Day of downloading!
Yesterday my virus checking software became outdated and so I needed to spend some time today shopping for a new package! I realized that the cost for the 3 computer update package (with more options that what I had before) is cheaper than just renewing the older 2 computer package which I previously owned. You guessed it; I spent all evening downloading the new package for 2 of my 3 computers and I should finish with the 3rd computer sometime tomorrow. I only wish that DSL was an option for me (I live in a town of 28 people which I guess isn’t big enough for the phone company to bring in DSL)!! The satellite internet has too much of a startup cost and I have seriously thought about giving the cellular broadband a try for the laptop and continuing using the dial-up for the desktop! Anyone use the cellular broadband before?? They say it is just as fast as DSL!! Anyways, I have dial-up and spend more hours uploading or downloading than I have time for comments on so many of my friends photostreams or blogs!!
I figured this would be a good day for a little computer house cleaning; so 20 gig’s of raw photos were transferred over to my external hard drive. After virus scans, data transfer and defragging of just 2 of my computers, I am computer screened out and going to make time for bed (after watching hero’s)! Night everyone and don’t let the bed bugs bite!
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mon@rch, I still can’t believe you do all you do on dial-up. much respect, yo!
someone help this guy get some high speed!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
29 January 2007 at 10:24 pm
You need high speed! Please? But you do a great job with what you have – no, better than great. All of that computer jargon blows my mind but I think you will figure it out.
29 January 2007 at 10:44 pm
Dial up must die.
I can’t BELIEVE you do this blog with it.
Go with the cellular broadband. It HAS to be better that stinky dial up.
You have such wonderful pictures, and to think that they are squeeeeeeezed into a phone line. I am tired thinking about it.
Go for it, Mr. Mon@rch!~
29 January 2007 at 10:51 pm
OMG – how do you do anything on dial-up? Everything used to time out on me that’s why I went to DSL after waiting forever for it to come to my area. I’ve had it for a year and that price is going up and I’m trying to figure out what to do next. What companies have you looked at? I’ve heard cellular broadband is good! How do you get that?
Sleep tight!
29 January 2007 at 10:55 pm
Man, one more thing to be grateful for living near the big, bad city – NOT having dial-up. We’ve got 20Mbs service here and I’m majorly spoiled… sorry I can’t help with good mobile broadband for you!
30 January 2007 at 2:37 pm
Thanks everyone, yep – high speed is very much needed! As soon as I get the funds, you can be sure that I will give the cellphone broadband a try! Thanks for such kind comments everyone!
31 January 2007 at 12:36 pm
What ever happened to software packages with CDs and a printed manual in the box?
31 January 2007 at 10:41 pm
I am too cheap to pay the extra money for the box version (when I am able to save $12 to download it myself)! That might have been a good idea though!
31 January 2007 at 10:54 pm
Hi Tom,
Be careful with cellular dial up. It might not be any faster than what you have. I don’t believe that Verizon’s braodband reached the park. It quits very close to Buffalo. You may have a chance that Sprint will reach the park HAve a nice day.
4 February 2007 at 3:43 pm
Mike, Cellone’s reaches the park, which is what I was looking at! Thanks for the info!
4 February 2007 at 5:27 pm