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Rumpelteazer · 12-26-2016, 03:26 PM

I love my new laptop. All the basics are now installed and what I didn't want has been uninstalled. It was relatively painless, except for the long time it took to do the Windows updates and getting rid of WPS office, which took several reboots. With the SSD it starts very fast, though I will need to keep an eye on space. It also comes with a 1TB HDD, so I've moved my Dropbox, Steam and Origin folders to that drive.

Later in the week I'm treating myself to The Sims 4, which is on sale at the moment with a 65% discount, so I could add some expansion packs to it. I will need to research which I think I will like best.

Rumpelteazer · 12-26-2016, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

So relieved you got a dishwasher for some of it. I have to do everything by hand and would cry if I had to do that many dishes. Luckily it's just two people here. I got disposables for Christmas so that will with Hubby's tendency to dirty every dish we own in one day.

Sent from my XT1528

Your husband must be distantly related to us. My sister has a knack of using a lot of glasses each day. When she switches from one drink to another, she doesn't rinse out her glass, but gets a clean glass. When she switches back so gets glass number 3, etc. Luckily we do have a dishwasher (she's got one, too, with her new kitchen) and a lot of glasses. Every couple of days my mother goes on a glass hunt in my sister's room, because she doesn't bring them all to the kitchen at the end of the day.

Blossom · 12-26-2016, 05:34 PM

He just needs paper plates to use while I do the dishes. It's what keeps everything clean. We don't use regular glasses. Always plastic disposables because they are too hard to clean.

I have enough dishes for a family of four and the smallest shallowest sink to wash them in. Just like out child size bathtub the sink matches. I thought the sinks on base back in his military days were small these are half their size.

Sent from my XT1528

Rumpelteazer · 12-28-2016, 04:01 PM

I'm looking on houseplan websites to find house lay-outs that can be converted to homes for my sims. I used to spend hours converting houseplans to sim houses on graph paper. I will have to get a pack tomorrow.

It's very satisfying when a sim house you've adapted from a houseplan works great in the game.

Blossom · 12-30-2016, 07:52 PM

I finally got my last Christmas gift from mom. They sent it to the wrong address but it's here now. I love it. The cup holder is useless though.

https://www.amazon.com/Aleratec-Natu.../dp/B00UO5326U

Sent from my Nexus 7

astrangerhere · 12-30-2016, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I finally got my last Christmas gift from mom. They sent it to the wrong address but it's here now. I love it. The cup holder is useless though.

https://www.amazon.com/Aleratec-Natu.../dp/B00UO5326U

Sent from my Nexus 7

I have the same stand! I use it to grade away from my desk.

Cinisajoy · 12-30-2016, 08:28 PM

Been redoing a spreadsheet.

Blossom · 12-30-2016, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by astrangerhere

I have the same stand! I use it to grade away from my desk.

I am using it on my bed as a table for my laptop. I got a regular size cheap pillow under it to keep it stable seems to work great. I wish the legs lock but the pillow seems to keep them in place.

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Been redoing a spreadsheet.

Oh I love spreadsheets! Cataloging books?

Cinisajoy · 12-30-2016, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I am using it on my bed as a table for my laptop. I got a regular size cheap pillow under it to keep it stable seems to work great. I wish the legs lock but the pillow seems to keep them in place.

Oh I love spreadsheets! Cataloging books?

At the moment I am recataloging my little cookbooks.
I got about 100 recently and shelved without cataloging so it was easy to start over.
Well until Google speech recognition gets silly.
I have 121 left to put in. There will be 665 when I am done cataloging.
I am not going to detail it out as it is mostly to make sure I don't get too many duplicates.

DMcCunney · 12-30-2016, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

I love my new laptop. All the basics are now installed and what I didn't want has been uninstalled. It was relatively painless, except for the long time it took to do the Windows updates and getting rid of WPS office, which took several reboots. With the SSD it starts very fast, though I will need to keep an eye on space. It also comes with a 1TB HDD, so I've moved my Dropbox, Steam and Origin folders to that drive.

It came with WPS Office?

