Lost Again

I really don't know if I should be trying this Horse Betting Lark. Today I had a choice of 3 horses in 3 different races. I chose one of them as I only make 1 bet a day. Well 2 won and one lost. It does not take a genius to guess which one I chose!!!! I am definitely not making anything at this lark. Mind you, I am not exactly spending a lot either. One of these days I will stumble across a more consistent way of doing things (Grin).

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Like New Glasses

I installed my new 19 inch monitor last night. WOW what a difference a couple of inches make (grin). The screen is so large and sharp. I was able to increase the resolution and it looks GREAT. With my failing eyesight (everybody say Ahhhh!!!) it makes reading the text so much easier.

I'm still tweaking the settings but watching films on it is like watching them on TV (or better sometimes as you can now get programs recorded from HD TV).

The only disadvantage with this new monitor is the built in speakers. I deliberately chose it with speakers but they are not as good as the ones in my old monitor. I have a set of Harman/Kardon speakers and a set that came with my PC when I bought it just over a year ago but they take up room on my desk, hence the built in speakers. I will see how happy I am with the sound but I may end up fitting the external speakers.

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I Changed My Mind

I decided I didn't like the other layout so we will try another one. I don't know if anybody is actually looking at this blog as I have had no comments to any of my blogs. I hope someone is following my rants & raves or at least looking at them. After all I'd be a bit of an idiot talking to myself. Well, maybe not. :}

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I Got It - At Last

I have finally signed up to get my new car. I have got the new Kia Sorento, Silver in colour and I even (although at the time I didn't know it) test drove the actual car I am buying.

The car I had driven in January was the previous years model. The one today is the one just releae by Kia, with the bigger BHP and a different chassis. It certainly did not drive like a 4X4 diesel. The engine had plenty of poke and plenty of room inside.

I have decided to pick the car up on the 1st March when the new 07 plates come out. OK I will have to wait a few weeks but I think it will be worth it.

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Super Size Me

OK well, I am not exactly talking burgers here. I'm actually talking about a new TFT monitor. I have just ordered a new 19" TFT monitor from Amazon.co.uk. I have wanted a larger monitor ever since I bought my present PC just over a year ago. I have been using the 15" monitor from my previous PC so I think watching any TV on it, or even playing Eve-OnLine will be a bit like going to the pictures at first. OK it's not that big and it's not surround sound but it will be a big improvement over what I have.

I had originally asked for it for my Birthday/Christmas (both are in December) but I managed to get a new photo printer (HP Photosmart C5180) out of QVC instead. It cost a lot more than the monitor but I have been able to do some great montage pictures for my family and the Church. I was Father Christmas for the Sunday School party and a friend took some photos. Well, by the next day I had an A4 montage of them all and was able to give it to the Sunday School. The kids loved it.

One of the funny comments made (I live in Scotland - but I am English) from one of the kids was that he thought I must be the Real Father Christmas as I didn't have a Scottish accent (as had all the other Father Christmas's they had seen). Ah, the innocence of children. God Love them All.


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Oops I'm in Trouble

Looks like I have upset the folks at AdSense. In my efforts/ignorance I have been clicking on the adverts supplied by Google. Silly me. Apparently that is against the rules as it will generate income for me.

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As a reminder, any method of generating invalid clicks is strictly prohibited. Invalid clicks include but are not limited to any clicks that are generated through the use of robots, automated clicking tools, manual clicks by a publisher on the publisher's own web pages, or a publisher encouraging others to click on his ads.

If you are clicking on the ads on your web pages for testing purposes,please note that clicking on your own ads or encouraging others to do so for any reason is prohibited, due to the potential for inflation of advertiser costs. Please be assured that there is no need to test the ads on your site, as our specialists review all of our ads to ensure that they meet Google's advertising standards.

If you would like to visit the destination of an ad to view its content or to add it to your filter list, you can use the AdSense Preview Tool, available here:

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The Google AdSense preview tool is an addition to the right-click menu for Windows Internet Explorer 6.x, allowing you to preview the ads that may show on any web page. Clicks and impressions from the preview tool are not applied to the advertiser's account. You can click through to the target site without worrying about invalid clicks being generated on your account, and without costing the advertiser for your test clicks.

