Hi folks,
I figured that I would provide a status report.
As
Forum members know, several weeks ago, I thought I was all done swapping out my sub-par (blurry) website photos. And I decided to re-crop my photos and then edit my text. However, while I was going through my website photos, I noticed that many of them, particularly my small coins, were
still blurry. So, I decided to re-shoot them and leave them partially un-cropped so that they wouldn't be so blurry. I was in the process of doing that when something came up.
That "something" is the fact that my computer is 6 years old. I purchased it in 2015. Little by little, things have been breaking on it. The entire navigation
area has been broken for about a year or more. I have been using a wireless mouse since then. Recently, my computer got very, very slow. It literally takes 10-20 times longer to
complete simple tasks. And it keeps freezing up. Obviously, I have needed a new computer for quite some time now, but I kept putting it off. Yesterday, I finally broke down and ordered a new computer. It should arrive in a few days.
However, there was a minor problem. My computer's hard drive was cluttered with many files that
had accumulated over the past few years. I
had about 1,500 files on my hard drive that needed to be sorted and processed. That is what I have been doing for the past few weeks. And that is why I haven't been working on my website for the past few weeks. I finally finished sorting and processing all 1,500 files today. So tomorrow, I should be able to resume working on my website.
I ordered a computer that is very similar to the computer I have now (HP laptop, Intel i5 microprocessor, Windows 10 operating system, etc.). It is basically a newer version of this computer. The only major difference is that HP no longer uses hard drives. Everything is SSD now, which I think is the same technology as flash drives.
Part of the reason for
buying a very similar computer is that I want a smooth transition, especially considering the fact that I am
still in the process of working on my website after 6 years (I began in 2015, when I got this computer). When my new computer arrives, hopefully, I will transfer all of my website-related files from my old computer and/or from my flash drive to my new computer. Hopefully, it will go smoothly, without any "bugs" or bumps in the road.
If anyone has any advice to offer me regarding this transition, then please offer it. As always, I appreciate any and all advice.
Meepzorp