Transferring Data, Apps and Settings From the Dead Computer to the New Computer

— Posted inSoftware, Technology — 1 min read

Transferring everything from a dead computer to a new one proved to be far less difficult than I originally thought. Doing Duck Duck Go (DDG) search of the internet turned up the solution to the problem, a downloadable software package called Laplink PCMover Professional. The reason I picked this one was because I needed to transfer everything from the HHD since the computer was not working. I also bought a powered SATA adapter to power and connect the old HHD to my new computer. I had watched the LapLink YouTube video for the PCMover Professional several times before doing the transfer and everything just as expected. To say the least, I was very pleased with the results going from Windows 10 on the old HDD to Windows 11 on the new computer.

My New Computer

— Posted inTechnology — 1 min read

I bought my new computer from B&H. Over the years they have always treated me well on any electronics and photography items I have purchased from them.

The box with the computer was very well packed inside the B&H box.

It is an HP Z2 G9 Mini workstation set up to handle the image and video processing I do with out going overboard. The ruler shows the reason I went with a mini workstation as opposed to a tower. It needed to fit where my old workstation was located and in no way would a tower case work. Over the years I’ve come to realize it is far better to buy the computer I need rather than the one I want. With the Intel Core i7 12-Core (12th Gen), 32GB of 4800 MHz DDR5 RAM, NVIDIA T1000 (8GB GDDR6) and 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD it should serve me for a long time. And in case you are wondering, I’m not a gamer, never have been and don’t plan on ever being one.

Maybe Things Really Do Happen In Threes

— Posted inEclectic — 1 min read

First it was my wife’s computer, then it was my computer, and now it is my phone that has stopped working. That last one was an easy quick fix as I had purchased a Moto E on sale last year as a backup in case something like this happened. I wonder if that was the reason my phone failed, it knew I had a backup ready? Can our technology devices really think for themselves? Isn’t it strange how the human mind works? Time to come back to reality from the twilight zone, lol.

Grilled Salmon and the Trimmings

— Posted inFood — 1 min read

Planked chilpolte and lime salmon so fresh of the grill the plank is still glowing.

Glazed asparagus, stuffed mushrooms and sliced small cucumbers and sweet peppers. I think her artistic side came out today. We may only eat two meals a day, but those meals are really, really good. And yet so easy to prepare. Simple is good.

And Then My Computer Also Failed

— Posted inTechnology — 1 min read

There is definitely a black cloud hanging over us, as my computer also stopped working. It was a refurbished work station I have had for a number of years and its failure means buying a new computer for my wife, so back we went to the B&H website and soon she also has a new computer on order. I don’t think the saying that goes, “When it rains it pours” is right. In our case it should be “When it rains it is the monster of all monster cloudbursts.”