Module 2 Blog Post

Sensory Memory:
A funny thing happened on the way to my blog post.... I have a 2005 Dell laptop (Dude, I bought a Dell) that for some reason, runs as slow as molasses no matter how many times i defrag or what programs I remove. One trimester, the thing actually lost ALL of my data right before a big project was due. I was ready to put the thing in the oven and just bake it, but I changed my mind and was finally able to retrieve most of the data I needed. Then, last trimester the screen just went dark one day. Dell wanted $500 bucks to take it and fix it for me. Uh, no thanks. I ended up finding a small local business that found the problem and fixed it for less than $100 - parts and all! I realized that I couldn't afford for the thing to die on me in the middle of taking my classes so I broke out the credit card and bought a new laptop (NOT a Dell).

Now the old one, let's call her Spunky, still works so I see no reason to get rid of her yet. The new one, lets call her Spunkier, is AWESOME. I switch between the two depending on what I'm doing and what kind of mood I'm in. If I feel very patient and Zen and time is not of the essence I use Spunky. I'll haul her out on the porch or take her out to the park and work. Spunkier, I keep at home and use during times when internet usage is high (like now) and I can't wait for the computer to decide whether it wants to connect or not.

But Spunkier has some weird differences. It has a 10-key where Spunky does not. I didn't think that it would matter, I mean I use a QWERTY keyboard with a 10 key at work - no problem. I find myself typing whole words incorrectly because my fingers aren't in the right place. Using the 10-key while I'm sitting at a desk typing might be a little different than when I'm sitting in my bed with the computer on my lap. Who knew? The other difference is with the keys themselves. I have to push a little harder to type than with Spunky. I also have to go back and capitalize my "I's". Its like shift+i is just ignored the first time around some times on Spunkier.

Here's the point. My sensory memory has been trained one way on Spunky for the last 3 years. It makes the adjustment to Spunkier kinda difficult. That and the fact that I'm not the best typist in the first place...? Yeah.