockets do not feature on modern motherboards, and true, I have to go to all the hassle of reworking the registration number as it currently thinks I am using a pirated copy of XP, but...

Just having access to all the little programs and applications I take for granted is nice, as is access again to my 200Gig hard drive with all the cool stuff on it. Don't get me wrong, the lappie is wonderful and all, but for homeworking and faffing, the main PC just feels right.

More to the point, I can now watch the remainder of season 2 of LOST. Which reminds me: time to set the torrents for BSG episode 6.

Comments

[phil99.livejournal.com]

Ya need to be very careful with USB->serial adapters. Some only work for some applications, some won't work at low speeds (< 9600 baud), some won't work with Xon/Xoff flow control... bit of a minefield really, and one where you really do tend to get what you pay for.