A Windows Kind Of Day
June 12, 2008 by Chris Marsden
Filed under Computers
I’ve had one of those days. A Windows kind of day. Now technically, my problem is not Window’s fault, but 1, it is easier to have someone to blame, and 2, If Windows wasn’t such a pain, the solution would have been much simpler.
What happened was something rather simple. A hard drive failed in a mission critical computer at work. We use a POS system that requires Win 2k Pro, Win XP Pro, or Vista Business to run.
So, dead computer needs replacing. No big deal, right? Just go buy one, right?
Not so easy.
Windows no longer comes in the XP variety. At least not in stores. And Vista Business… special order only.
So I’ve ordered my new computer. If only I could have run up to the Apple store and bought a new Mac instead.
So I hope you had a Mac kind of day instead of a PC kind of day.
I had a great Mac day yesterday. I got Ubuntu installed and running on Bootcamp. Now I just have to finish getting all the drivers installed.
My windows kind of day has turned into a windows kind of weekend. Data recovery for my HDD is going to run $900-$3900.
[Yes... I know that Hard Drives fail on Macs too. But seriously. This is nuts.]
My first Mac (an iBook G3) got the click of death in the hard drive, so yeah Mac hard drives go out to.