Back in Kolkata, and monitor troubles
Posted by Sayamindu 2 years, 7 months ago
I use a 7 year old CRT monitor at home for my primary desktop (which is also my main “work” machine). After coming back from the UK, I found that it was refusing to work (and was making some really nasty crackling noise). However, it seemed to fix itself yesterday, so things are normal once again, though I guess I should buy a new one asap.
In SoC related stuff, I have created a seperate branch for Nautilus (nautilus-lockdown) for the deployment and lockdown related code I’m adding to it.
I also managed to upload some of my pictures of London yesterday. Will be uploading the rest of the pictures (football match, Diego being carried off the field, etc) by this weekend.
I finally ordered a laptop for myself – a Dell XPS M1330. Hopefully this will arrive before September, since there seems to be some major delays with this particular system. The config I ordered though is pretty sweet (2 Ghz Core2 Duo processor, 160 GB hard disk, 2 GB RAM, Geforce 8400GS, LED backlit screen, etc), so I think it will be worth the wait.
Whoa nice laptop
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I have already had some laughs with that pics of me being carried out like a bag
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Did any moisture get into the CRT by any chance? In any case it sounds like it does need to be quickly replaced. Perhaps an LCD for energy efficiency.
the pics sounds like fun… can’t wait to see them!!!
and dosen’t dell have show rooms in india?? i mean can i only order it by post if i have to buy it…
Wow. First time I’ve realised that my MacBook Pro was actually cheaper than an almost-identical Dell
@Diego: Thanks dude
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@sam: Moisture is definitely a possibility – it’s rainy season in my country right now, with humidity > 90% almost all the time. And yes, I’m looking for a nice TFT (19 inches ??) now.. maybe I’ll buy one next month.
@abhishek: Nope, you’ll have to order Dell online.
@numpty: for me in India, Dell’s cheaper, since most of the other manufacturers (Apple,Sony,Lenovo) sell their stuff at almost 1.5 times the US price. the cheapest Macbook Pro that I can get here is around INR 25K (~USD 600) more expensive than the Dell config I’ve ordered.