No, we did not find a new slow cooker, instead I got this !
An Acer Aspire One netbook. I'm not sure how I've missed these (apparently I don't get out often...LOL) but I've never knew these existed until just a couple of weeks ago. While I was in New Brunswick, my brother & I were in Future Shop and saw them for the first time - there were 4 different display models, from different manufacturers and we tried them out. I went from 'oh, look at these, they're so cute', to 'I WANT one!' in about 15 minutes !
'The HP model was a bit larger (10") and so it had a more comfortable keyboard. But once I got home and started researching and comparing features on the available models I found the Acer had more 'bang for the buck'. 'Nicole - let your dad know this, in case he's checking them out :-) '
Acer had many different variations on what is included in their netbooks. Mine has 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Windows XP & the 3-cell battery. I could only find one with a 6-cell battery online and I was too impatient to wait. It came with 60-day trial versions of McAfee Security & Office 2007.
I picked it up yesterday and came home all ready to set it up. DH went to set up a wireless connection for me and lo and behold - NO INTERNET ! After much troubleshooting and a service call, we had a Bell rep come this afternoon to troubleshoot our connection and the modem. Modem was dying a painful death and has been replaced. Internet is now up and running, wireless is set up - all my updates are done and my little netbook is good to go.
I am a happy camper !!!
An Acer Aspire One netbook. I'm not sure how I've missed these (apparently I don't get out often...LOL) but I've never knew these existed until just a couple of weeks ago. While I was in New Brunswick, my brother & I were in Future Shop and saw them for the first time - there were 4 different display models, from different manufacturers and we tried them out. I went from 'oh, look at these, they're so cute', to 'I WANT one!' in about 15 minutes !
'The HP model was a bit larger (10") and so it had a more comfortable keyboard. But once I got home and started researching and comparing features on the available models I found the Acer had more 'bang for the buck'. 'Nicole - let your dad know this, in case he's checking them out :-) '
Acer had many different variations on what is included in their netbooks. Mine has 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Windows XP & the 3-cell battery. I could only find one with a 6-cell battery online and I was too impatient to wait. It came with 60-day trial versions of McAfee Security & Office 2007.
I picked it up yesterday and came home all ready to set it up. DH went to set up a wireless connection for me and lo and behold - NO INTERNET ! After much troubleshooting and a service call, we had a Bell rep come this afternoon to troubleshoot our connection and the modem. Modem was dying a painful death and has been replaced. Internet is now up and running, wireless is set up - all my updates are done and my little netbook is good to go.
I am a happy camper !!!
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Ooooh, I've been wanting one of those too. At the conferences I've been to all the Europeans have mini notebooks like that and they're just too adorable.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'd take that over a slow cooker. I do have stockpots and stove burners which can be set on super low temp, but I can't type on a stockpot, now can I?
ReplyDeleteOh Claire, I want one too. Maybe next Christmas.
ReplyDeleteYes, the cuteness factor is huge, Trena. I've been playing with it a bit now and although I wouldn't want to work on it for 8hrs per day it is perfectly suited to surfing, blogging, email, etc.
ReplyDeleteMarjie, my old slow cooker works well and a new toy will always score higher on the priority list, no ?
Diana, my first thought was 'next christmas' - my next thought was 'no, now' LOL ! I can hardly believe I wanted one so badly that I couldn't wait. On another note, HOW do you manage working at Fabricville ????? OMG, when the good sales come on, I will make a special trip to check them out, I can't imagine actually working there, I'd need a whole house just for the stash ! :-)