Netbook problem resolved

Well after all my moaning about the netbook, it's working beautifully inside of my friends house! Go figure. It was actually a connection issue. She called AT&T, they are still having wifi problems with the router.  At least I feel better about the computer now! A day & an evening of needless stress....


Still have that program to get rid of, but compared to all I was thinking, this is much better!
Thought I'd better send this update after my "mournful" post of earlier!

When I first brought the netbook in, I got limited internet. Then finally, the router started working again. I think they are planning on upgrading.

I am also going to check into what it would take to make my air card stronger out in the RV. I won't be here forever & want to be able to connect if I get into poor access areas. Which I will because I have Sprint. And I'm grand fathered in with the air card, which is getting kind of old. So probably needs a booster of some sort. A booster would not be a bad idea as it can also strengthen the cell phone. Last year, when I got stranded at a State Park in Arkansas, I had to use the help of strangers to aid my poor broken RV. (the transmission went out as I was driving around the park, looking for a site)

Thank you everyone for your advice! It never goes uncounted & we all learn from each other.

Oh and as far as the hard drive on my Compaq goes. I remembered I have my old HP laptop still that was rebuilt a few years back. It's old & antiquated, can't deal with today's standards. But maybe I can move the hard drive into it or use it for parts for the Compaq? I could still use either for video/photo editing, then transfer to my external hard drive. I'll ask my friends tomorrow. I'll owe them a great dinner if it works, which will be well worth it!

Shhhhh

Shhhhh, it's quite time.

No one is here.

Ahhhhh.....

Dogs are snoozing.

Ahhhhh....

I'm reading blogs...

Yay!

Finally.

I have a good internet connection for a change. So I'm having a nice quiet time to myself reading & trying to catch up with ya'll.

Nice!

Downside, my Mom bought candy bars.

Not Nice!

And ice cream.

NOT NOT Nice!

Here are some non-fattening things:

Posies - probably not edible. Thus, not fattening.

Controlled burns - not edible.

Planes - not edible.

The plane & controlled burns were somewhere in Arkansas...I think. I got lost that day.

Fuel Efficient Parking - not edible. Not usable for motorhomes either...

And they said I couldn't do it.

I proved them wrong.

Who are they?

My family.

What could I not do?

Add wifi to my Mom's desktop computer.

HA I say to them!

Done & working.

I almost died the other day. Died, yes, died. Of boredom. Or lets say, my life almost timed out. I tried to use my Mom's dial up to get to a website to print out a form. Yes, I was too lazy to go out to the RV & dig out my printer. Actually, it has two printers. They sit side by side. Buried. Not easy to access, so why not use my mom's computer instead? Oh. OY! Death to those that wait! Almost. I did survive. But barely.

So we went to the store & got this:

http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wireless-adapters/high-performance/WNDA3100.aspx#

Now she's wifi ready! wifi usable! And it's faster than mine...grrrr. I'm gonna take it back! Humpf!
OK. I'm not really gonna take it back because then I'd have to die again. Because my mom would kill me.
Did I mention how long it took just to get to that website via dial up to print out the form I needed? Oh about an hour & half...
Mom is tickled pink! Now she can once again use her computer rather than leaving it sitting in the room as yet, another antiquated ornament.
And I did it. Yes, I WILL take the credit! HA! Take that you fambilly nay sayers! HA!

Bye -- I'm going to try to stop by ya'll's sites for a visit now. :-)

~As always, be kind to your pets, clean up after them on your travels & respect your neighbor~

Send life jacket!!

Send me a life jacket quick! I'm sinking...wifi won't stay connected & when it does, it gives me local only. Aircard keeps disconnecting... halp meeeeeeeee, I'm drowning!

Welcome Erik from Erik's RV Blog! Glad to have you here, love reading your blog pages. :-)

I currently don't really have any RV tips to blog about, but I could think of one if prompted. OK, so here's one, when washing dishes, only put a small amount of dish liquid (I prefer Dawn) & a small amount of water in sink. I use one of those small drain thingys in the other sink (double sinks) that hold the wet but clean dishes. Wash dish, rinse dish on same side as washing in. Start with the small stuff & work your way up to the bigger items. Then by the time you reach the bigger items, you'll have a sink full of water for them. But be careful not to overfill because remember, you just loaned me your lifejacket! Soak silverware in the sink as you wash, makes them easier to clean off too.

Allergies have been taking me over lately. I've become an alien. Swollen face & eyes...such a lovely new look - NOT! Glad I'm not camping anywhere where the public would have to see me...eeekems!

And I'm trying a bigger font, but it looks HUGE in this template.

OK, I have to go find a picture to embed here. I just can't seem to send off a plain old blog without a picture...I'll go find something purdy...ok, found one:

Not pretty enough for you? Let me get closer then...

Oh, just beautiful!!! But seriously, don't let this happen to you...one day, I'll blog about this too. Thank goodness for roadside services. Never be caught without one! It's nearly as bad as being caught naked in public...(did I mention that the allergy pills also took over my mind?)

Oh & I changed my comment format to the pop up kind. Although I don't like the pop up type, it seems that most people (including myself) are more able to comment. Of course, if you aren't able to comment, then I still won't know will I? :-/

As always, be kind to your pets, clean up after them in your travels & respect your neighbor.

I'd better hit publish before I lose z'connection..