That's the productivity suite of choice on my Android tablet. The free version handles everything I need to do, and is the fullest featured of the ones I looked at, freeware or payware. (There is a no-ads payware version with a yearly subscription fee, but the ads are unobtrusive enough that I haven't bothered.)

WPS Office is available for other platforms as well, but on desktop and laptops here I prefer Libre Office, and have an older (2007) version of MS Office where Publisher is the only part I use.

There's an Android port of Libre Office sibling Open Office. It works, but it's fairly large and needs adequate hardware, and some configuration to display decently on a smaller screen. This is mostly turning off the on screen toolbars and adjusting the scaling, as well as making sure it always opens in landscape mode. There's a separate open source app that can enforce screen orientation on a per-app basis that gets the nod for that.

For normal use, WPS Office gets the nod.

I boot the desktop from SSD, but retained the original HD for data, and things are set up so the SSD is Windows and Linux OSes and applications, with everything else on the HD. I don't store a whole lot locally, and still have nearly half the SSD and a sixth of the original 240GB HD free. TB drives are cheap and getting cheaper, but I simply don't need one. Archival storage is on USB thumbdrives, and there's a seven port USB hub they are plugged into.
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Dennis

Rumpelteazer · 12-31-2016, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

It came with WPS Office?

That's the productivity suite of choice on my Android tablet. The free version handles everything I need to do, and is the fullest featured of the ones I looked at, freeware or payware. (There is a no-ads payware version with a yearly subscription fee, but the ads are unobtrusive enough that I haven't bothered.)

WPS Office is available for other platforms as well, but on desktop and laptops here I prefer Libre Office, and have an older (2007) version of MS Office where Publisher is the only part I use.

There's an Android port of Libre Office sibling Open Office. It works, but it's fairly large and needs adequate hardware, and some configuration to display decently on a smaller screen. This is mostly turning off the on screen toolbars and adjusting the scaling, as well as making sure it always opens in landscape mode. There's a separate open source app that can enforce screen orientation on a per-app basis that gets the nod for that.

For normal use, WPS Office gets the nod.

I boot the desktop from SSD, but retained the original HD for data, and things are set up so the SSD is Windows and Linux OSes and applications, with everything else on the HD. I don't store a whole lot locally, and still have nearly half the SSD and a sixth of the original 240GB HD free. TB drives are cheap and getting cheaper, but I simply don't need one. Archival storage is on USB thumbdrives, and there's a seven port USB hub they are plugged into.
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Dennis

My laptop only has a 128gb SSD and a 1tb HDD. WPS was quite big and I'm not likely to use it so I got rid of it, which was harder than it should be.

I will use the SSD for the OS and my most used programs and the HDD for data and bigger programs, mostly games. It's my first computer with an SSD so I'm still figuring out how I want to set it up. But I do want one in my future desktop, but it will have to be a bigger SSD. I'm planning to buy it from a nearby independent store which sells computers they put together themselves. Which means I can change any hardware I want to. Their i7 desktop looks good, but I'll upgrade the graphics card and maybe the SSD.

astrangerhere · 12-31-2016, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blossom

Oh I love spreadsheets! Cataloging books?

You should definitely check out way too many book stat's google sheet/spreadsheet for book tracking.

A link to the downloadable sheet is in the comments to the video:

library addict · 12-31-2016, 02:00 PM

Writing birthdays, etc on my 2017 paper calendar.

I use my phone for reminders for other things, but I like having a physical calendar in the kitchen.

Blossom · 12-31-2016, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

You should definitely check out way too many book stat's google sheet/spreadsheet for book tracking.

A link to the downloadable sheet is in the comments to the video:

Oh I don't catalog books using a spreadsheet. I use spreadsheets for my Sim neighborhoods from Sims 2 to keep track of everything that goes on. It's quite extensive.I use them for other small tasks like tracking rewards from Harlequin.

No I take photos of my books It's easier to remember where a book is that way.

Sent from my XT1528

badgoodDeb · 01-01-2017, 03:58 PM

Posting an Amazon review, for soda-can sized flashlight lanterns:

How I saved Christmas, courtesy of these lanterns:

I ordered 4 four-packs (of the diffused lanterns; don't see them offered in four pack today), in three different colors, plus a single in the gold or bronze color (for me). 17 lanterns -- one for each member of the extended family, including kids.

