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Re: Flashback Friday: The Dark Ages

alece — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:00:00 -0000

oh she's beautiful! and i love the lit keyboard -- what a great idea!

how are you feeling these days, friend?

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Tippa — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:27:00 -0000

How cool! Oh the pics brought up so many memories of back in the day! You new computer is awesome! A lighted keyboard...wow! That is impressive! Welcome back girl!

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Amy — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:18:00 -0000

Right there with you--I'm 34. About 1979, my dad put his store inventory and sales on a computer. Terminals at the sales counter connected to the refrigerator-size computer (no joke, even if my perspective was off because I was little) in the back room. Every night he ran a backup on the "platter" disk, which really was big enough to serve a turkey on. Yikes. That was cutting edge.

About the migraines: My husband also gets the super-horrible, incapacitating, vomiting, frightful variety that you enjoy. A couple years ago, he was part of a clinical trial through Ohio State Univ. for a gadget to help prevent migraines. Picture holding something like a hairdryer to your head when you first get an aura, pull the trigger, and it gives off an electromagnetic pulse that disrupts and stops or lessens the migraine. He doesn't know if he was in the control or experimental group (he suspects the latter), but since then, he has had fewer migraines and they tend to be less intense. An article we read about the study beforehand cited people who had migraines every day for years, and after a few treatments had few or none. Definitely worth looking into.
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Re: Flashback Friday: The Dark Ages

gitz — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:53:00 -0000

Oh my gosh, I wouldn't have done very well without the letters/numbers on the keys!!! I could do it now [obviously] but I still am not good about typing the numbers with my fingers on that row.

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Nancygrayce — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:32:00 -0000

Yes, I learned on the old fashioned, push the lever instead of "enter"....AND in typing class there were NO letters or numbers on the keys. We really learned to type and look somewhere else! I love you new computer. I think the lighted keyboard is a wonderful, fabulous idea.

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Guest — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:07:00 -0000

You're welcome!

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gitz — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:20:00 -0000

Thanks so much for answering my questions... I'm definitely going to order one!

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Guest — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:12:00 -0000

I had hot palm rests�with�my Inspiron 1525�until I started using the coolpad about 3 days after I got the Dell. The Antec is light weight�and very quiet and it keeps your Dell from having to run its fan.� Some of the other coolpads have really�noisy fans. It is powered by the USB connection to the laptop so there isn't an additional power cord to use or batteries to buy. That price on Amazon is about�what I paid last year. My laptop stays very cool to the touch and it's comfortable on my lap as well. I chose the Antec after reading user reviews for all the different brands and models of coolpads.� I've been very happy with it.
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Re: Flashback Friday: The Dark Ages

gitz — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:29:00 -0000

Hmm... I'm going to have to think about this one... feel free to offer any name suggestions :)

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gitz — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:52:00 -0000

Thanks... I'll check that out! I have the laptop on an angle so it has good airflow, but the palm rests seem to get really hot! Do you have that problem with your Dell? And does the coolpad help with that?

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gitz — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:49:00 -0000

I spent a lot of time in the computer lab when I was in college and couldn't imagine ever affording one of my own... and by senior year I did. Crazy how things change in a few years!

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Guest — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:37:00 -0000

I love my Dell laptop and am so addicted. If you don't have one already, Sara, get yourself a coolpad for it. It is connected to the laptop through a USB port and keeps your lap and your laptop nice and cool...will extend the life of your Dell considerably. I got mine from Staples on line. Brand is Antec. Makes a world of difference! See here http://www.amazon.com/Antec...

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Paul U — Sat, 02 May 2009 09:14:00 -0000

i remember that I only learned using the computer when I was already on college.

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Robin ~ All Things Heart and H — Sat, 02 May 2009 08:23:00 -0000

You have a couple of boys in your house already with George and Riley...maybe another female would be nice...but then again there is something to being the only woman in a house full of men!� :)

Re: Flashback Friday: The Dark Ages

gitz — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:51:00 -0000

You should! Fun colors just make a day better...

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gitz — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:51:00 -0000

Thanks, Kristen! Glad you found us here...

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gitz — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:50:00 -0000

I'm here for ya, babe... :*

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Coloradolady — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:30:00 -0000

I need a new computer....I have a desktop, but looking at that cute spring green laptop...makes me think I might just need to go that route.

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Kristen — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:44:00 -0000

Just found your adorable blog and wanted to say hi! Your dog is adorable as well and I am going to go read some more :)

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Lauratina — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:09:00 -0000

It is soooooo pretty, just as I had imagined! Please teach me about widgets and the organizational thingy so that I don't have to have shortcuts on my desktop, too, pleeezzzze?!?!!? O:-) Sooooo happy for you!!

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gitz — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:01:00 -0000

It took me SO long to figure out that dy was hp... I couldn't figure it out because I was thinking capital letters!!! :-P

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gitz — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:58:00 -0000

Thanks, sweetness! I'll come around to catch up on your blog this weekend :)

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gitz — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:58:00 -0000

It blows my mind how far technology has come... and can't imagine how far it will go.

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gitz — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:57:00 -0000

We thought the extremely wealthy were the ones that had Atari...

:)

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gitz — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:57:00 -0000

I remember thinking how handy it was to save papers, but never in a million years imagined they would become so necessary. I remember the first time I instant messaged... it was too cool!