animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

no more wireless woes?

I mentioned before that we were having some issues with our wireless setup after I changed the security on it. Well, things kept getting worse (meaning, they started to affect my laptop, too) so I finally bit the bullet and upgraded the firmware on our wireless access point. It’s been …

i have a need for speed

Our internet connection seemed to be lagging a bit lately. So, I did some research into the current plans AtlanticBB has to offer and compared it to what we currently have. It was a real eye opener. We were grandfathered under a plan from the previous cable company, Charter, and …

new toy

Dell was (maybe still is) having one of those 18-month-no-finance-charge deals so I thought this might be a good time to get a laptop (because I don’t owe enough money to people already). It arrived yesterday. I’m blogging on it right now–in front of the tv, no less! Now that …

fruitful day

Today started off with a picnic at Shawnee State Park. We had some lunch and then Brian and Jake hit the water. I’m not much of a swimmer to begin with (let alone when water that fish are actively pooping in is involved) so I sat under a tree and …

wine & computers

Last night, I took a break from the disaster which is Brian’s laptop and we bottled two batches of wine–a Chardonnay/Viognier mix and a Riesling. The Riesling was superb! I pretty much stuck to it all evening, but the Chardonnay/Viognier was pretty good, too. I’m looking forward to drinking it …