Computer failage, part 3, isn't it?

[cathyr19355]

Two days ago, we had a traditional summer thunderstorm, with heavy rain and lovely forked lightning. (I speak with authority about the rain, since I stepped off my commuter train directly into it.)

The rain was preceded by a number of brownouts, so esrblog shut down all the computers in the house--including the mail server, before the storm hit. However, when he brought them back up, we learned that the monitor we use with the server had given up the ghost. So that's another component to replace. Fortunately, cheap monitors, both new and used, are easy to come by nowadays.

Comments

[mirell.livejournal.com]

It really amazes me that you're still generally really, really cheap about computer equipment, despite both your geekiness. ^^ (CRTs! Still in 2008!)

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

Shrug. I don't care, and you can ask esrblog why he's so cheap with it sometime. (I think his answer will begin with him noting that he's never been much into hardware.)

Oh, and by the way, we don't have Fry's here.

[mirell.livejournal.com]

True! But still. I guess I'm just more of a gadget whore. :)