Three hours after we all opened our gifts, we were ready to start our Big Dinner. The food was out of the ovens, and lined up on the counters in buffet style, and people were gathered. Wham -- the power went out!! (So glad the food was cooked, and even set out already.) Since everybody had a lantern, we pulled out 4 of them (and a 5th for the bathroom) and enjoyed a lovely lantern-lit dinner. With 17 people, we had several long tables end to end. 4 lanterns was perfect to see, in a somewhat candle-lit dinner style. We enjoyed dinner immensely; no extra noise, just a quiet enjoyable family dinner.

The minute dinner was over, when we needed to get up and clean up, and serve dessert .... the power came back on! No, nobody was messing with the breakers; power was out for the whole neighborhood. It was a total coincidence (or "a God thing", if you will allow). These lanterns saved the day and the dinner!

My family dubbed it "The Day Aunt Debbie Saved Christmas".

12-26-2016, 03:26 PM	#40426
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,422 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I love my new laptop. All the basics are now installed and what I didn't want has been uninstalled. It was relatively painless, except for the long time it took to do the Windows updates and getting rid of WPS office, which took several reboots. With the SSD it starts very fast, though I will need to keep an eye on space. It also comes with a 1TB HDD, so I've moved my Dropbox, Steam and Origin folders to that drive. Later in the week I'm treating myself to The Sims 4, which is on sale at the moment with a 65% discount, so I could add some expansion packs to it. I will need to research which I think I will like best.

12-26-2016, 05:34 PM	#40428
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	He just needs paper plates to use while I do the dishes. It's what keeps everything clean. We don't use regular glasses. Always plastic disposables because they are too hard to clean. I have enough dishes for a family of four and the smallest shallowest sink to wash them in. Just like out child size bathtub the sink matches. I thought the sinks on base back in his military days were small these are half their size. Sent from my XT1528

12-28-2016, 04:01 PM	#40429
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,422 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I'm looking on houseplan websites to find house lay-outs that can be converted to homes for my sims. I used to spend hours converting houseplans to sim houses on graph paper. I will have to get a pack tomorrow. It's very satisfying when a sim house you've adapted from a houseplan works great in the game.

12-30-2016, 07:52 PM	#40430
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I finally got my last Christmas gift from mom. They sent it to the wrong address but it's here now. I love it. The cup holder is useless though. https://www.amazon.com/Aleratec-Natu.../dp/B00UO5326U Sent from my Nexus 7

12-30-2016, 08:28 PM	#40432
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Been redoing a spreadsheet.

12-31-2016, 02:00 PM	#40438
library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,158 Karma: 37197878 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	Writing birthdays, etc on my 2017 paper calendar. I use my phone for reminders for other things, but I like having a physical calendar in the kitchen.

01-01-2017, 03:58 PM	#40440
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,576 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Posting an Amazon review, for soda-can sized flashlight lanterns: How I saved Christmas, courtesy of these lanterns: I ordered 4 four-packs (of the diffused lanterns; don't see them offered in four pack today), in three different colors, plus a single in the gold or bronze color (for me). 17 lanterns -- one for each member of the extended family, including kids. Three hours after we all opened our gifts, we were ready to start our Big Dinner. The food was out of the ovens, and lined up on the counters in buffet style, and people were gathered. Wham -- the power went out!! (So glad the food was cooked, and even set out already.) Since everybody had a lantern, we pulled out 4 of them (and a 5th for the bathroom) and enjoyed a lovely lantern-lit dinner. With 17 people, we had several long tables end to end. 4 lanterns was perfect to see, in a somewhat candle-lit dinner style. We enjoyed dinner immensely; no extra noise, just a quiet enjoyable family dinner. The minute dinner was over, when we needed to get up and clean up, and serve dessert .... the power came back on! No, nobody was messing with the breakers; power was out for the whole neighborhood. It was a total coincidence (or "a God thing", if you will allow). These lanterns saved the day and the dinner! My family dubbed it "The Day Aunt Debbie Saved Christmas".