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Other software

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Still talking about software I use, none of these need as much explanation as DropBox did, so I’ll cover them all in one post:

AVG (free edition – An antivirus program.)
Zone Alarm (free version – A firewall.)
WinAmp (free – has several 80’s radio stations I like)
Irfan View (small and quick image viewing software)
7 Zip (free zipper [...]

Dropbox

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

As I’m loading the programs I need onto my T91 (finally), I thought it might be good to share some of the programs I use that help me run my life. Most are freeware. Free is good.
Dropbox is one of those things that vastly simplified my life. Before Dropbox, I had to email files I [...]

The ongoing ASUS T91 Tablet Saga

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

If you missed the previous posts on this, you can go here and here.
The update is that now they are saying that I damaged the screen, so it won’t be covered under warranty.
The screen was fine right before it died on me, it was the wi-fi that went out before I rebooted it. I argued [...]

Asus eee T91 Tablet Netbook update

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

I posted on July 15th that the new Asus Netbook Tablet was finally shipping and that it felt like Christmas.
When it arrived, I loved it. It runs Windows so I had to download Firefox, ZoneAlarm and AVG, and then I could start having fun. With the tablet turned around, holding it and carrying it around [...]

Finally: An affordable Tablet Netbook

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Before now, tablet notebooks and netbooks have been priced in the thousands. Not hundreds. You will all remember the post last year about how much I loved my new netbook, and I still love it. While RK is spending so much time out of town on business this summer though, he’s taking it with him. [...]

Review: Toys for bigger kids

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Below are toys for the Pre-K through elementary school age range. Toys that have stood the test of time in our house – meaning they still get used a great deal, and they still work.

I will start with Baby Alive. This is another of those toys the kids like way more than I do. [...]