Dialup Dilemmas

Aaaahh - dialup. Remember those days when downloading a single MB would take f*#$g ages - well I have managed to find my way back there!

My folks computer got here two days early so we picked it up yesterday and I got it all setup. It's pretty sweet. 19" LCD, wireless keyboard and mouse, dual layer DVD burner, 200GB hard disk all of which are all way better than any computer I have ever owned! Hmmm ... now I just need to get them to use the thing. I think they have a bit of a steep learning curve in front of them. It is quite interesting to watch people who haven't had much experience with computers : the whole double click/single click thing. The multiple ways of doing things. Let alone anti-virus software, firewalls and spy ware removers !!! It is amazing what you take for granted when you use one of these damn things everyday!!

I also setup the internet for them and have the current dilemma of setting up Mozilla/Thunderbird or leaving them with Explorer/Outlook. I am leaning towards the first combo, but if they need to get help from someone then the second combo is probably the better option. Hmmmmm. Decisions decisions.

Am currently home on the farm. About an hour an a half away from where my parents live. (Have just set up the internet for my brother. Do you see a pattern emerging?) Got to catch up briefly with my three gorgeuous nieces before they all headed out (including my bro & wife) for the night! A case of miscommunications meant that when I finally did get home to visit my brother they weren't going to be in for the night!! Doesn't matter. Have got all day tomorrow before I head back to my folks place.

My boxes from Perth should arrive on Tuesday. I think my parents are probably in for a shock when they see how much crap I have to store. It has been quite relaxing staying at my parents but I need to pull my finger out when I get back there and organize a couple of unsavoury things - tax and updating my cv. Ooooh. Can't wait.