Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[notJaco]

Did my one mile walk/jog, cooled off, made a cappuccino, made two backup copies of stuff on the computer (in addition to the Norton 360 backup).

Pondered buying a new PC. This one is 8 yrs old. It's an I5-8GB but fast enough for most stuff, and never had a problem with it. Hard to justify $1200+ when there is nothing wrong with what I have. Might spend 100 bucks to double the memory to 16GB.

I am in the process of trying to revive an HP ZV5000 which is an Win XP machine. I have a bunch of auto repair manuals that won't work on anything later than that (or so I've been told unless it is a virtual environment).
The HDD failed and fortunately there are still places refurbishing them out there. It is cheaper than a new machine which would not work for my purposes anyway. Wish me luck.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I find that after 5 years, there's usually a considerable performance improvement. Often technology improves so things like USB-C, better graphics will be on the new computer. Way better. If you are using the computer as a DAW, things will run better. Plugins can require a lot of processing. You can get by with a lot less if using the computer for web activity.

 

[Deleted member 268085]

I find that after 5 years, there's usually a considerable performance improvement. Often technology improves so things like USB-C, better graphics will be on the new computer. Way better. If you are using the computer as a DAW, things will run better. Plugins can require a lot of processing. You can get by with a lot less if using the computer for web activity.

Pretty much. I replaced my 9-year-old Dell XPS 8500 with a boss ThinkPad only because I'm moving to a 220VAC country and the Dell isn't dual voltage. I had a little bit of trouble with the initial releases of Win10 (skipped Win8), but it's now running the latest Win10 version with no trouble. I bumped the memory from 8 to 16 GB and had to replace the video adapter because the old one never got a Win10 driver update. The power supply failed years ago and had to be replaced. That's all I've had to deal with in 9 years. Excellent bang for the buck with that one. It's a 3.4 GHz i7 that never felt overworked. Slow boots, but plenty quick after that. No issues with audio.

 

[RodRy]

Two of my driving pet peeves as a GOF are:

1. Drivers merging onto the interstate who think THEY have the right of way. No you do not. You need to adjust your speed and safely merge in between existing interstate traffic. If I am on the interstate and in the right lane when it is really busy or bumper to bumper, I will slow down to let you in....but only in those cases.

2. Driver in front of you passes the car in front of them. As they are passing the first car, they go .000000001 MPH faster than the first car. After 20 miles, they finally move back over into the right lane and then speed up about 10-15 MPH faster.

Had a youth almost get himself and his girlfriend killed when he did that #1 item up there. His single cylinder bike could not accelerate up to speed nearly as fast as he thought. He swooped right in front of me going about 20 MPH slower than I was (cruise control on, with an overtaking car on my left, no where to go). I had about 1.5 car lengths to stab the brakes and scrub off speed before hitting the back tire of his bike. He never realized how close he came to death that day.

As far as the post from @2tonic, the only one I've been slightly guilty of is the first. Because there's no way for other drivers to know that the overtaking rig is as annoyed as all of us stuck behind the two. Have some sympathy for the other drivers, we have no way to know who's responsible for that roadblock.

But those other situations? Never once. I treat the professionals on the road with the respect they deserve, and hope to be treated the same by them. We all want to get home at the end of the day, and looking out for each other helps that to happen. But of course, no one is perfect, and I understand that sometimes, "mistakes were made."

 

[RodRy]

Or passes you on a city street only to meet you at the next traffic signal.

Ah, I consider that to be just funny. If it happens a few times, I smile and wave.

 

[Al Kraft]

Or permanently. YAH-HOO-Hoo-hoo-hooooo.

I think I just had a Super Dave Osborne flashback....

 

[Deleted member 268085]

I think I just had a Super Dave Osborne flashback....

Or Evel Knievel!

 

[the harp unstrung]

 

[gtmalone]

Pretty much. I replaced my 9-year-old Dell XPS 8500 with a boss ThinkPad only because I'm moving to a 220VAC country and the Dell isn't dual voltage. I had a little bit of trouble with the initial releases of Win10 (skipped Win8), but it's now running the latest Win10 version with no trouble. I bumped the memory from 8 to 16 GB and had to replace the video adapter because the old one never got a Win10 driver update. The power supply failed years ago and had to be replaced. That's all I've had to deal with in 9 years. Excellent bang for the buck with that one. It's a 3.4 GHz i7 that never felt overworked. Slow boots, but plenty quick after that. No issues with audio.

