In which she needs to recharge

[zeborah]

So now my laptop says a) the battery's condition is "replace soon", which apparently means it's basically fine but be prepared, and b) the battery is not charging, which in my mind is rather further down the track than a) would suggest.

I think this doesn't portend any major problem for running off mains and that's how I mostly use it at the moment, but just in case, if I suddenly disappear from the interwebs, this is why.

(It's actually mildly tempting to just get a new laptop -- I've had this one for several years, and mostly it's fine, but more memory would I think make my speech recognition software a lot more reliable. It might even make Firefox stop hanging all the time, though I realise this is a longer bet.)

The battery now thinks it's recharging, but its estimate of how long this will take is slowly going up.

Anyways.

In other news, I've come up with a plan by which I could theoretically keep my house but move to a job elsewhere in New Zealand (or, for that matter, the world). I'd rather not move, but in the present climate it feels safer and healthier to have an exit plan.

Comments

[laughingrat]

Glad you're coming up with an exit plan if you need one, but I'm sorry you need one. :( Yeah, that sounds awful dicey about the battery. Acer makes decent laptops and not too pricey, I think? Or just a new battery. ;)

[zeborah]

I'm a Mac girl. :-) I have been pondering Linux a bit; but then I've got various RSI-managing softwares that are Mac-only, so...

[irinarempt.pip.verisignlabs.com]

When I doubled my laptop memory Firefox did indeed stop hanging all the time.
And if your move takes you up over (as opposed to "down under"), our spare room is vacant.

[zeborah]

It did occur to me that a solution that allows for a move for a few years might similarly allow for a holiday of a few weeks... However this is all currently very nascent ponderings. I'd have to have a thorough look at my calendar and various commitments, for starters.

[ajk]

Most laptops can operate on mains even with battery removed (of course that'll mean the laptop will shut down abruptly if mains power is taken away).

(I'm a bit confused about that "present climate". Literal or figurative?)