Up and running!
If you've been following the blog lately, you know that 99% of my subject lines this week seem to have refered either to the new computer or the dog. In this case, although I'd love for the dog to be up and running, I'm glad that she's just up and walking better than before.
No, what I mean by "up and running" is that I've got the laptop more or less ready to go, in a usable state for work and play. All of the programs I need are installed, and most of them are configured just the way I like them. The only thing that needs doing now is copying files over from the old computer(s).
That's something I've been meaning to do for some time now, actually. I've got LOTS of files, and they're in different folders on different computers, with no current backup. I'm going to take advantage of this new computer (and the fact that I have a network that lets my computers easily move files among themselves) to consolidate all those files on the new laptop. Then I'll wipe the old laptop back to its factory setup, so I can sell it, and move a copy of the whole archive of files over to my desktop.
I'd like to work out some good way of keeping files in sync between my laptop and desktop. I had tried using Windows' briefcase feature, but that was clunky, to say the least. I think that there are some features in WinXP Pro that can help me out (offline folders come to mind), but I'll need to consolidate those files first, and worry about syncing them second.
The timer on the over is beeping... sounds like the hotdish is ready. Now all I need is for Mike to show up, and it's supper time!
No, what I mean by "up and running" is that I've got the laptop more or less ready to go, in a usable state for work and play. All of the programs I need are installed, and most of them are configured just the way I like them. The only thing that needs doing now is copying files over from the old computer(s).
That's something I've been meaning to do for some time now, actually. I've got LOTS of files, and they're in different folders on different computers, with no current backup. I'm going to take advantage of this new computer (and the fact that I have a network that lets my computers easily move files among themselves) to consolidate all those files on the new laptop. Then I'll wipe the old laptop back to its factory setup, so I can sell it, and move a copy of the whole archive of files over to my desktop.
I'd like to work out some good way of keeping files in sync between my laptop and desktop. I had tried using Windows' briefcase feature, but that was clunky, to say the least. I think that there are some features in WinXP Pro that can help me out (offline folders come to mind), but I'll need to consolidate those files first, and worry about syncing them second.
The timer on the over is beeping... sounds like the hotdish is ready. Now all I need is for Mike to show up, and it's supper time!
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