An update. I’ve already replaced and upgraded my wife’s computer laptop memory. As for the hard drive, my Monday night trivia teammate Jeremy has graciously offered to give me his 80 gig EIDE 2.5″ hard drive, as he has no use for it any more now that his electronics setup is SATA-based. Thanks, J-Mac. But…
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Upgrading my wife’s laptop computer
So here’s the deal. My wife Vicki has used an HP Pavilion laptop for the past six years. The laptop has some issues with it, but she still uses it for everything from genealogy to photograph storage, and occasional netsurfing. The laptop was state-of-the-art in 2003, but now it’s a dinosaur. The hard drive is…
Read MoreThe Tandy 102 – the original netbook
Ain’t it amazing – you can go to any computer store or cell phone provider and purchase a “netbook” – a tiny, utilitarian computer with flash memory and enough power to write a small novel or watch a YouTube clip. Your alternative was to bring a laptop. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my…
Read MoreBuilding My Own Custom Cell Phone Ring Tone (and you can, too!!)
Chuck Miller explains how to create your own customized ring tone, and to not be a slave to your cell phone carrier’s designated ring tone library.
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