The new iMacs are out. Our old (7 or 8 years old) Mac has served us well, and will still be OK for a backup once I clean out the hard drive, I think. I have some $$$ freed up and burning a hole in my pocket, and am sorely tempted to get a fancy iMac, even if it doesn't make economic sense. The fancier it is, the longer it will be before it's outdated, I figure. Will probably need a new computer desk. Might wait until the new iLife software comes out on 8/17, or not.
Court appearance in the next county tomorrow, then in another county halfway across the state on Friday morning. We will leave as soon as possible tomorrow evening and stay overnight in a nice old hotel where we stayed before.
Traveling mercies, Alan! :-) Let me know what you think of your spiffy new iMac once you get it. My only suggestion is to get the maximum amount of memory possible. I wish I had!
It comes with 4GB RAM and can accommodate 16. Increasing it to 8GB is fairly economical, and easy to do. (There's a little cover in the middle of the bottom edge; inside there are four RAM slots, two empty. 2X2GB RAM isn't very expensive; 4X4GB is a bit steep. MacConnection.com sells good Kingston RAM for a good bit less than Apple does.)
listener and all, if you'd like to see a picture of the special quilt I made for my friend, you can go to:
http://beinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/
On the right of the home page scroll down until you come to a framed picture that says "Grandma's Kitchen". If you click it, it will take you to a small picture of the whole quilt, click the small picture and it will give you nearly a full screen picture.
Mine looks like that, except for a very few different fabric choices, and I made my borders plain as my quilting group felt the scalloping was too much on such a "busy" quilt.
'Cause if you wait for me to post a picture myself we're all gonna be a heck of a lot older.
Well, crud. I just clicked on it myself and got "this blog does not exist", but - believe me- it does. Don't know why I can't even do a damn link right!!! >:o >:o
Temporarily balked on the turning it right around. Fantasy Magazine is currently not accepting submissions, while neither F&SF nor Analog has an online submission system. I kind'a hate to waste postage, postal rates being what they are. However, I'm leaning towards sending it to Stan.
Holy smokes, Susan. That's one complicated quilt! I agree that the scalloped edge is over the top, and a straight edge would be better. But, wow! I knew you were an artist, but that's quite something.
Boy, I'm telling you. I really am an intelligent person, no kidding, I swear! But I'm always cringing and feeling completely inadequate over my ability to "get" math and computers. I must just have some missing wiring in my neurological make-up. I just hate not being able to do stuff I feel I "ought" to know how to do. It makes me feel so horribly stupid.
LOL! I might be able to find URLs, but making that quilt would be an entirely different matter. I think what you do well is *way* more important than what I do well.
Earlier this afternoon I wanted to play a new CD, but couldn't remember which of the eight buttons on the front of the machine was Play. Finally got it by trial and error but, boy, did I feel stupid.
That is an awesome quilt and evidence that you do indeed have mathematical prowess. There's an awful lot of measuring and figuring that goes into making a quilt. Who needs theoretical math when you can have hands-on practical math.
Besides, putting a computer on the bed does not make for a snuggly night's sleep.
Damn. Another vile piece of spam. Guess we've been found.
Wanted to say, listener, that one of the things I love about facebook is the same thing I *loved* about ebay when I first got on line in 2003: learning a new system! It has it's frustrations, true. That may be where my "games gene" lighted, since it didn't land on chess or Parcheesi, lol! I don't *get* games with balls. Never did. But give me knotted jewelry chain, and I'll work for hours unknotting it (NO, this is not an invitation, lol!).
And, there's this incredible site where you can type in a song title and it tells you what album(s) it's on. That's how I verified that the album I was looking at was the one I was looking for. Mind boggling to think of all the data entry a database like that entails!
Our Howard is numero uno, of course.
ReplyDeletePuddle, GEMM is Global Electronic Music Mart, or something along those lines. Here's the link:
http://www.gemm.com/
It's kind'a amazing.
Ah, shit! Just got a rejection from ClarkesWorld.
ReplyDeleteDANG!!!!
ReplyDelete♥ =HUG= Cat ♥
Thanks, puddle! :-)
ReplyDeleteI fell asleep in my chair after a day with Granddaughter and never got a post up. Ha!
Triple fooey.
ReplyDeleteThe new iMacs are out. Our old (7 or 8 years old) Mac has served us well, and will still be OK for a backup once I clean out the hard drive, I think. I have some $$$ freed up and burning a hole in my pocket, and am sorely tempted to get a fancy iMac, even if it doesn't make economic sense. The fancier it is, the longer it will be before it's outdated, I figure. Will probably need a new computer desk. Might wait until the new iLife software comes out on 8/17, or not.
ReplyDeleteCourt appearance in the next county tomorrow, then in another county halfway across the state on Friday morning. We will leave as soon as possible tomorrow evening and stay overnight in a nice old hotel where we stayed before.
TTFN
Stoopids!
ReplyDeleteTraveling mercies, Alan! :-) Let me know what you think of your spiffy new iMac once you get it. My only suggestion is to get the maximum amount of memory possible. I wish I had!
ReplyDeleteGo To Bed. . . ;)
ReplyDeleteIt comes with 4GB RAM and can accommodate 16. Increasing it to 8GB is fairly economical, and easy to do. (There's a little cover in the middle of the bottom edge; inside there are four RAM slots, two empty. 2X2GB RAM isn't very expensive; 4X4GB is a bit steep. MacConnection.com sells good Kingston RAM for a good bit less than Apple does.)
