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Still finding new things on my laptop whooohooo

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I’ve had my new laptop for about three weeks now and I’m still exploring everything that’s on it. It certainly came loaded with quite a bit of software … in fact, I think i”ll probably end up taking some of it off the computer after a while if I don’t find that I use it because my new laptop has two hard drives and the operating system seems to be installed on the smaller hard drive which means everything so far is getting installed on that hard drive so it’s filling up quickly!

The new laptop is an Asus and if you’re familiar with Asus they come with tons of software and as I said I’m still trying to figure out what it all is … like smart login manager, and asus multiframe, asus access, asus, ap bank .. Clicking on the programs has gotten me into trouble once or twice so I think i’ll do internet searches on them first to figure out what they are. LOL I just wish there was a better explaination somewhere on the computer as to what all this special Asus variety software was about.

Oh and there’s a built in webcam. I’ve never had that before on a laptop or desktop. Trouble is .. again, I can’t find anything about how to control it. There’s barely anything written about it in the manual. Odd. Anyway .. once I figure it out I can use it for Conference calling on Skype with my friends and family. I’m certainly looking forward to that! Actually maybe if I just download and set up the Skype software perhaps the webcam will work? Probably. I guess I should test it while I can still return the laptop huh? I mean, if it didn’t work …

Ok back to finding out what other fun stuff is on my laptop …

Organizing our Remotes and other gadgets

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Last weekend my husband and were shopping in Walmart and I happened to be looking for some kind of basket or box to store all the wires, chargers and other accessories that come with our cellphones, iPods and other electronic gadgets in.

We ended up in the Craft area of Walmart and I founds some beautiful wicker baskets that ended up being just what I was looking for. I bought two of them actually … one to store all of our TV, Stereo, CD Player and Home Theater’s remotes in and the other to store all of the above mentioned wires and accessories in. We should be pretty organized now!

I noticed some beautiful fountains while we were in the craft area. The tabletop kind. My husband just loves those for some reason. Maybe as we get closer to his birthday I’ll get him one.

Speaking of remotes and wires and accessories for electronic gadgets .. how do you keep all of those things organized?

My dog is a massive ham

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My dog is such a ham. She’s fairly obedient but she’s also very playful. Now that it’s been snowing outside she’s enjoying going outside and playing in the snow. It must be nice to have a fur coat! It’s been cold here so I don’t go out for long with her, but we go out often … she doesn’t show any signs of being too cold though.

I wish I had one of those tiny hand held camcorders because as I said my dog is a total ham. I know I could film her daily. For example, when we go outside in the snow she does this face plow thing with her behind up in the air as she pushes her face through the snow. It’s kind of funny. I know it makes others laugh when they see her.

She also likes to find some clean snow to roll around in. I guess this is her version of doggy snow angels?

Inside the house she’s just as much of a ham as inside. When she wants to play with a toy- ie have us slide her bone across the floor at her (dog hockey) she starts jumping up and down in place as if she’s on a trampoline. It’s so cute. I’m pretty sure that if I managed to get it on tape and posted it on Youtube it would be a popular video because I haven’t seen very many dogs that jump like she does.

Do you have a dog that’s a real ham? She can be a bit of a pain as she demands attention, but I have to say she enriches my life.

Black Friday shopping trip cancelled

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Well I was supposed t be in a car with my friends probably sitting in a long line of cars waiting to get over the boarder to the US by now … but uh that’s not going to happen.

My friends and I were going to drive into the US this evening so that we could take advantage of some Black Friday sales, but one of them can’t go now and we decide to cancel the trip.

So now I’m just sitting at home watching a rerun of Flashpoint on TV with my husband. I love that show. The police snipers are up on a roof top right now looking through their rifle scopes at a kidnapper. Tense. I’m always on the edge of my seat with that show. I hope they return with new episodes in the new year!

Anyway … if any of you are taking advantage of Black Friday sales I hope that you’re successful and get some good deals. Stay safe!

Should I get an iPod Nano?

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You know what? I don’t have an MP3 player. I know .. I’m horribly out of date it seems.

It’s not like I don’t want an iPod or some kind of MP3 Player, it’s just that money has been kind of tight for the last few years and getting a music player wasn’t at the top of our list of extras … even though it’s something that both my husband and I agreed we wanted and could use.

Anyway … I’ve been eying the new ipod nano. It’s small, it’s cute and price wise it’s not bad.

I even like the commercials on TV for the iPod Nano too. I know, that doesn’t really matter, but it does show you how versatile the iPods are.

Do you have an iPod? What about the new iPod Nano? Anyone have that one – do you like it?

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