I’m trying to get used to the keyboard on the laptop which has been interesting. I’m not the best typist to begin with, and the backspace key isn’t quite in the same position as on my regular keyboard. Also, the delete and insert keys are in a totally different spot. But the hardest thing to get used to is the monitor display. It’s odd how at different angles the brightness and clarity change. I also noticed it’s harder on my eyes to view the screen in the dark whereas my regular desktop monitor doesn’t bother me. Oh well, I’m sure it’s just a matter of getting used to it. It sure is nice to surf from bed, though. :)
Category: Tech
New Toy
Our new toy, errr, I mean laptop was delivered today. Man do I love Windows XP when you have instant working internet without hassle. The connection was giving us some trouble, but it’s our router – the thing is very finicky. Sometimes it gets mad when more than one computer is trying to access the internet at a time, as if that’s not the whole point of a router to begin with. Right now we have both our desktops and the laptop on and it’s behaving. Hopefully the new wireless router we ordered will work more consistently. It will be nice to be able to watch tv and chat online in the bedroom on Thursday nights while Joe is playing his PS2 in the living room.
Dude, you’re getting a Dell
I almost forgot the most happiest news of the past two weeks – Joe ordered a Dell laptop today. It’s nothing super fancy, mind you, but it’s faster than either of our desktop machines and it only cost $750 after taxes. Project ditch the desks has begun. :)
More Space
We went to look at a townhome for sale by owner today. The guy was really nice and the place wasn’t bad, especially for the price. The open floor plan for the living, dining and kitchen area was very appealing. But their were only two bedrooms and they were super small. The master bedroom was much smaller than our current bedroom, so there was no room for our elliptical machine. Since the second bedroom would be the kids’, we couldn’t put it there. And there was no place to put our desks.
So I guess the search continues. It’s very frustrating! And I’m starting to get tired of having to consider space for our two desks. We’re tempted to get a laptop and ditch one of the desks to make more room in our apartment since at this rate we’re gonna be here for awhile.
Bugged
Ugh. I just got finished reinstalling Windows XP because I had a bunch of parasites on my machine that I could not get rid of. Nasty little bugs kept coming back no matter how many times I removed them, deleted the folders, ran AdAware to remove the Registry Keys, and all that fun stuff. So I figured this was the only way. It’s nice, though. My machine runs smoother because there’s nothing on it!