New Computer Joy

This weekend I bought a new desktop computer! My husband was right: it’s nice to drive to a big box electronic store and buy a good, fast computer for one fourth of what we paid for our last one. It’s been a long time since I had a new computer that wasn’t a laptop. It took a little re-arranging, but I was able to quickly set up the new box and still have room for my laptop during the conversion period. I am hesitating to move everything over yet until I have more time and can make sure something weird isn’t going to happen with the new PC. The last laptop I bought only made it a few days before its untimely demise. It’s really annoying to get a computer all set up like you want, and then have to redo it AGAIN a week later.

The wide screen monitor on this baby is a joy after so many years on a laptop. I had to give up the nice lamp in the back of the built-in desk space, but the light that this great monitor gives off should make up for that. I’ve got 8 USB ports on the PC, plus the six I have on my existing external USB box. The new external wireless adapter is a beauty: small and incredibly easy to setup. The first external wireless adapters we bought years ago took several calls to tech support and lots of muttering before they would connect. The hardest part of the whole process today was deciding how to run all the cords so that it looks tidy. And I have failed miserably that that…so pictures will be delayed a bit.

The only downside is that I am now using Vista Home Premium. I have Ultimate on my laptop, so this seems like a step backwards. My only frame of reference is the painful recollection of the years we had Windows ME, which was a home edition. If you suffered through ME, you know what I am talking about. New, fun times are likely ahead. Stay tuned in a few months when I take advantage of my free upgrade to Windows 7. Not one to be on the “bleeding” edge, I’ll give it a while before migrating over.

Y’all have a great week!