So it’s Sunday night and I’m finally getting a few quiet moments to write a post. We’ve been busy this weekend with the usual house chores, getting everything ready for our Christmas guests (Ted’s parents and Carrie next weekend and my parents arrive on Christmas Eve). Now I know it’s family and I can hear my mother saying right now “Don’t clean on our account.” but I still feel the need to get everything in tip top shape, it is our Mommies and Daddies that are coming to visit after all!
I’ve started keeping a notebook that I use to jot down tidbits here and there that I want to make sure I include in blog posts. The current unchecked list is getting rather long, enough for multiple posts so it’s time to get cracking. I find that I have most of the thoughts of what to post when I’m nowhere near the computer and by the time I sit down to write a post those thoughts are long gone. So the notebook helps a bit with that. Still, I think my real witty stuff gets lost in the recesses of my brain. You know when I write the best posts?? Just as I’m drifting off to sleep, always with the thought: “you need to remember this in the morning.” HA! That rarely, if ever happens. And even when I do sit down to write a post it is guar-un-teed that I will be interrupted by various parties multiple times (case in point, as I wrote this sentence I had to kick the cat off of the kitchen counter AND table).
I’m writing this post to you from our kitchen table thanks to Carrie and the wonders of modern technology. Over Thanksgiving she was EXTREMELY gracious and offered us her old Macbook. She was running out of music and photo space and had recently upgraded to a newer model. Since our current desktop computer takes care of all of our music and photo storage needs and this would serve as a second computer, it was perfect (and even at 3 years old, it is also newer that our current computer). AND even better, it has wireless capabilities. A small wish of mine has been to have a laptop in the house with wireless so Ted and I are not fighting over computer time. Not that we really fight about it, it’s just that my free uninterrupted computer moments at home are few and far between and if I can sneak away to a quiet corner to get something accomplished, even better. Plus I really missed my having my own laptop like I did in my grad school days when Ted and I were dating, engaged and first married. There’s something about having it all set up just the way you want it. Honestly, when Carrie offered us the Macbook I felt like I had hit the jackpot (little did you know Carrie).
So one (ok two cause the first one was defective and made us pull our hair out for the better part of a week) wireless router later, not only am I online and mobile but Ted is also sitting pretty with a wireless Xbox 360 adapter (our two Christmas presents to each other a bit early) and back to online gaming. We attempted to go the second cable modem route for the Xbox first but who knew that Time Warner cable will only let you have one IP address per account?? Two modems equals two IP address…the nerve. We made sure to get a router powerful enough to accommodate both uses and we are extremely please with the outcome.
I haven’t used an Apple computer since Middle School (who here remembers playing Oregon Trail on an Apple IIe?) and I’m wondering if this experience (plus the beloved iPhone) is going to convert me to the “dark side”. Right now I’m still getting used to the subtle differences (hello, where is the right mouse button? I’m a very frequently user of that little gadget) so I’ll get back you with a final assessment later.
So, what else is on my list? Stayed tuned this week to find out…like I said, I’ve got some catching up to do.
Oh and that Twitter application STILL isn't working. I checked on the Blogger help page and it suggested adding it via the Live Feed application while they work on the Twitter app problem. That didn't work either, I got some weird job search feed instead...those of you out there with working Twitter feeds, how are you doing it?
I’ve started keeping a notebook that I use to jot down tidbits here and there that I want to make sure I include in blog posts. The current unchecked list is getting rather long, enough for multiple posts so it’s time to get cracking. I find that I have most of the thoughts of what to post when I’m nowhere near the computer and by the time I sit down to write a post those thoughts are long gone. So the notebook helps a bit with that. Still, I think my real witty stuff gets lost in the recesses of my brain. You know when I write the best posts?? Just as I’m drifting off to sleep, always with the thought: “you need to remember this in the morning.” HA! That rarely, if ever happens. And even when I do sit down to write a post it is guar-un-teed that I will be interrupted by various parties multiple times (case in point, as I wrote this sentence I had to kick the cat off of the kitchen counter AND table).
I’m writing this post to you from our kitchen table thanks to Carrie and the wonders of modern technology. Over Thanksgiving she was EXTREMELY gracious and offered us her old Macbook. She was running out of music and photo space and had recently upgraded to a newer model. Since our current desktop computer takes care of all of our music and photo storage needs and this would serve as a second computer, it was perfect (and even at 3 years old, it is also newer that our current computer). AND even better, it has wireless capabilities. A small wish of mine has been to have a laptop in the house with wireless so Ted and I are not fighting over computer time. Not that we really fight about it, it’s just that my free uninterrupted computer moments at home are few and far between and if I can sneak away to a quiet corner to get something accomplished, even better. Plus I really missed my having my own laptop like I did in my grad school days when Ted and I were dating, engaged and first married. There’s something about having it all set up just the way you want it. Honestly, when Carrie offered us the Macbook I felt like I had hit the jackpot (little did you know Carrie).
So one (ok two cause the first one was defective and made us pull our hair out for the better part of a week) wireless router later, not only am I online and mobile but Ted is also sitting pretty with a wireless Xbox 360 adapter (our two Christmas presents to each other a bit early) and back to online gaming. We attempted to go the second cable modem route for the Xbox first but who knew that Time Warner cable will only let you have one IP address per account?? Two modems equals two IP address…the nerve. We made sure to get a router powerful enough to accommodate both uses and we are extremely please with the outcome.
I haven’t used an Apple computer since Middle School (who here remembers playing Oregon Trail on an Apple IIe?) and I’m wondering if this experience (plus the beloved iPhone) is going to convert me to the “dark side”. Right now I’m still getting used to the subtle differences (hello, where is the right mouse button? I’m a very frequently user of that little gadget) so I’ll get back you with a final assessment later.
So, what else is on my list? Stayed tuned this week to find out…like I said, I’ve got some catching up to do.
Oh and that Twitter application STILL isn't working. I checked on the Blogger help page and it suggested adding it via the Live Feed application while they work on the Twitter app problem. That didn't work either, I got some weird job search feed instead...those of you out there with working Twitter feeds, how are you doing it?
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The control button on the keyboard serves as your right mouse button. Enjoy your new MacBook!
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