Sudden shut down

I was just typing on Facebook and the computer suddenly went black. I had to
switch it on again and it asked me to click on my user name.
Very puzzling. It wasn't a power cut, the radio was still going. Trend micro
is still connected. It's never done that before.
It's a puzzle. Any ideas? Hackers? Lightning somewhere?

 

Could be any of many things. A typical reason is that it shut down to
prevent the CPU from overheating, which could be happening as a result
of dust building up over time on the heat-sink under the fan assembly.
You could download a software program which monitors CPU temperature, or
remove the cover and take a look.
Cleaning it out is a relatively straight-forward job, should only take a
tech a few minutes, as I assume you might not want to DIY.
If it was something else, unless it happens repeatedly, it might be a
bit harder to find out what the problem is. There's an "event viewer"
in windows which can sometimes be useful to help identify if it was a
driver crash, for example linked to a hardware fault in a graphics card etc.
If it doesn't happen again, and it's not dust, then forget about it,
take it as a reminder to save any work you might be doing on it in case
it does crash when you're doing something important.

 

In my expeience it's just one of those things with a Windows install that's
been going for a while. Especially if you're using Facebook which uses a
couple of third-party add-ons with your browser.

Nothing to worry about... *unless* it keeps happening. Then we can help you
troubleshoot it.

Best,
--
/Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
[Sent from my OrbitalT ocular implant interface.]

 

Thank you. I've noticed Facebook jumps around a lot when I'm scrolling up or
down.
Perhaps it is the same sort of thing.
It doesn't worry me if it's "just one of those things". I've just got
Facebook for friends and family.
I'm still on XP, but got everything put on to a new computer last year.

 

Facebook is actually quite demanding of computer power for a website so,
with you using an older machine that's to be expected to a certain extent.

Yes, same here. Family, especially the younger members, prefer the way
Facebook allows them to be lazy. Instead of emailing family members with
news they just post it on Facebook and expect me to check now and then. I
don't like it but I'm not going to complain too much. Everything has good
and bad points. If it weren't for the internet I'd have gone (more) insane.
Being essentially a shut-in (largely due to finances) an active mind like
mine wouldn't respond well to lack of stimulus. It's not the same as having

I still use XP on my laptop (which is my main day-to-day machine) too. I
find it still works fine for email, websites, newsgroups and 90% of the
things I want from a computer. For the balance, essentailly gaming, I have a
desktop machine running Windows 7.

Best,
--
/Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
[Sent from my OrbitalT ocular implant interface.]

 

Me too. With Hubby sick for so long the internet was a way to keep up with
the world.
For an 84 year old female I have some rather surprising interests, so I've
been told.

My sister doesn't have a computer or a phone. Writing a letter in Word and
posting it snail mail to UK is the only way to communicate.

I've started doing jigsaw puzzles on the computer. And good old Tetris and
Code Cracker.

Isn't stuff like names after -- supposed to be deleted by the computer? I
delete it anyway.

 

It's good for that all right. Plus for reading 'stuff'. I've always been a
very curious person - I used to annoy my teachers at school because I often
asked questions that they didn't know the answers to. Now, with the internet
I can find out almost anything I want to know in minutes.

Often I'll 'look something up' that I'm curious about, then open heaps of
other links and just 'read the internet'.

That's a shame. Letters are so 500 years ago and even phones are so 100
years ago... There are many benefits to modern technology. My parents in
Aussie email me regularly. My father's a little older than you are but he
doesn't use the computer as much as you do. I applaud you, it's a great
resuorce for those of us who don't have the wherewithal to travel about lots
and have busy social lives..

There you go! There's lots to keep us occupied and sane.

Proper usenet clients are supposed to, yes. However not all comply these
days. It's actually "-- ", as in hyphen hyphen space, all alone on a line.
It's called a signature delineator and it's a usenet 'rule' going back to
the dark and dusty beginnings of usenet.

Best regards,
--
/Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
[Sent from my OrbitalT ocular implant interface.]

 

I do the same.

"Will you walk into my parlour
Said the spider to the fly...................."

Occupied all right, but sane? That's debatable.

I'll carry on deleting it.

 

The good thing is I don't think we'll ever get to the end. ;-)

True. In fact I can debate it for ages - at least four or five hours - much
longer if I have company!

Sounds like a great plan! ;-)

Best,
--
/Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
[Sent from my OrbitalT ocular implant interface.]

 

Well then, better not get to here then

http://thelastpageoftheweb.com/

This second one is much more along the lines of how I remember it being, the
last page.

http://www.internetlastpage.com/

 

Yep, the first is just an attempt to cash in...

The latter page is much better - and vaguely familiar. However it irks me
somewhat that people routinely make assumptions that 'people' are
able-bodied and have funds:

"Now turn off your computer, and go out and have fun"?

Shit yeah! Can you just fix my incapacitating back injury and give me time
to re-build my finances? Oh, and get the last 15+ years of my life back?
Thanks.

(Sorry, you know that's not aimed at you. It's just I see statements like
that all of the time and apparently I'm getting more sensitive to them. <g>)
--
/Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
[Sent from my OrbitalT ocular implant interface.]

 

Turn off the rain, "strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble
knees"
Then I'll go out and try to tame two years of neglect in the garden.