- Dealing with a malfunctioning keyboard on my 2-month old laptop/primary computer
- Being on hold with the store where I bought it.
- Still on hold.
- Being told that it will be 8 days before they can look at it and that they might not be able to fix it.
- No, actually. They say I have to go to the manufacturer.
- Being on hold with the manufacturer.
- Being still on hold with the manufacturer.
- Writing a blog post to vent, while still on hold.
- Shopping for a netbook so I have something I can write on while travelling.
- Responding to comments where people tell me that I can use a USB keyboard, without stopping to wonder how I was writing this or imagining using a full size laptop with a USB keyboard, on an airplane.
- Being still on hold.
What I had planned on doing today.
- Cleaning the apartment
- Going to the coffee shop to write
- Packing
- Lunch with Rob
- Editing
- Writing letters
- Finishing a dress
I am actually talking to tech support. Finally.
Do what I do. Go to conferences in town.
Granted, I got lucky with my local conference. 😉 YMMV.
If it helps at all, I spent the morning on the phone with Passport Canada and the IRS. My keyboard’s fine, though! Travel safely…
I feel you — the screen went out on my six-month-old laptop last month, in the midst of deadline pressure, on a Friday before a three-day weekend. I ended up plugging it into my husband’s monitor for the duration until they came out and made the fix.