Computer stuff

Good news!

I engaged my brain last night and used google and found a step by step tutorial for configuring a home network between my machines. That’s good.

Then my son walked in and gave me a “home dollar,” which is a dollar we give out sometimes when they do something really cool, but it’s not a real dollar, just one you can trade for things. He wanted me to come lay down in their room when they went to bed.

So, the boys and I crashed at 8:30. And I didn’t configure my network last night.

In other news, I’d love to know what y’all use for digital photo management. Do you use whatever came with the camera? Did you buy a program? Did you write your own? Does it matter? I’ve got a zillion and two digital photos, and it would be nice to start making sense of them. Like tribbles, soon I will have two zillion, then four, and so on.

Dell sent a nifty program along with our photo printer to help print them, so I think I’ve got that mostly covered. I have Gimp (but don’t really know how to use it well). I can’t afford full-blown photoshop at this juncture. I’d love an easy program to re-size or crop photos to send them off to buzznet or e-mail them to friends (our Sony will create 5 mb files for each photo, and I know not everyone has broadband), and I’d love to create some kinda galleries on-line, and maybe print some pages for home use and to send to friends that don’t live online like some of us.

Thanks…

Easter story

One of many. And this happened about five minutes ago.

My eldest was a baby when he came to live with us. Among the charges against his mom was “neglectful supervision” and “risk of neglect.”

He had a couple of visits with his mom after he came to live with us (he was still a foster placement at that point) and one visit just before Easter she brought him a white chocolate easter bunny. He was three months old at the time and had, well, no teeth, but we graciously accepted said bunny on his behalf.

Every year since then, he has received a white chocolate easter bunny. The Easter Bunny? He remembers these details. Other kids in our house get regular chocolate easter bunnies (mom received a Dove chocolate easter bunny this year) but only my firstborn gets a white chocolate easter bunny.

Tonite, he opened the white chocolate easter bunny. I don’t really think he likes white chocolate, but it’s a big deal to him since it is his. At one point… he set it down.

The dog, all 100 pounds of her, can move incredibly fast when there is food involved. She snagged that bunny and made a beeline with it to her refuge under the kitchen table.

Much sadness ensued.

But nothing bad happened, since my younger son immediately said “You can have mine!” and handed it over.

I just about cried. I’ve never seen my kids being so nice to each other. It’s not the sugar, is it?

in the nick of time

My wife just sent me this to stop whatever it is that was happening in my head.

Letterman’s Top 10 Drawbacks to Working in a Cubicle

10. Being told to “think outside the box” when you’re in a freakin’ box all day long.

9. Not being able to check e-mail attachments without turning around to see who’s behind you.

8. Cubicle walls do not offer much protection from any kind of gun fire.

7. That nagging feeling that if you press the right button, you’ll get a piece of cheese.

6. Lack of roof rafters for the noose.

5. The walls are too close together for the hammock to work right.

4. 23 power cords – 1 outlet.

3. Prison cells are not only bigger, they also have beds.

2. The carpet has been there since 1976 and shows more signs of life than your coworkers.

And the Number 1 drawback to working in a cubicle is…

1. You can’t walk out and slam the door when you quit.