Things I like in the tech world....

Yeah, I like some tech. Not that it's a huge surprise, not to those who know me. I am dangerously close to being addicted to Words with Friends and I am linked at the brain with my facebook. That being said, I have recently entered into a comfortable courtship with a Kindle Fire HD. I don't have the foggiest idea how many of the features work, yet. But I did download and read an entertaining mystery novel. I can borrow one book for free per month; no risk there. And the book was not one I would have bought, so that's cool. The first book I actually bought was...Anne of Green Gables. Don't judge; I was having a nostalgic moment, and it seemed uniquely appropriate to juxtapose a classic and the technology upon which I would be reading it.

There are a ton of free apps I have added to the device as well, most of which attest to my addiction to sports, history, and of course, Words with Friends. I see that I can watch movies, and I have listened to music on it. I am intrigued and a little sketched out about using Skype on it. (Kind of feels like a Mirror, Mirror, on the wall thing.)

Mostly, I got the darn thing because it was on sale, and I could see that it would give me options for when I was sitting around with nothing to do...appointments that are not on time, for example. Sadly, what I cannot do is go on it at work. That requires a password which, I understand, is guarded by the Swiss Guard, Cerberus, and a cranky gnome with an itchy trigger finger. (Just kidding...I haven't gotten around to asking for it.)

So, I have entered the Tablet Universe.

Stay tuned.

Tech Troubles...Part idk...a million?

So, it's been almost a month since I last posted. Getting ready for a new school year consumes energy and brain, not the least of which is dedicated to making sure what I am hoping to do actually will work, and includes a "plan B" for when things don't quite go as planned.

My SMART board is in need of a technician to pay it a visit. Inexplicably, but not altogether unexpectedly (I think it is possessed by a gremlin), it will not turn on. It was working in June, and no one has used it all summer. So...I am working with my 3 square feet of white board. And of course I saved a few things on that computer that I can't access...nothing huge, but it will require redoing work. Bleah. No wonder I have trust issues with tech.

My personal laptop is going to the puter doctor on Tuesday, as the space bar requires brute force. I think that this should be a relatively easy/inexpensive fix. I hope so. I have to get busy on finishing my Masters' thesis...and pounding the space bar is exhausting. And there is that little thing called I have to do lesson planning, grades, and other assorted things via computer.

Bright spot: I caved and bought a Kindle Fire HD. I downloaded a book and read it. Things I like include the cool function that tells you how long it will take you to finish the book, based on your reading speed. Things that I don't like include batteries that run out of juice just as you get to the "good part" in a murder mystery. I love the fact that all the music I've ever bought from amazon.com is available to be played...in all, good purchase.

So today is a rainy day, which will preclude me going outside to do much. I might just have to read. A book. The paper kind.