January 16, 2006
School Preparation
Tomorrow begins the new semester...and I am preparing by watching Jurassic Park on DVD.
I picked it up at the store when I bought a new desktop computer. Big splurge of the ol' financial aid dollars, but it had to be done. The computer--not the DVD ($45 buys a few DVDs, heh). My other desktop (circa 1999) was dying. Not dead, but close enough that I wasn't comfortable writing any papers on it the end of last semester. Even with frequent backups, I was nervous. So it was either spend the money for Geek Squad to hopefully diagnose (is that spelled right? it looks strange) and fix the issues, or spend the money on something faster and better.
So now I have a spiffy new model with media card readers and USB ports right on the front. Convenient for the digital camera and the flash memory stick thingie. And even with the elephantine AOL loaded on it, it's supah fast.
Now if I only had one of those cool flat-panel monitors, I'd be all set. ;-)
Posted by Jenelle at January 16, 2006 10:48 PM | TrackBackI was window shopping some PC's through our employee purchase plan the other day. Dell has their 19" flat panel LCD monitors for $30 with certain PC models.
I must now chant "I don't really need a new computer" almost continuously.
Posted by: Jim at January 17, 2006 04:30 AMI might be able to get you a 15" flat panel for the cost of shipping if you are interested.
Posted by: Pete at January 18, 2006 11:56 AMI got the deal Jim speaks of. About two years ago they were giving flat panels free with new PC's. It's an awesome convenience that saves desk space. Big monitors can kill comfort at a small desk.
Posted by: shank at January 19, 2006 08:30 AM