But first, you may ask why I didn't use HTML to just put live links in the last paragraph. I am not doing that because Blogger's HTML editor is very bad, and is driving me to dangerously high blood pressure. I know enough to be able to troubleshoot my own HTML, and I am doing it right. Blogger's HTML editor is just bad.
Done with the rant (and that is a very short version); now to the "meme."
* Hardware:
1. Desktop computer put together by my husband, running Windows XP Professional.
2. HP Dv6000t laptop running same.
3. Asus Eee PC running Linux.
1. Desktop computer put together by my husband, running Windows XP Professional.
2. HP Dv6000t laptop running same.
3. Asus Eee PC running Linux.
* External storage:
1. Several 1-2 gigabyte USB drives.
2. 1 130 gigabyte portable hard drive (made to Department of Defense specifications for durability -- I could run over it with my car and it would be unharmed).
1. Several 1-2 gigabyte USB drives.
2. 1 130 gigabyte portable hard drive (made to Department of Defense specifications for durability -- I could run over it with my car and it would be unharmed).
* Online storage:
No. I do not do this. I will not put my work, the product of my effort and time and knowledge, into "the cloud." I don't trust it. So . . . I'm a dinosaur.
No. I do not do this. I will not put my work, the product of my effort and time and knowledge, into "the cloud." I don't trust it. So . . . I'm a dinosaur.
* Backup:
1. HandyBackup
1. HandyBackup
* Firewall:
1. hardware firewall installed at the cable
2. ZoneAlarm
1. hardware firewall installed at the cable
2. ZoneAlarm
* Virus protection:
1. Symantec
1. Symantec
* Spyware:
1. AdAware
2. MalwareBytes
1. AdAware
2. MalwareBytes
* File cleaner:
None yet, but shopping
None yet, but shopping
* Printer:
HP Deskjet F4280, which I am very unhappy with because of unnecessary things it does! My next printer is likely to be a Kodak!
HP Deskjet F4280, which I am very unhappy with because of unnecessary things it does! My next printer is likely to be a Kodak!
* Phone:
1. Landline
2. Nokia Communicator 9300 (I think)
1. Landline
2. Nokia Communicator 9300 (I think)
* Mobile media:
1. I just do not want to mess with this! I really don't care. I have enough patience to wait until I get home.
1. I just do not want to mess with this! I really don't care. I have enough patience to wait until I get home.
* Music player:
1. Cowon iAudio 7
1. Cowon iAudio 7
* Car audio:
1. The radio and CD player that came with it
1. The radio and CD player that came with it
* eBook Reader:
I don't. I don't want to. I like my eyes too much, and I like the feel of real books, thank you. The readers are too expensive, and they can break or fail. Books don't break.
I don't. I don't want to. I like my eyes too much, and I like the feel of real books, thank you. The readers are too expensive, and they can break or fail. Books don't break.
* Browser:
Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. I avoid IE whenever possible.
Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. I avoid IE whenever possible.
* Blog:
Here it is, right here.
Here it is, right here.
* RSS:
Google Reader, or Feed Demon.
Google Reader, or Feed Demon.
* FTP:
Not very much. My husband gave me something-or-other, I don't know what it's called.
Not very much. My husband gave me something-or-other, I don't know what it's called.
* Text editor:
Programmer's File Editor, which you cannot find any more.
Programmer's File Editor, which you cannot find any more.
* Graphics:
Only in the games I play. Oh, well, I do use Paint Shop Pro 7.
Only in the games I play. Oh, well, I do use Paint Shop Pro 7.
* Screen capture:
I use Paint Shop Pro 7
I use Paint Shop Pro 7
* Social media:
Facebook
Twitter
* Social bookmarking:
Huh?
Huh?
* Social profile:
I'm not very. I try to release as little personal information into the wild as possible.
I'm not very. I try to release as little personal information into the wild as possible.
* URL shortener:
bit.ly
bit.ly
* Office suite:
Microsoft Office (grudgingly); OpenOffice.org (they could make some components better)
Microsoft Office (grudgingly); OpenOffice.org (they could make some components better)
* E-mail:
Mozilla Thunderbird, though I find something wrong with all of them.
Mozilla Thunderbird, though I find something wrong with all of them.
* Calendar:
No. Just can't make 'em work for me. (Well, we have a paper calendar that we use)
No. Just can't make 'em work for me. (Well, we have a paper calendar that we use)
* Accounting:
TurboTax when the time comes every year. Other than that, paper files in the file cabinet. (Hey, at least we're not using a shoebox!)
TurboTax when the time comes every year. Other than that, paper files in the file cabinet. (Hey, at least we're not using a shoebox!)
* PDF generator:
OpenOffice.org does it just fine for me, and in fact Microsoft Office 2007 will, too.
OpenOffice.org does it just fine for me, and in fact Microsoft Office 2007 will, too.
* Genealogy database:
The Master Genealogist. I tried Family Tree Maker 2010, but it just wasn't there for me.
The Master Genealogist. I tried Family Tree Maker 2010, but it just wasn't there for me.
* Genealogy tools:
Pen, paper, forms, reference books.
Pen, paper, forms, reference books.
* Other tech stuff:
I do a lot of transcription of Spanish documents from past centuries, and I find a little program called Transcript (about which I've blogged before) to be super for the task! I love it!
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I do a lot of transcription of Spanish documents from past centuries, and I find a little program called Transcript (about which I've blogged before) to be super for the task! I love it!
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