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Skriven 2012-03-28 20:33:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: puter fun 429
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I run my computers into the ground, as everyone knows; this
Acer has had its share of drops, jostles, temperature
changes, and similar catastrophes, and I started out
hating it, but it's proved to be more robust and more
fixable than any of the others.

But several times in the last 6 months I've had this weird
problem - the screen flickers and goes blank. Lilli was
present when this first happened (it happens after some
jostling and thus generally on the road), and she said
try removing and reinstalling the battery. And so it was -
a pair of screws under the battery compartment had come
loose, and after I tightened them with the best thing
available, a nail file (it is a weird kind of Phillips-
like head and nothing else handy worked), the screen was
back to normal; at which my estimation of Lilli's sagacity
really went through the roof. Well, about 4 months ago and
about 2 months ago and about 1 month ago this happened,
and the same solution was effective each time. Today,
alas, it didn't work, and after 4 tries, success. But the
interval between incidents is decreasing and the amount of
effort required is increasing. I'm not too awfully concerned
and am going to wait for a while (until my finances repair
themselves) before getting a replacement system. The plan is
when no amount of fiddling and diddling can fix the display,
I'll go buy a cheap monitor and a biggish hard disk and
do a final backup of all my data and programs.

Questions.

Is this sensible?

Can I get a machine that still runs XP, which I rather like,
plus I have discovered that I can't stand both Vista and
Windows 7. And if not, what should I do to make my experience
more XP-like, or better, Windows 3.1-like?

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: CHOCOLATE DROP SUGAR COOKIES
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 12 Cookies

    2/3 c  Butter; softened
      1 c  Sugar
      1    Egg
  1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
  1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
    1/2 c  HERSHEY'S Cocoa
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/3 c  Buttermilk or sour milk*
           Additional sugar

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheet.

  2. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until well blended. Add egg and
  vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking
  soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to butter mixture.

  3. Using ice cream scoop or 1/4 cup measuring cup, drop dough about 2
  inches apart onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until
  cookie springs back when touched lightly in center.

  4. While cookies are on cookie sheet, sprinkle lightly with additional
  sugar. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool
  completely. About 1 dozen cookies.

  * To sour milk: Use 1 teaspoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1/3 cup.

  [Copyright 1995 Hershey Foods Corporation.]
  [Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.]

  [Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias]

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