Similar computer! I have a Dell XPS 8500 with an Nvidia GeForce video card. I've used Dell at work and home since the early 90s. No complaints or problems on any of them except when they put Vista and the new version of office on the work PC - what a piece of junk! This PC came with Win7. I upgraded to 8.1 then 10. 10 was little flaky in the early releases but no significant problems now. We have 10 on this PC and my wife's Dell Inspiron laptop. I upgraded the mem from 4 to 8 on the laptop last week and it made a world of difference. Finale and Audacity are the only two process heavy apps I use and no real problems with either one.

I think I just talked myself into spending 100 bucks for mem instead of 1200 for a new computer!

 

[beans-on-toast]

 

[SoulReflection]

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Another sad passing, RIP, Nancy.

 

[Deleted member 268085]

Similar computer! I have a Dell XPS 8500 with an Nvidia GeForce video card. I've used Dell at work and home since the early 90s. No complaints or problems on any of them except when they put Vista and the new version of office on the work PC - what a piece of junk! This PC came with Win7. I upgraded to 8.1 then 10. 10 was little flaky in the early releases but no significant problems now. We have 10 on this PC and my wife's Dell Inspiron laptop. I upgraded the mem from 4 to 8 on the laptop last week and it made a world of difference. Finale and Audacity are the only two process heavy apps I use and no real problems with either one.

I think I just talked myself into spending 100 bucks for mem instead of 1200 for a new computer!

Let's see if we picked the same video card. Ha.

I installed a Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti with 4 GB RAM.

 

[G-Dog]

Another sad passing, RIP, Nancy.

Have another cuppa coffee, Soul man. It's Mary, not Nancy! Please don't rush anybody!
.

 

[gtmalone]

Let's see if we picked the same video card. Ha.

I installed a Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti with 4 GB RAM.

Nvidia GeForce GT 620. Swing and a miss.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Nvidia GeForce GTX 760, 8G RAM, and an i5 cpu. Upgrading all to a current equivalent would be in the $600 range, I estimate.

What I did spend coin on is here



the SM58s microphone, poised for a prank as I record the next video from the DI in the amp next door

 

[GonePlaid]

Do as beasnsdid. Stop watching that stuff, you'll be a much happier person for it (not that that worked for me....... ).



Come on over, you'll have lots of fun over here.
Got recording?

I've made a dub of "Get Back" from a cassette. This was recorded live at the Marco Polo Hotel in Miami Beach in 1982. We did it as a medley with "I Just Want to be Your Everything" leading into "Get Back". I cut all but the last chorus of "....Everything" so the transition is in there.(Yeah, it's a little long, about 4 minutes. Playing for dancers).

 

[GwenOnBass]

I've made a dub of "Get Back" from a cassette. This was recorded live at the Marco Polo Hotel in Miami Beach in 1982. We did it as a medley with "I Just Want to be Your Everything" leading into "Get Back". I cut all but the last chorus of "....Everything" so the transition was in there.(Yeah, it's a little long, about 4 minutes. Playing for dancers).

A Thunderbird in flight

 

[beans-on-toast]

I've made a dub of "Get Back" from a cassette. This was recorded live at the Marco Polo Hotel in Miami Beach in 1982. We did it as a medley with "I Just Want to be Your Everything" leading into "Get Back". I cut all but the last chorus of "....Everything" so the transition is in there.(Yeah, it's a little long, about 4 minutes. Playing for dancers).

Sounded great, especially the bass. It was really out front, so often it gets buried in the mix.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I would have liked some gear, instead I just blew $2K on a dental crown.

 

[Fat Freddy]

I would have liked some gear, instead I just blew $2K on a dental crown.

Ask me if I bust a tooth on bloody popcorn on Sunday......Go on....ask me.....ASK ME!.....