Traveling and Computers

So for the most part, RVers travel with one, if not 2 computers.  And lots more electronic devices.  Its great!  You can stay connected to the world, get news, weather, traffic updates, and, if you so desire, continue to tweet and use facebook.   We neither tweet nor facebook.  But, we do have 2 computers and get lots of online information and email.  So when you wake up one morning to realize that the computer screen is still black 5 minutes after you pressed the power button, you know that the day will be long and arduous.  (And, for you Apple users, it was not Windows being Windows!)  This happened to me on Thursday.  We were participating in a cook-off at 10AM.  Of course, my “to bring” list and all the recipes were on the computer.  But, I did not panic.  I had printed them off the night before.  Go figure!

So the crisis was averted.  And, unbelievably, at 6 AM Central Time I was able to contact tech support with relative ease.  It wasn’t completely free of problems, but it was doable.  Now the technician will meet me at our next long stop.  By this time, I have talked to him and he has the parts. He is, however, confused as to why they sent him certain parts.  And he seemed confused by my description of what happened.  So, I may not be out of the water on Monday!  I hope all goes well and we don’t lose too much time waiting for him.  But, I won’t be convinced until it is up and running.  Until them, I have to share a computer and use the web interface for my email.  Both are less than desirable situations.  But, now that we have left Iowa, the connection is so much faster, maybe I can survive!