After something like 25-30 years, I heard from my cousins on my dad’s side, all at once. I only have two, a brother and a sister. We caught up on Facebook and spent a few hours’ worth of catching up via instant messenger. I wondered if my remaining aunt was alive – turns out she…
What Big Techs You Have, Grandma
My new computer arrived on New Year’s Eve. It only took me four days to do all the updates and cleanups. Probably would’ve been faster if I had done something useful Christmas Day instead of sleeping through it. I love this machine. Frigging love it. If I have a choice if and when it comes…
Lapping It Up
I got the money from the prize at work and have now (drum roll, please!) ordered a Brand. New. Laptop! Woohoo! I waffled for a while over how much I wanted to spend and what kind. I knew I wanted Lenovo for a lot of reasons. It’s a business class, a ThinkPad, vs. going with…
De-Partified
Last night was the office Christmas party downtown. G and I normally go. In fact, it’s a big deal for G to go. Unfortunately this year everybody but me’s been hit with the creeping ickies. Since my daughter-in-law works for the same company, she and my son did go to the party and reported back on…
RIP
I am now the proud owner of a dead laptop. To quote the Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz: she’s not only merely dead, she’s really most sincerely dead. I’m using my daughter’s school machine for the moment, but sharing one laptop between a bunch of tech addicts isn’t going to work in the long…