I got a new toy this morning. A new computer.
. Not just tower but tower, monitor, mouse, keyboard. Now I don't need to squint to try and read stuff on an 11" monitor. I don't need to wait 1/2 minute for a page to load. I can zip from page to page. Woohoo. Don't ask anything about RAMS, megabytes or gigabytes because I am totally clueless when it comes to stuff like that. All I know is it's a 2004 Acer. It was a school computer but when the school upgrade this company sells them for the school. My friends got it for me as a gift because since they drive truck, they didn't have a permanent address and were practically living here for a year before they got their apartment(their in the same building 1 floor up). For all the times I cooked for them(cause it's so much easier to cook for three instead of one) For all the times I dog sit when they say they will be 2 hours and 9 hours later they still aren't back. For all the times they called me up wanting to know a weather report. So I HAVE A NEW COMPUTER. And since 5 am yes 5am is when they got home and called me to say they were coming up with it I have been playing. Now I am waiting for either my brother to phone or my friends brother to transfer my files and install anything I need. Well I better go and read the manual for this keyboard so I know what all the buttons are for and then I also have to pick out my next read.
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Awesome!!!
There you are! .... I was hoping the reason I hadn't seen a post from you today was because you were busy with the new PC
so glad things are nice and zippy
.... wow, newer PC means you can do MORE ....
oh, for your next book pick one to go with the last one you've read .... Lorie gave the heads up on the Mini-Challenge thread that this months is "one word/name leads to another"
... which is very cool 
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Congrats!
Oh a new computer is always so much fun!
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aha my MOTHER just got a new
aha my MOTHER just got a new computer, and I'm still stuck with this old one...but that's okay, 'cause it's not that old actually....anyways, I'm glad you like your new comp, isn't it so much fun?
Gelle
Hi Christa,
Congrats on the new computer. Have fun with it!
I have a wonderful friend that is a computer tech at a community college near me. He gave me a new, well newer, computer in 2006 after my old one died. He is a great guy & I would be lost without him when it comes to keeping my computer going. He & his wife just adopted a little boy in November.
Good luck getting your files transferred. Andre was able to save everything on my old computer & put it on the new one. Enjoy!
Take care, happy reading,
Donna M, Dream Team member
Thanks
thank for all the great wishes. I am just so excited. I spent most of yesterday bookmarking pages. I can now have two window open at the same time, I can get into Shelfari, I can play games. You might even see a few ebooks in my mix of read books(like the TBR pile isn't big enough).
Katherine I think I have my next 12 reads picked out. But I could end up rearanging again, I have 3 times in the last 2 days
There are certain books I want to read sooner andI've been trying to find a way to get them in the line up.
Christa ~ Quiet Canadians ~ 2008 Challenge Blog
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enjoy your nre toy! I'm
enjoy your nre toy! I'm still getting used to my new computer that i just got last week.
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Those computers are devious!
Glad you're with us at blinding speed, Christa, but don't let the computer sidetrack you from reading a good book, they always try to do that
AKA Glenn
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I'm so jealous!
Ooooh, I want one too! Congrats on the computer. I just love getting new toys to play with and a freebie is even better. I have been researching (and saving up for) a new computer for several months. I keep going to a popular unbiased product report site to see which is the best to get. I've always used a PC but I am tempted to try a Mac. Still researching... Have fun playing!
devious computers
Since the book I was reading wasn't all that exciting I found myself playing more and more with the computer, If it's a book I'm really into I'm not easily distracted.
AlyssaMay- Are you anywhere near Sault St. Marie or Sudbury(Not sure which one one said Sudbury one said the Sault but they were on their way to Winnipeg)? Anyway I think that was where the company was and I think they said it was under $400.
Christa ~ Quiet Canadians ~ 2008 Challenge Blog
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Thanks, Christa
I am actually located between Mtl & Ottawa. $400 sounds great! I really tend to overthink the whole purchase. Still hemming & hawing over the PC vs. Mac decision.
I've always used a PC but I am tempted to try a Mac.
If you do decide to get a MAC, consider the mini Mac. That way you can use your current screen, keyboard and mouse.
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