Back Date 8-6-09
Good morning. This is me. We've got some time, but we've been behind for a few days from watching news so we're doing the best there that we can in catching up while still giving us time for writing.Whoops slipped back into the watching of TV. Maybe I need to get grounded here? I have to think when the last time we wrote was ... I don't think it was too long ago. Not sure when though and to find out would mean maybe getting up to check the other computer. We're at the Netbook, but it's still without the Internet. We might need to do without it in that we're still missing the wi-fi connection so we're going to need maybe bring it in to get t fixed ... Rich has a new computer place he's saying is reasonable but it's still going to cost.
I really don't like it when my systems aren't working. We might skip the regular what we have been doing time to talk about our systems again. We need to figure out that space. I think what happens is that only some of our parts do things that make structural changes to our little world, and then it's up to the rest of us to figure out where we are with both the old and new stuff.
We were back at Best Buy last night. We've bought 3 things over the past few days. The first thing we bought was a new Bluetooth stereo headset and then we needed a gizmo to sit on the bottom of our Apple Ipod Touch to make it Bluetooth ready and then we got the new Sprint Mi-Fi card. The Mi-Fi card and service gives you Internet service without cables to up to 5 devises. I felt as normal for me that making these purchases was absolutely necessary to take things to the next level of comfort in using everything electronic.
The problem the headset solved was that although I love my iPod Touch - the earphones they sent with were only meant to be temporary. They worked ok, as to sound, but I probably would have been satisfied with anything. The cord on them was prohibitive. The worst problem was that the glue holding the top and bottom of the devise was just cheap glue. If you add to the fact that their inconvenience included being easily forgotten, dragged and stepped on ... well you sorta get my point there. *Sigh*
So, what we're trying to say is that without headphones usage of the iPod is definitely limited.
Yeeks I figured out we were supposed to have taken our shower by now. I thought I had more time. I should be able to come back, but with breakfast included it might be in a half hour for a half hour. Better do what comes next and next so Rich isn't messed up.
Ok, we're back and closer to heading out ... but, we have a little more time. There were a few things I had forgotten ... First is that Rich played poker last night so SOMEone is a little tired this morning. He's just begged off on getting an extra hour of sleep. AND, it appears that we forgot that someone is without bread for the eggs. We can do without that part, but it has been how Rich and us have been spending time together.
Ok, all that isn't happening. Let's move on.
Somehow we are being confused by our own technology. We need to resolve some of this in our mind. Ok, let's take inventory.
Big desktop at home wi-fi, MS 2007 Pro package ... needs OneNote
Ayn's new netbook wi-fi (broken) + bluetooth ... purchased 2007 Pro package - needs installation
Big desktop at work bluetooth? Has MS 2007 Pro ... don't think OneNote
Work Laptop - wi-fi - MS Works progrm
iPod wi-fi plus devise for bluetooth, Applications, Outlook calendar and contacts,
Phone bluetooth & Internet, GPS, TV,
headphones (2 wired and 1 bluetooth), connects to small computer, iPod, phone
computer cameras (3 of the 4), memory card
Mi-Fi - connects 5 wi-fi devises
Flash Drive
Camera, batteries
Printers (1 at home and 2 at work)
TV, On Demand
Roku - Netflix
DVD
DVR
Mobile Me
iTunes
Rhapsody
(Program to post videos to blog)
(Program to post pictures to web)
Ok, we're taking a break from all this ... it's giving me a headache! I'm not sure where everything is connected and not connected. I know that there is a HELL of a lot of gizmo's ... we haven't been able to hold it together to get the whole picture yet. I think this list has to keep growing and ideally, it would work itself into a flowchart ... but that would take some time. It does seem for sure there are a lot of things to connect to and an entirely comprehensive set of things to stay connected through. We've got to figure out in our mind when we are going from one thing to another.
It's kind of a matter of figuring how to go from one thing to another so that everything is being given time and space. Like for example right now we're not using Netflix, because we are on our own watching CNN, but if Rich is here we might watch other random programming. We had set up so that we have the old West Wing shows on DVD, but we haven't been watching because I had to disconnect a few devises and now we don't have that system hooked up ... I can't even make my mind think about which machine involves which. It's all a bit overwhelming.
posted by Ann Marie @ 8/17/2009 06:28:00 AM
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