As my readers should all know by now, I have a new laptop computer. I like it because it affords me the pleasure of sitting in my overstuffed chair in the living room when my back and butt get tired of the office chair I normally am sitting in. It's a nice laptop and it has a nice sized hard drive inside it.
I also like using Ubuntu as my operating system rather than Windows XP. However after installing it on my laptop I can see now why people that use a dual-boot system on one hard drive need a bigger drive.
The hard drive on the laptop is a 40 Gig drive which should be more than enough space for a portable computer. However, when I installed my Ubuntu operating system onto the laptop along with the XP that was already there, the amount of free space left little to download and save much. Between two operating systems, if I wanted to actually save anything like music or pictures or videos, I would definitely need a hard drive twice the size, at least 80 Gigs. Since that isn't going to happen, it was good-bye Ubuntu.
I'm sure I will survive with Windows XP although I wish I didn't have to. Some things I use on a daily basis require Windows to run so those are the things I will be using most on my laptop.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Remote Security
A few mornings ago I opened the window shade here by my computer to let in a little sunlight and, as I opened it, I saw a young black man running into the yard to take what he perceives to be a shortcut to the other street. A little while later I find the police in my yard searching the property. They even looked in my trashcan! So, being nosy, I went out and asked them if I could help them. Turns out they were looking for the young black man I had seen in my yard earlier along with a young black female I had seen on the street that did not take the shortcut. The police did not say why they were looking for them but I later found out from a friend that they had robbed the new store that had just opened up a week or so ago. Welcome to the neighborhood!
My neighborhood is not the best, there are working class people here and a whole lot of poorer people and some drug users as well. I try to never leave my house unguarded for very long as I like to come home and find my things are still here. I do not have much but what I have is mine and I'd like to keep it that way.
Now there is a way that I can leave my home and still feel like everything will be there when I get back. I can get a remote security system that allows me that comfort and freedom. With this system I can activate alarm settings, turn on lights if I am out later than expected, and I can view live video of my property. Amazing!
If you live in a neighborhood like mine, or worse, I urge you to check and see what great security options are available to you from ADT. Then you too can leave your home and feel like things will still be there when you return. Don't lose your valuable items to a thief!
My neighborhood is not the best, there are working class people here and a whole lot of poorer people and some drug users as well. I try to never leave my house unguarded for very long as I like to come home and find my things are still here. I do not have much but what I have is mine and I'd like to keep it that way.
Now there is a way that I can leave my home and still feel like everything will be there when I get back. I can get a remote security system that allows me that comfort and freedom. With this system I can activate alarm settings, turn on lights if I am out later than expected, and I can view live video of my property. Amazing!
If you live in a neighborhood like mine, or worse, I urge you to check and see what great security options are available to you from ADT. Then you too can leave your home and feel like things will still be there when you return. Don't lose your valuable items to a thief!
Monday, March 7, 2011
OOPS For The Laptop
Okay, so I am on the laptop and I go to use a program and it isn't there. What the heck? I also notice that the games folder is now empty. Hmmm...
A day or so ago I decided to get rid of some Windows programs that I do not use and have no plans to use like Outlook Express and Messenger. Apparently by removing these junk programs I also deleted the Accessories and Games Programs. Why all these things are connected only the foolish people at Microsoft can explain although I have my doubts of that.
Thankfully there is System Restore to rescue my idiotic self. I went back to a restore point and got everything back. I then tried to delete Messenger again and guess what? It deleted the Games and Accessories files again! Another Restore and all is back to the way it was.
I then had to go and update the wireless connection driver since I had updated to a new driver after the restore date. I really hate having my wireless connection drop down to 1 MB per second or whatever it is. Not cool at all :(
So, I guess I am stuck with the stupid programs that Windows thinks that I need. At least all is working properly with the stuff I truly do need, like the internet browsers.
And the fine folks at Windows and Microsoft wonder why people switch to Linux instead. get a grip, people!
A day or so ago I decided to get rid of some Windows programs that I do not use and have no plans to use like Outlook Express and Messenger. Apparently by removing these junk programs I also deleted the Accessories and Games Programs. Why all these things are connected only the foolish people at Microsoft can explain although I have my doubts of that.
Thankfully there is System Restore to rescue my idiotic self. I went back to a restore point and got everything back. I then tried to delete Messenger again and guess what? It deleted the Games and Accessories files again! Another Restore and all is back to the way it was.
I then had to go and update the wireless connection driver since I had updated to a new driver after the restore date. I really hate having my wireless connection drop down to 1 MB per second or whatever it is. Not cool at all :(
So, I guess I am stuck with the stupid programs that Windows thinks that I need. At least all is working properly with the stuff I truly do need, like the internet browsers.
