h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

So having got overmy bloggophobia....

(but not the sticky keyboard)

I have been thinking about adding another entry to Master B's "we didn't start the fire" project. This time, having covered Space Monkey, I thought I'd take a stab at Einstein.

The first draft was pretty good. I was happy with the way it was going. Then my PC, which is a little unstable, decided to die and I lost the lot. Promising myself I would save next time, i restarted and tried again. I did more research this time, spent a while scooting through entries on the Great Man drummed up for me by Google...I even went to some real paper books on the subject. Up came Notepad, I got to typing and was about to start some tentative GuideML (GuideML and I aren't talking at the moment and I only use it when I have to) when...Blue Screen Of Death!

Now every time I try to search for details on Einstein's life the pages take an age to be served and I am begining to suspect that I have a bad stickof RAM. So I am off to do some diagnostic work and see how expensive this is all going to get.

Unless you have a cutting edge, forefront of technology PC, I wouldn't worry too much. RAM is dirt cheap right now - try http://www.crucial.com and http://www.pricewatch.com for comparison on preices

http://www.newegg.com is pretty spiffy, but sadly it's not the RAM, it's the board.

I have a new one sitting beside the desk, but I need a new processor AND new RAM to make it work, plus a new case. All of which means I will need to re-register XP and probably grab a whole bunch of new drivers.

Again.

Ah well. But thanks for the links! I shall certainly add them to the list of places to check when I go processor shopping. In the meantime I shall try and coax another couple of weeks out of the existing setup, and make sure I have backups of the irreplacable stuff.

Pricewatch is good for everything, Crucial is purely for memory. I'll check out Newegg