all the girls standing in the line for the bathroom

My computer just broke today. Luckily I backed up all my files the other day onto my external hard drive. So when I was restoring it, I couldn't connect to the internet and I still can't. I am currently on my dad's laptop. I'm using my laptop now to try out Linux, sometimes referred to as the 'rebel OS', and I have no idea how to set up my internet correctly. Also trying out the newest version of AIM. I've never upgraded since like 8th grade. It's kinda cool. Arg, whatever, I hate my computer.