me and Firefox 3 NOT

I installed the Firefox 3 on the notebook. It let me know that several of my add-ons were not compatible.
I can live with that for now, as I know that sooner or later the creators of those add-ons will catch up.
However, I could no longer download files.
After a few searches on the support site, it didn't appear there was much 'real' support for this issue. grrrrrrrr
So, I started my day off with a 'restore'

I'm not lovin' computer technology today

the dead vibr8or

my favorite vibrator broke.

needless to say, the next problem is ...

... how does one dispose of a broken vibrator?

i didn't feel comfortable throwing it out in my own trash

sooooooo, on the morning walk 'round the hood,

i dropped it in my 70+ year old neighbor's trash

/methinks those trash guys are going to have a whole new respect for her

I think I've got it

The photos from the AK trip have become quite the hassle. My Dad does not have a computer but he does have a DVD player on his tv. Well, since realizing my CD/DVD player was fried, I did purchase a new one and this time I bought a DVD burner as well -- hoping to get these photos onto something that Dad could watch. Poor ol' guy has no bragging rights to show his buddies.

So, over the weekend, I spent many hours just researching softwares that would make a slide show of photos to a DVD that could be viewed on a DVD player attached to a tv.

After researching and reading many reviews on various programs that do this, I decided on ProShow Gold. It looked easy enough. So, I decided to try using my brand spanking new Vuze program to see if I could find a copy.

Well, looky there! There's several versions available. I grabbed one that had good comments, but was not the latest version. I installed it without any problem and found that I could get the latest version now that it was installed. OhHappyIsMe.

The past two days I have been assembling and editing the 272 photos. First I had to renumber all the photos as both Peg and I were taking photos and I needed to get them in chronological order. I added a bunch of instrumental music and some motion effects and, as of this moment, in about one hour, I SHOULD have a DVD that will play on his player.

I'm saying a prayer - and just for a little extra, I'm crossing my fingers ... and toes.

educating myself

The other day I realized my CD/DVD drive was not working. I have only used this maybe 25 times in the past 3 years, so yeah, it was a little upsetting. But, that had cause to go to the local computer guy to have a new one installed. This time I got a cd/dvd burner. I probably won't use that any more often than I used the CD burner, but it was one of those 'gotta have it' days.

Whilst I was in the shop, there was another customer, whom it appeared to be a regular. I was talking about pirating DVD movies and such and how to get around the copyright locks. He proceeded to tell me about BitTorrent and about downloading and installing a client and then basically getting anything I want; movies, music, audio books, and most importantly, a program called 1 click dvd copy pro and the key.
I guess it is time to educate myself on this matter.

I downloaded and installed Azuerus - now called Vuze. I searched and found the program the guy told me about and then I thought, "hmmmm, I missed Sex and the City when it was in town, I wonder if that is on here."
Well of course it is! So, I read the comments on various uploads and found one that had all positive and started the download.
Well shitShitSHIT! It was 5:50am and my "unlimited download time" on this fucking satellite connection is from 3am to 6am. That put a halt to that download...
...for now anyway. :)

In the meantime, I guess I need to educate myself on the BitTorrent terminology.
It's a whole new world again.
Today I love computer technology.

once again

It's Independence Day...again. I love fireworks. I think I'll be going to the grand opening of the Downstream Casino. I heard they will be doing fireworks at 10pm. Of course I'll get there early to make a 'contribution' to the casino.

I am looking for new work to add to my current contract...again. But, that's okay. Someday I'll find a contract like what I had with manda. It is worth the effort.

I started smoking whilst on vacation...again!
Yeah, I suck.

My Dad gave me a rain gauge when I was back home. It rained 1.3 inches on last Sunday.
At least I THINK it rained 1.3".
I really don't know, because the other day I noticed that when the malemate waters the lawn it hits the gauge and he doesn't bother to empty it. So, I guess I can truthfully say, "It rained on Sunday", and I know this only because I got caught in it on the morning walk.