The past month has been super stressful. I love my laptop; it however had a little power issue these last few months. Given its age, usage, and the number of times dropped, I figured it was about time for a new battery. Amazon to the rescue! New battery received and I quickly installed it. Fail, still failed to power up. Next, and should probably have been first, I found my multi-meter and tested the power port. Hmmm, seemed ok. Must be the power cord. Fail again. I couldn’t get the meter leads where they needed to be.
Ben’s Computers to the rescue. That and a paper clip shoved into the power connection so his multi meter could test the power cord. He kept Topper overnight to charge, just in case. I picked up the $65. universal power supply at Wally World, it refused to work, and I couldn’t find a really good fit. I returned the uni power supply and ordered the super-duper kit from, you guessed it, Amazon. Another few days (said in a high-pitched annoying voice) and package was received. Topper was plugged in and after THREE MONTHS, I have connectivity.
Seems silly to jump through these crazy hoops. I love Topper and am not ready to replace him. Besides, I have a backup laptop. I just misplaced the power cord for it. I found the cord the day the uni kit came in the mail.
I’ve been writing from a very young age. I was the kid in grammar school that could always write a small book on how I spent my summer. Not writing is not ok with me. I’ve made certain commitments this year to release my current novel, possibly chapter by chapter. I have everything backed up to an external as well as to the cloud. But a week’s worth of work was on Topper. It is also less than 60 days to NaNoWriMo.
Topper, welcome back. I missed you so!
Tessa Bertoldi 