there's a good side and a bad side to moving forward into the technological side of life. we finally purchased a digital camera, and it is fantastic. i think the price was rather alright, and i got what i wanted. nothing too big, something that has a good zoom and enlargement capabilities, and it's easy to use. plus, when we went to best buy (again, i'm really pleased with this large business) the sales guy (austin, at 95th & metcalf) was very knowledgable. he answered all my questions, pointed us in the right direction and then mentioned that there was an "opened" camera, which meant 10% off the original price. no defects, just returned. he went to look for it and couldn't find it, discovered it had been sold but still gave us the 10% off. now that's service.
on the flip side, i installed the software this morning onto my ancient computer (which tom likes to pretend is alright since it has a new modem) and the whole thing flipped out on me. i only have two usb ports, but i have some handy-dandy adaptors which should allow me to put my mouse in a different port (assuming that's what they're called). i try this with no success. then i try the second adaptor to no avail. now i must sacrifice either the mouse (impossible) or the printer (sorry). once i have an operable mouse and the software is loading like a dream i realize, my keyboard isn't working. i didn't even unplug the thing. but sure enough when the program asks me to title something, i can't type a single letter. control+alt+delete. nothing. control+alt+delete. nothing. i hit the restart on my tower, and here i am, finally typing away.
all the while yuma is whining to go outside and then barking to come back in two minutes later. over and over and over. and over. but now all is well. the computer is working (minus the printer) the camera is working (minus a large memory card which has yet to be purchased) and the dog is laying down (lying down?). if only i could master the english language.
8 comments:
Yuma really has grown since the last post
that dog is a beast. she sure has had a wee bit bit o' growth since that last photo, huh? congrats on the new camera. r.i.p. accessible printer.
computers suck. cameras rule. what does a brother gotta do to get his blog listed under useful things?
i wanna know jacks blog address. it never takes me anywhere when i try and go.
how did you change colors on your blog?
thanks for the hook-up. sorry i couldn't be at the baby shower/house party 2. i hope you liked the bag. it came from the church of country music. i figured if you had to carry baby supplies around, you might as well put em in a bag from the church of country music.
Yeah, Leah - mastering the english language is always going to be a little tough for americans.
JUST KIDDING. Gosh!
So, here's a piece of advice for you and your new camera. Don't flash it in your little baby's new eyes. When people came came to visit us in the hospital they would start snapping pics, and the poor guy would jump out of his soft baby skin when a sudden bright light hit his new little eyes.
AH! Made me so mad, so I told people to turn off the flash. HA! Maybe you guys will be a little more chilled out than I was.
jack's address is www.iwannabeyourblog.blogspot.com
i don't know why it isn't pulling up for you. sometimes blogger is weird.
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