Hey, I’m Still Here!
I just wanted to let y’all know that I’m alive and well, just a bit harried by computer woes over the last couple of weeks, broken glasses, and some other unfinished business.
My five-year old Toshiba laptop decided to crap out on me. It’d been acting strangely the last couple of months, but then the last week it would shut down each time I tried to connect any USB device or even just touch it. Fortunately, I had sense enough to back-up my hard-drive before she gave up the ghost.
I know you’ve all heard this before, but it really is important it to back-up all of your data on a regular basis. It’s not as difficult as it used to be in the days of floppy-disks and CD-ROMs, or the real floppy disks! I also use Norton’s online back-up for my Quicken files and Flickr for my photos. By the way, Flickr is free (now owned by Yahoo), but I upgraded to a Pro account so that I could create sets and collections.
When I was shopping for my new laptop Saturday, I saw 4GB flash-drives for $13 and 500GB USB mass-storage devices for $80. I realize that we’re in tough economic times, but do you really want to risk losing all of your data because your computer decides to do the nasty and crap all over you? Back-um-up, baby, back-um-up!
In other news…
My nephew, Eric, has started a blog, “Eric’s Blog: a look at life through color-blind eyes…”, and plans to attend TequilaCon ‘09 in Sante Fe, NM April 25! Please head on over there and welcome him to the blogosphere because I know you’re gonna love him — because he’s way-hotter than Tom Cruise, has a brain that Tom Cruise could only wish for, and he’s funny as hell!
Another of my nephews, Andrew, has also started a blog, “The Wayward Hoover”. He won’t be attending TequilaCon since he’s busy living on the other side of the world in New Zealand. Of course, he’s handsome, talented, and very funny too because, well, these are genetic traits that run in the family!
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You got it sistah, I’ll be hookin up with the nephews sites daily, just wishin’ for a new post. thanks for the turn on, (gotta luv that groovy tlk yeah?)
Sistah, you’re one hot chicka! It runs in the family, no???
Are you also planning on attending TC09?
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Whatchootawkinbout Adam? Of course, I plan to attend TC09! I’ve never been to Sante Fe before, and I don’t think Eric has either. Will this event be our third time to meet each other??? I cannot wait!
Sorry about your laptop Diana. So far, I haven’t had a computer die. Ones that needed maintenance and work by a computer geek. But didn’t lose my photos. Although I have approximately 2000 that are not on Flickr and are sitting on my hard drive. I need to put them on the external hard drive. Just haven’t made the time for it.
If you’re going to New Mexico, you ought to make it an extended vacation and fly out to Phoenix to visit! (Just a thought)
Glad to know you’re alive. But then I knew that from facebook.
You’ll have to write all about TC 09 for those of us who haven’t attended and want to live vicariously through your fun and adventures!
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3T You definitely need to get those photos backed-up because I’m sure they’re beautiful! You’ve got such talent!
Backups are critical to anything related to computers, especially so in today’s world. And with big drives under $80, it’s a no brainer to get something external to have – just in case.
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Marty I agree wholeheartedly!
Glad you had a backup. I believe I warned teh interwebz about that not too long ago.
About your nephew – the real question is, is he Tom Cruise Crazy? (google it, by Jonathan Coulton)
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Whall Oh me too! I would’ve been in big, big trouble without it.
I checked out that song, and it’s hilarious! I’d say that my nephew is “Tom Cruise Crazy” only in the sense that he’s a very talented singer
forget what whall is worried about! the real question is whether your nephew wants me.
wait…is he single?
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hello Well now, honey, I think you just oughtta click on through to his blog and you’ll discover all sorts of wonderful things about my nephew…including the fact that he is SINGLE and HAWT (ok,not in a skeevy way!)