Baker & Taylor is driving me nuts

Baker and Taylor's ordering website(Titlesource) is driving me nuts. It likes to lock up my computer. Then I have to retype in my last order assuming I can get re-logged into it. It did this yesterday and is doing it again today. ARGH! It's been over 20 minutes and it still has not let me back on.

More fun with the Converter Box

I just learned how to tell my converter box not to go to sleep. It's great that it has an energy feature that turns off the machine after a certain amount of time, unless of course you are trying to do a timed recording. I couldn't figure out why my program didn't tape until I found out about the "Sleep" feature and turned it off. The joys of technology.

DTV Converter Boxes and VCRs

My tv's are old. I decided rather than buying a new tv, I'd go for the converter box. I sent awqy for my coupons in Feb, so they wouldn't run out before I got mine. I actually go the coupons earlier in the month.

I finally had time to go find the boxes at my local retailers. The directions to set it up, appeared to be easy to follow. The first one I got set up right away. The second one, I had to play with cords and then finally got it set up.

That's when I came across the problem with my vcr. My vcrs are analog also. It turns out in order to do timed programming, you must have the box on and set to the channel you want. The vcr is set to channel 3, sort of like scrambled cable signals and boxes. Oh joy. It only took me an hour or so of playing with it and checking the net to discover this.

The government and broadcasters may want you to watch tv, but I don't think they want you to record it easily. Oh well, until the sets die, I'll live. I'll just say goodbye to programming multiple shows on different channels at the same time, unless of course I'm are using multiple vcrs. Good thing, I've cut down on the numbers of shows I watch. Of course now I have access to 5 versions of channel 17.

Trip Advisor -addictive & fun

• Create your own travel map or travel blog


• Visit TripAdvisor.com

Ning, Facebook, Rss Feeds - trying to keep up

Well, I actually went back and looked at Ning again today. I hadn't been there in awhile. A few more RCL members had joined a group I started.

I added the trip advisor to my Facebook account. That thing is addictive. I also added a count up clock to my account. Pandora is neat too. I can blame 1 More Mile JD for Pandora & Trip Advisor.

The rss feed has been very handy to keep up with others' blogs.

Catching up

Well, I'm finally almost caught up to where I think I should be, at least until the next journal heads my way. PLA put me behind. I had also taken some time off previously - voluntarily (visiting with my nephew and sister) and not so voluntarily(medical).

I've been having fun reading other's blogs and keeping up with my rss feeds. I'm easily amused.

Life after 23 Things...

I haven't written in this blog for awhile. Thanks to this exercise I was able to create an Adoption Blog for my personal life. It is linked under Blog Friends. I also was able to find a photo on Flickr from the area my son lives in to headline my new blog. The photographer was nice enough to let me use it for giving him credit.

My reader lets me keep up on co-worker's blogs and progress.

Life has been crazy due to PLA being in Town. I did enjoy my day at PLA. Today I will pay for everyone else's day. I'm hoping things will go back to normal, or at least less hectic next week.