August 5, 2008

 

I keep forgetting that I have this photo project to do.  So today’s photo is not inspired in any way.   Just remembered that I had to do it before getting ready for bed.  I got caught up in scanning old film negatives and digitizing all those film negatives.  

 

Then my wireless router decides to die on me today so I have to get a new one.  I head over to the local Staples store and call my cousin Lanie for some advice as to which brand is the best.  So we’re on the phone talking about routers, which leads to talking about computers, and Lanie’s inevitable, “I need a new computer” line.  She starts telling me about this new laptop that’s super fast.  It’s so fast that it even lights up like a race care or something.   Does it come with a checkered flag, too? 

 

It’s funny because oftentimes, we call each other for advice about stuff and then we end up talking the other into the purchase.  I guess it’s much easier to justify a purchase when discussing the pros and cons with someone else.  Needless to say, I end up spending $100 on a new wireless router on my cousin’s advice that I need to “think ahead because advances in technology are constantly being made” (or something to that effect.)  I could have bought a $40 router, but you know, I do have to think of future technological advances.

 

I get home and try to get online.  Not as easy as it sounds.  Of course, the writing on the box states that it’s “Easy Setup,” implying that all I have to do is plug the cables in correctly and voila!  Ha!  Never ever trust what the box says.  It so was far from easy setup!  I follow the instructions on the CD and still I get nothing.  I retry, and retry, and retry, and retry.  Still nothing.  By this time, I’m quite frustrated so I call tech support (and I hate calling tech support) and spend about 45 minutes with them.  There’s a bit of a language issue since tech support is now outsourced to the planet 428B in the Alpha Centauri region of the universe.

 

Anyways, after much frustration, I’m finally back online.