Happy New Years!

Yeah, so, here’s the thing; not sure what I’m going to write at this moment. Just started typing. I’ve a mind to make a resolution, yet am loath to do so because I am horrible at following up. Yet, I have to say 2013 had worked out to be a pretty good year for me in several ways; personally, professionally, and physically.

So, I have it in my head to resume working on my novel. I put aside my effort at transcribing it into text file by way of Dragon Naturally Speaking due to the visceral hatred of my writing and the clunky way Dragon works in Vista. And with my sinus and nasal surgery, I put aside a fresh rewrite. I know I’ll resume the rewrite, but I also have to accept that I want to fold the rough draft into the rewrite. That means getting back to transcribing it into text files. That means getting a newer computer that handles Dragon better.

That being said, I’ve a plan to get a new computer. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved my laptop. This HP has served me loyally, despite having Vista as an operating system. I’ve been using it since 2007. 6 years. That’s pretty damn long for a laptop. I have to use a cooling pad so that it doesn’t act up, but otherwise, I’ve not had major issues.

However, I’m wanting a PC again. I don’t need to lug around a laptop anymore when I go on the road; my Nook HD+ suffices. Yet, I am not looking to buy a brand name computer this time. Caleb (aka The Fuskers™) has a friend who is a wizard at assembling PC’s from scratch, and at a pretty reasonable price. I’ve been contemplating going that route. With Dragon the only thing I need to be sure about is a solid sound card. Also, I am going to break down and include Windows Office. Dragon works best with Microsoft Word.

There are other things I’m looking towards achieving but am not yet ready to write about; hopefully I’ll have other posts to follow. But, as I said earlier, I’m not exactly the follow through type when it comes to blogging.

One thought on “Happy New Years!

  1. Happy New Year, Rook!

    Rolling your own box is really a better solution. I built my latest from parts, so it does what I want to do, not what someone else wanted. The other benefit is that I have an actual Windows installation disc if there is a disaster. You really want to get Win 7 if you can, because Win 8 is just squirrelly.

    I wish you luck. Unless you are really into gaming, don’t let the Fuskers’ friend talk you into a gaming machine set up. They tend to have problems. The parts are fine, but gamers try to speed things up, and so they break. You might have to tell him ‘no overclocking’.

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