And the fine folks at Windows and Microsoft wonder why people switch to Linux instead. get a grip, people!
Times Have Changed
In the 1960's, during the hippie days of love beads and such all one needed was some beads and a piece of good string. Put the two together and there you have it, one handmade love necklace or bracelet. Simple as can be. These days however, things have changed, now you not only need the beads and the string or wire, you also need something called a ring mandrel.
A mandrel is a tool that is used to grip things. This is good for working with beads and other jewelry components. I know this because I have seen my daughter make beaded items and lose the beads where I can find them on the floor the next time I walk through her area. She needs one of these mandrel things!
Apparently, although not hippie influenced, jewelry making and beading are as popular as ever. Handicraft hobbies have always been popular with people and, in tougher economic times, they seem to become even more popular. Perhaps this is good for artistic folks like my daughter as a handmade gift is not only cheaper it also is a more welcomed gift, a gift of love as it were. You took the time to make something special for someone, how can they not rave about that?
If you are one of these artistic folks or simply a beader/jewelrymaker that does it for the sheer enjoyment it brings to you, you should go and take a look at what this website has to offer. Besides the mandrel they also have beads, crystal beads,glass beads,fabric beads, all sorts of different beads. They also have beading kits to help you out.
If you start beading now, you could have a special gift for every person on your Christmas list. Think how nice that would be!
A mandrel is a tool that is used to grip things. This is good for working with beads and other jewelry components. I know this because I have seen my daughter make beaded items and lose the beads where I can find them on the floor the next time I walk through her area. She needs one of these mandrel things!
Apparently, although not hippie influenced, jewelry making and beading are as popular as ever. Handicraft hobbies have always been popular with people and, in tougher economic times, they seem to become even more popular. Perhaps this is good for artistic folks like my daughter as a handmade gift is not only cheaper it also is a more welcomed gift, a gift of love as it were. You took the time to make something special for someone, how can they not rave about that?
If you are one of these artistic folks or simply a beader/jewelrymaker that does it for the sheer enjoyment it brings to you, you should go and take a look at what this website has to offer. Besides the mandrel they also have beads, crystal beads,glass beads,fabric beads, all sorts of different beads. They also have beading kits to help you out.
If you start beading now, you could have a special gift for every person on your Christmas list. Think how nice that would be!
Scary!
I was sitting in my comfy chair the other night when suddenly the new laptop shut itself off, entering Hibernation Mode. For the life of me I couldn't get it to wake up and I was worried. I went to the HP website to see what I could do but none of the instructions worked. Damn! I was afraid that I was going to have to send the laptop back for repairs after less than one week. Not good. Apparently it was all a comedy of errors, although I didn't laugh until it was over.
First off, the laptop shut itself off like that because I ran out of battery. So, when I brought it into the kitchen to look at the HP site nothing they suggested worked because it had no juice left. I took it back into the living room and plugged in the AC adapter but that didn't seem to make a difference either. It appears that my lovely daughter had turned off the switch that gives the plug power when she turned off the light the night before. OOPS
The next morning, thinking that the battery should be fully charged, I tried again to wake up my laptop. No good :( So, I checked the light switch again, turned it back on and that made no difference either. I was getting really worried now!
Drinking a cup of coffee to allow myself time to think I came up with one more thing to try, make sure the adapter was even plugged in.
It was plugged in alright so why didn't it charge my battery? On closer examination I discovered the truth, wrong one! The adapter that was plugged into the wall was the adapter for the old laptop not the new one. I changed adapters, hit the power switch on the laptop and *miracle* it worked!
I have since gone into the Control Panel and changed the settings. I never want that laptop to Hibernate again, ever. I don't use it for work so I don't care if I somehow run out of battery and lose whatever it is I am doing at the moment.
I am just happy that the laptop is okay, working fine, and I can laugh at the silliness of the situation.
First off, the laptop shut itself off like that because I ran out of battery. So, when I brought it into the kitchen to look at the HP site nothing they suggested worked because it had no juice left. I took it back into the living room and plugged in the AC adapter but that didn't seem to make a difference either. It appears that my lovely daughter had turned off the switch that gives the plug power when she turned off the light the night before. OOPS
The next morning, thinking that the battery should be fully charged, I tried again to wake up my laptop. No good :( So, I checked the light switch again, turned it back on and that made no difference either. I was getting really worried now!
Drinking a cup of coffee to allow myself time to think I came up with one more thing to try, make sure the adapter was even plugged in.