ReplyDeleteI think it was Heinlein who said, "Keep sending it out until it's accepted."
ReplyDeleteIn the "You know you shoulda been wearing your glasses" category:
ReplyDeleteI just read
Anthrax kills 82 hippos in Uganda
as
Anthrax kills 82 hippies in Uganda
Gack!
listener and all, if you'd like to see a picture of the special quilt I made for my friend, you can go to:
ReplyDeletehttp://beinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/
On the right of the home page scroll down until you come to a framed picture that says "Grandma's Kitchen". If you click it, it will take you to a small picture of the whole quilt, click the small picture and it will give you nearly a full screen picture.
Mine looks like that, except for a very few different fabric choices, and I made my borders plain as my quilting group felt the scalloping was too much on such a "busy" quilt.
'Cause if you wait for me to post a picture myself we're all gonna be a heck of a lot older.
Well, crud. I just clicked on it myself and got "this blog does not exist", but - believe me- it does. Don't know why I can't even do a damn link right!!! >:o >:o
ReplyDeleteThanks, guys! ♥
ReplyDeleteTemporarily balked on the turning it right around. Fantasy Magazine is currently not accepting submissions, while neither F&SF nor Analog has an online submission system. I kind'a hate to waste postage, postal rates being what they are. However, I'm leaning towards sending it to Stan.
You shouldn't do that, listener. Couches are for sleeping, not chairs. *grin*
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't do that, listener. Couches are for sleeping, not chairs. *grin*
ReplyDeleteI didn't know they had hippies in Uganda.
ReplyDeleteLOL
Safe travels, Alan.
ReplyDelete'Cause is like that, Susan.
ReplyDeleteHere you go!
ReplyDeletehttp://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/
Shortcut to the quilt:
ReplyDeletehttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uSie4H3awB0/SZ5GzMcpH2I/AAAAAAAAAJI/XdbJRPaS6gw/s1600-h/grandmaskitchenC.jpg
Holy smokes, Susan. That's one complicated quilt! I agree that the scalloped edge is over the top, and a straight edge would be better. But, wow! I knew you were an artist, but that's quite something.
ReplyDeleteBoy, I'm telling you. I really am an intelligent person, no kidding, I swear! But I'm always cringing and feeling completely inadequate over my ability to "get" math and computers. I must just have some missing wiring in my neurological make-up. I just hate not being able to do stuff I feel I "ought" to know how to do. It makes me feel so horribly stupid.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I might be able to find URLs, but making that quilt would be an entirely different matter. I think what you do well is *way* more important than what I do well.
ReplyDeleteAh! I *love* facebook!! Without, I would have missed *this* posting by my grandson:
ReplyDeleteAntonio Douglass is working with Scott Douglass on a solar heated oven. very compicated but fun and good bonding time.
Good bonding time, indeed, lol!
Join the club.
ReplyDeleteEarlier this afternoon I wanted to play a new CD, but couldn't remember which of the eight buttons on the front of the machine was Play. Finally got it by trial and error but, boy, did I feel stupid.
Facebook has its moments. So, Puddle, you're a believer now? 8-)
ReplyDeleteI vote SEND! :-)
ReplyDeleteROFL!
ReplyDeleteIt was MUGGY and Hubby was still up working on a (paying) project, so I didn't want to filch our one fan from him.
Good to know! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteApparently they have large hippies in Uganda.
ReplyDeleteI always knew you'd love it! Are you doing it with Dial up or did something change?
ReplyDelete♥ Susan! ♥
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome quilt and evidence that you do indeed have mathematical prowess. There's an awful lot of measuring and figuring that goes into making a quilt. Who needs theoretical math when you can have hands-on practical math.
Besides, putting a computer on the bed does not make for a snuggly night's sleep.
Nope, on dialup. But facebook has terrific software and servers. It loads faster than anywhere I go on the nets. Pleasure, actually.
ReplyDeleteDamn. Another vile piece of spam. Guess we've been found.
ReplyDeleteWanted to say, listener, that one of the things I love about facebook is the same thing I *loved* about ebay when I first got on line in 2003: learning a new system! It has it's frustrations, true. That may be where my "games gene" lighted, since it didn't land on chess or Parcheesi, lol! I don't *get* games with balls. Never did. But give me knotted jewelry chain, and I'll work for hours unknotting it (NO, this is not an invitation, lol!).
Oh, no. We've finally been discovered by spammers.
ReplyDeleteCat, I said about the same thing, but the comment disappeared. I *hate* that!!
ReplyDeleteYeah. But I'm gonna watch the TOS like a hawk, lol!
ReplyDeleteSo, why is there Anthrax anywhere near hippopotamuses in Uganda? That's a lot of hippos. :-(
ReplyDeleteLOL! I was just thinking I have this knotted jewelry chain I could send you... jk.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, listener. I'll get the story printed and packaged up for mailing on Monday.
ReplyDelete:-D
ReplyDeleteI've got one too...
ReplyDeleteInnovative new business?
Have to wait for the confirmation e-mail, but it looks like I just bought an LP from Berlin...the one in Germany. Globalization rocks!
ReplyDeleteAnd, there's this incredible site where you can type in a song title and it tells you what album(s) it's on. That's how I verified that the album I was looking at was the one I was looking for. Mind boggling to think of all the data entry a database like that entails!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.allmusic.com./cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=32:amg/info_pages/adv_srch.html