I mentioned that I was trying to rescue the old Dell from the blue screen of death. I was pretty convinced that a virus was causing problems, but after running some diagnostics realized that the hard drive might actually be fried. This really sucks because we don’t want to get another computer right now. What I didn’t know (until yesterday) is that the old girl is still under warranty! Four years ago, I was able to get a really nice Dell Inspiron 9100 through work, and I did not know that it came with a 4 year warranty (that...
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Hello!
Sorry – I went out of town this weekend, brought my computer, but forgot my AC adapter (Doh!). I will be catching up on Entrecard today and tomorrow. I am in the process of trying to rescue the old Dell from the blue screen of death. Apparently the Trojan.Vundo virus has taken its toll? I cleaned it multiple times, and then shut it down. Now it won’t boot. Good stuff! Hope everyone had a good weekend!
We’ve met our savings goal – almost!
Our stimulus check arrived last week. I just transferred about $540 to our emergency fund to bring it up to $5000 again. This was our first Dave Ramsey goal that I talked about in a previous post. So it’s not official yet (since technically the money isn’t in the account), but it’s in the process! It feels great, but I will feel better about it once I have secured another part-time work-at-home job to bring in income over the summer (I currently tutor online, and the hours will be decreasing soon). I don’t want to have obtained our goal...
Take free classes with HP
There are a lot of short classes on a variety of topics available for free at Hewlett- Packard’s Learning Center. Topics include Windows Vista, Microsoft Office programs, networking, and general business skills. The classes usually run for 6 weeks, and there are forums to keep things interactive. I have taken one course so far; I didn’t participate in the forums, but I found the information to be useful. I just signed up for a course on Flash animation (it starts on 8 May if you are interested). Just thought I would share in case you are looking to update...
Angel Food Ministries
Wow – I wish I had heard of this sooner! With the rising costs of gas and food, I know of quite a few people who are having trouble making ends meet. Please let others know about this program – I am including information below that is taken directly from their website: Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief and financial support to communities throughout the United States. There are no qualifications, minimums, income restrictions, or applications. Everyone is encouraged to participate. Some churches even encourage participants to apply the money they saved...
MagicJack review
I mentioned before that I ordered a MagicJack. I would highly suggest not wasting your time with one. After receiving ours, I followed the directions. I couldn’t get a local number, so went with one in Pottstown PA – this was amusing to my friends when they looked at their caller ID. I placed several calls, and all of them sucked. It was like talking to that Max Headroom guy from the late 80′s. Not only did the voices get digitized, but there was a lot of stuttering and cutting out. Although it may work well for some, my...