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I was actually looking at the adverts. Yes, I admit I was looking at the adverts repeatedly especially as I was trying to change the layout of my Adsense block to show more adverts. Some of them I was looking at as I was interested in what they had to offer.

Be careful all you bloggers, the AdSense Police are watching!!!!

Ah well, knuckles well and truly wrapped!!

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What Do You Think

New layout. Do you think it is better or worse than the previous one? I'm as yet undecided and am still experimenting so it may change periodically.


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Back to the Drawing Board

Well the bad news was confirmed. The contract for my new car is cancelled so I have to start looking again. Unfortunately now that we are another month on the deals that were available have now finished and the Kia Sorento is back to an expensive car to lease.

So it is back to try new quotes and see what deal I can get. It looks like it is going to cost me about another £70 a month, at least!!! I still want a Kia Sorento as my reasons for wanting it have not changed. Just the finances as to how I get it. Another thing is that my present car (Peugeot 406 Hdi Estate ) is another month older and another 1,000 miles on the clock which means that it's value is dropping too. Such is life. I will get there yet.


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No Car

Yep, the title says it all. After signing up for the Kia Sorento from a leasing company it appears that Kia have changed the terms of the deal and the Leasing company have cancelled their contract with me. Sooooo No Motor. Back to the drawing board. I still want a Sorento, for the same reasons that I chose it in the first place, but I will just have to get it elsewhere.

Sigh !!!

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15 Ways To Get Real Frustrated With Your PC

I work in IT as I mentioned in my bio. Whilst I don't deal with the hardware issues I do overhear conversations that make the following just have a hint of truth. Enjoy.

15 Ways to Get Real Frustrated With Your PC

I finally figured out this one client.

Since I teach all my clients how to fix and protect their PCs, I couldn’t understand why this one client frequently arrived at my office, broken computer in hand, paying me to fix it.

Every problem he presented was one I taught him how to prevent or fix himself, but it didn’t seem to matter. He was a really nice guy so I would explain the whole procedure again, show him how to do it, make sure he could do before he left my office … but he’d return again – with the same problem or one close to it. He even presented me some real whoppers from time to time. Teaching him was kind of like nailing Jell-O to a tree.

One day it dawned on me: in his mind a PC is supposed to have problems – something is supposed to go wrong or … it’s not right. I know there must be some old proverb written about that kind of mentality but I can’t think of it. If you do, let me know.

So, for those of you who enjoy PC frustration (or want a good laugh) here’s what you can do:

1. Instead of shutting down your PC, just flick the power switch on the back of the tower.
2. When you’re on the Internet, click “yes” or “ok” to everything that pops onto your screen, regardless of what you’re agreeing to.
3. Visit as many sex, gambling, and related sites as you can.
4. Download everything you can find on the Internet as long as it’s free.
5. Open every email and email attachment, no matter who it’s from.
6. DO NOT have your firewall turned on in your Windows XP and, certainly, do not install a firewall program for other versions of Windows.
7. NEVER update Windows with the latest patches and fixes.
8. DO NOT install an anti-virus program, and – if you have one – don’t update it or use it to scan your computer for viruses. Ever.
9. DO NOT install an anti-Spyware program on your computer.
10. NEVER clean your mouse or keyboard.
11. DO NOT have a good surge protector to plug in your computer, monitor, and other peripherals. Instead, use a six-outlet extension lead so that power surges, brownouts, and blackouts really do some damage.
12. Smoke, eat, and drink at your computer and make sure you dribble your drink, and drop your food, and flick your ashes on the keyboard. A lot.
13. Keep your tower out in the main area of the house -- where the pets shake themselves a lot -- so the hair clogs up your fan and other fragile parts of your computer.
14. Bang on your tower and monitor – A LOT -- to get them to go faster.
15. Call the help desk from work with a home computer problem. Make sure you’re on a 5-minute break.

Patty
The Computer Lady
www.fix-and-protect-your-pc.com