Lyn, do you use dial-up for the internet? or do you have wifi of some sort? (or, is there some other way you connect to the internet with your computer?)

I understand about the no cell phone reception... we only recently have been able to get a (rather marginal) signal.

Sandy ...

My internet connection is kind of a rube-Goldberg kind of thing ...

We don't have broadband in the mountains of northern California. It's not cost effective for companies to bring it up here. So, the fix is that I have an antenna on my house that picks up a signal from a microwave dish that got the internet signal from broadband. I have to have line-of-site from my antenna to the dish to get a connection.

As for WiFi ... it depends on where you are located and whether or not your router can get a connection. It's easy to get a WiFi connection down in town, but I can't get one at home. You can actually see Main Street down in town from my property. There is a meadow across the road that slopes down from my elevation which is only 200 ft above Main Street and I can see the town. I just can't get the signal necessary to use WiFi.

LOL, Lyn -- there's a price that has to be paid for living in Paradise!

Our house is the last one on the cable here... so I'm spoiled by that

So true, Sandy.

I haven't watched telly in years. Netflix is just fine ... , so I don't miss cable at all.

My sister is always telling me about cooking shows or gardening shows or some movie and eventually, I can usually get it on Netflix or somewhere else online. BUT I will have to upgrade the dang computer because some of the sites I used to use don't like XP ...

Newyorkrita said:

Gotta start somewhere.

How do you explain the way they multiplied? Your love of plants or just plain boredom. I keep saying I am not going to get more but I swear it is a mental problem with me. I am addicted to plants of all kinds.

I miss a garden. I have all houseplants and if I were younger (much younger) and could dig and drag, I would have a lovely butterfly and bird garden. I do love my backyard birds.

@drdawg the mouse seemed to be the problem. I am having no problems since I got the wireless mouse. Do you believe that. I am soooooo happy.

That's great news, JB. A simply mouse caused all those problems. How strange but nice that a simple replacement was the solution.

drdawg said:That's great news, JB. A simply mouse caused all those problems. How strange but nice that a simple replacement was the solution.

The mouse did not cause the glitch in Windows 7. It just was the problem with not being able to keep the screens in place.
The Windows 7 was corrupted by something that Microsoft had no answer for. Could have been a virus at one time or anything really. The mouse problem was in addition to that. In fact I had the mouse problem since July and the windows 7 problem just popped up a few weeks ago.

Got it.

JB said:

How do you explain the way they multiplied? Your love of plants or just plain boredom. I keep saying I am not going to get more but I swear it is a mental problem with me. I am addicted to plants of all kinds.

Well, yup. I am not much good at moderation.

I'm sitting down here with my fiberoptic and superfast connection reading about your dialup and wireless antennas and wondering which of us lives in the 3rd world country.

just kidding, sort of. I just couldn't resist.

Was watching jeopardy just now. Kung Fu masters came up. Well....on thing led to another...its happy if your my age, so hope it goes here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

LOL, Jonna -- it always makes me laugh when I see a report about a hiker or some such thing being lost in the wilds of nowhere and using their cell phone to call for help... and half the time I can't get a signal here??

I'm doing the happy dance because I had a notice for jury duty for Monday and the trial has been cancelled... I don't mind going for jury duty, but why does it always have to be in the winter that I get called? (I guess it's better than gardening season, but Monday is supposed to be the coldest day we've had all winter, with a low of something like -3F.)

I had the same jury duty experience this monday, I was darned happy too.

they must be targeting ATP members!

JB said:The Windows 7 was corrupted by something that Microsoft had no answer for. Could have been a virus at one time or anything really. The mouse problem was in addition to that. In fact I had the mouse problem since July and the windows 7 problem just popped up a few weeks ago.

Jacquie ...

For future reference ... just in case you experience a problem with your new mouse ... often problems with computer mice ... is that the right word ??? ... is that they need to be cleaned periodically. There is a little ball in the mouse and you open the compartment on the back of the mouse and clean out all of the debris that managed to get in there. Mine gets loaded with cat hair ...

extranjera said:I'm sitting down here with my fiberoptic and superfast connection reading about your dialup and wireless antennas and wondering which of us lives in the 3rd world country.

just kidding, sort of. I just couldn't resist.

Hey there, I thought you blew away in the last storm. I really was worried about you even if I could not get to talk to you.
I will have you know I have verizon FIOS and have had for years. No more dial up for me. We are very close to the Joint Base Mcquire Dix and Lakehurst and they ran it down our road. We had FIOS before anyone else had it in this area. Hope your weather is good and I am so glad to be back among the living. It has been a difficult summer. Just two more weeks of Physical Therapy and I should be almost ready to go it on my own. Have a wonderful day and you can kid me anytime you want.

RoseBlush1 said:

Jacquie ...

For future reference ... just in case you experience a problem with your new mouse ... often problems with computer mice ... is that the right word ??? ... is that they need to be cleaned periodically. There is a little ball in the mouse and you open the compartment on the back of the mouse and clean out all of the debris that managed to get in there. Mine gets loaded with cat hair ...

This is the first mouse I have had that does not have the little ball. I have no idea what makes it move around but no ball. It has a little box that you can turn it on and off, that is all. I lost my ball.