It was plugged in alright so why didn't it charge my battery? On closer examination I discovered the truth, wrong one! The adapter that was plugged into the wall was the adapter for the old laptop not the new one. I changed adapters, hit the power switch on the laptop and *miracle* it worked!
I have since gone into the Control Panel and changed the settings. I never want that laptop to Hibernate again, ever. I don't use it for work so I don't care if I somehow run out of battery and lose whatever it is I am doing at the moment.
I am just happy that the laptop is okay, working fine, and I can laugh at the silliness of the situation.
Hello I Am
We have all, at one point or another, been somewhere where you checked in and someone handed you a sticky nametag that said "Hello! I am" and then your name was scrawled underneath. Kind of silly to me since they rarely ever stick to your clothing, but, that's just me. Name tags come in handy though for lots of other people, mostly professional people that want you to remember their name.
If you are a nurse, a doctor or even an insurance agent, name tags become a part of your daily getting dressed routine. You want people to know your name and remember it for future reference. This is especially true for doctors these days I think. They tell me their name but so many of them have foreign sounding names that it is easier for me to read their name tags than remember what they just said.
Maybe you don't need a name tag, perhaps you just would like a name plate for your office desk. These are nice too and can help folks know who they are dealing with when they come into your office. If you are looking for one of those, this website has them. And, they offer customized office signs in a 24 hour turnaround! That's pretty fast for custom orders!
If you need name tags or office signs you should browse the selection offered. Fast turnaround, custom orders, engraving, I'm sure they have what you need. They even have blank name tags in colors to dazzle. What I didn't find there were name tags that said "Hello. I am"
If you are a nurse, a doctor or even an insurance agent, name tags become a part of your daily getting dressed routine. You want people to know your name and remember it for future reference. This is especially true for doctors these days I think. They tell me their name but so many of them have foreign sounding names that it is easier for me to read their name tags than remember what they just said.
Maybe you don't need a name tag, perhaps you just would like a name plate for your office desk. These are nice too and can help folks know who they are dealing with when they come into your office. If you are looking for one of those, this website has them. And, they offer customized office signs in a 24 hour turnaround! That's pretty fast for custom orders!
If you need name tags or office signs you should browse the selection offered. Fast turnaround, custom orders, engraving, I'm sure they have what you need. They even have blank name tags in colors to dazzle. What I didn't find there were name tags that said "Hello. I am"
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Here I Sit
Here I sit, in the comfortable oversized chair in the livingroom, typing away on my new laptop. I was on the desktop PC earlier today, making my pennies from PTC sites and such, as is my norm for the day. Now I have dragged my bony butt into this chair to give it some much needed relief. The nurses at the hospital would be happy to see me doing this. They complained that I am just too bony on my backsides and my spine and I really shouldn't be sitting in a chair for so many hours per day.
Speaking of making pennies, I realize that most people think that clicking ads and writing blogs and social networking sites that pay you a few pennies per day are not worth the hassle or the time, but they are wrong. Being on a fixed and low income as I am, every penny is a true blessing. In the past six months or so I have now paid for two desktop PCs and this laptop, something I never would have been able to do otherwise. While I know that i did not get top of the line computers, they are all refurbished ones, I also know that I am happy with them all and that is what counts. Sure I'd love to have a computer with 4 Gigs of memory and a TB hard drive and all the bells and whistles. Who wouldn't? If I had that kind of money though I am certain it would be used paying bills and feeding the family instead. So, I do with what I can afford and that's that.
This laptop has one gig of memory and that is enough for the things I do online. I don't play WOW or other high graphic programs or games so I really don't need that much memory. I also have a RAM booster program so that helps some too. I am writing this blog on the laptop and it isn't running slow so what else can I ask for?
Today is a great day!
Speaking of making pennies, I realize that most people think that clicking ads and writing blogs and social networking sites that pay you a few pennies per day are not worth the hassle or the time, but they are wrong. Being on a fixed and low income as I am, every penny is a true blessing. In the past six months or so I have now paid for two desktop PCs and this laptop, something I never would have been able to do otherwise. While I know that i did not get top of the line computers, they are all refurbished ones, I also know that I am happy with them all and that is what counts. Sure I'd love to have a computer with 4 Gigs of memory and a TB hard drive and all the bells and whistles. Who wouldn't? If I had that kind of money though I am certain it would be used paying bills and feeding the family instead. So, I do with what I can afford and that's that.
This laptop has one gig of memory and that is enough for the things I do online. I don't play WOW or other high graphic programs or games so I really don't need that much memory. I also have a RAM booster program so that helps some too. I am writing this blog on the laptop and it isn't running slow so what else can I ask for?
Today is a great day!
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