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So what has gone on in the last week? Why no e-mails from me, you ask?
Well, the most aggravating thing happened--my Eurocom laptop blew up. I'm not kidding...I was browsing the web when all of a sudden, my laptop blacked out and powered down. I could see a small plume of greyish-blue smoke emitting from the back of the unit. My nose instinctively shriveled as I could smell the unmistakable scent of burning plastic. I thought to myself: "Hmmm...young David, that can't be good..."
I clicked the power-on button. No response. I pressed it a few more times. No response. Repeatedly and rapidly ((like I was conducting machine C.P.R.). Still no response. Uh oh. My ever present brain was there to offer insightful commentary: "It won't boot up anymore..."
Gee...thanks, I can see that.
My laptop was a piece of junk and has been a source of constant problems for the past two years I have owned it. (Click on the link if you want the gory specifics). The laptop is out of warranty now and I will have to pay for any servicing.
My brain answered back: "Crap..."
Plus, to make matters worse, I still have all my e-mail on the machine's harddrive.
Brain: "Double crap..."
I called Eurocom and complained. They shot back: "Yeah it might cost $150 to repair," the techie paused, and then continued, "but it might also cost $850 to repair. We wouldn't know until we looked at it. But we want $75 before we look at it."
Uh...thanks, jerks.
I called Steve for some smart tech advice. I described the smoke and the smell of burning plastic. He snickered: "Must be all that hot porn you're downloading off the Internet..."
Ha. Ha. Very funny. My side. It hurts.
The conversation quickly deteriorated from there.
All I know is that I don't recommend anyone to buy a Eurocom notebook. I have created an anti-Eurocom campaign in hopes that the Internet masses may be informed.
As for the lost e-mail? Well, in the end, I only lost about a couple days worth. Luckily, I found a backup on the network that I had apparently updated recently.
In the meantime, my laptop still sits on my desktop. Broken. It's waiting for me to pay off my VISA bills before it is sent off for the (costly) repairs.