*Iz surprised*

After suffering what seems to be ongoing writers block.... I've finished something.

Yes, I am as surprised as everyone else! (I could have blogged about it, but I thought that the best thing to do was try and work through it) Admittedly, it's not the pinch hit that I should never have taken, but it's a story and I have completed it. Which counts for quite a bit around here!

So - is there anybody who knows both NCIS and Sapphire and Steel around, who doesn't mind reading through just over 800 words of fic? No spoilers for NCIS but mentions of how Sapphire and Steel ends. Oh and did I mention 'off-screen character death' (of a sort!)
Please reply at the usual places!

Right. Now I am off to do other things for a short while, including taking photos of my car and sorting out the rest of my Cardiff photos to share with all and sundry.

There will be more, later!

*Iz surprised*

After suffering what seems to be ongoing writers block.... I've finished something.

Yes, I am as surprised as everyone else! (I could have blogged about it, but I thought that the best thing to do was try and work through it) Admittedly, it's not the pinch hit that I should never have taken, but it's a story and I have completed it. Which counts for quite a bit around here!

So - is there anybody who knows both NCIS and Sapphire and Steel around, who doesn't mind reading through just over 800 words of fic? No spoilers for NCIS but mentions of how Sapphire and Steel ends. Oh and did I mention 'off-screen character death' (of a sort!)
Please reply at the usual places!

Right. Now I am off to do other things for a short while, including taking photos of my car and sorting out the rest of my Cardiff photos to share with all and sundry.

There will be more, later!

A question for the hive mind - buying a new computer

I'm writing this on the 'other' pc in the house, lest my computer, takes offence and never speaks to me ever AGAIN!!!

So, the time has come for me to consider buying a new computer.  My beloved laptop, Mithy, is starting to show his age.  He'll be five next year (which is old for a laptop)  The 'mind' is there, but the 'body' is starting to go.  For example:
- The screen will not sit up on it's own breakfast (I have to brace a cushion between my knees as support)

- The lock is broken on it (I have to use a hair grip to open the clamshell)

-The keyboard is starting to fall apart.  The 'J' and 'K' keys are held together with tape (but still work) and the 'B' key is starting to play up (understandably - not a good look!)

- I cannot run snazzy things like iPods off it. 

This is not a good look.  I want to be able to take my computer downstairs and work on stories and stuff and be sociable with the rest of the family (that I will end up writing smut in the same room as the family is neither here nor there!).  So...  before Mithy decides to make the decision for me...  I want to buy a new computer.

Things It Needs To Do:

• Run a 'compatitble' word processor programme to Word
• Run Olympus Master Software for Ridley (my camera)
• Run AOL
• Run Firefox
• Run iTunes
  
• Play DVDs on it (R2 - everything else, the DVD player can handle)
  
• Be (relatively) lightweight and easy to lug around
• Be tough enough to withstand me.   iPods have failed at this in the past.  
  

Other stuff like have USB 2.0 is a no brainer (I might not know the first thing about computers - but I know they come as standard now)
So... Questions for the Hive Mind:

- Is Vista really the Spawn of the Devil?

- Is a Mac worth saving the extra money for?   I've done my homework regarding most of the above on Macs (apart from the 'tough enough' one) and in nearly all (the Olympus software I have to double check) catergories, the answer is 'yes'.  Wireless is another matter!

- How easy it to go over to wireless?  I ain't stoopid when it comes to computers (I am a librarian, you know!) but it looks... hinky!

- How easy is it to transfer all the data from one computer to another?

- Anything else I need to know?

So...  help?!

A question for the hive mind - buying a new computer

I'm writing this on the 'other' pc in the house, lest my computer, takes offence and never speaks to me ever AGAIN!!!

So, the time has come for me to consider buying a new computer.  My beloved laptop, Mithy, is starting to show his age.  He'll be five next year (which is old for a laptop)  The 'mind' is there, but the 'body' is starting to go.  For example:
- The screen will not sit up on it's own breakfast (I have to brace a cushion between my knees as support)

- The lock is broken on it (I have to use a hair grip to open the clamshell)

-The keyboard is starting to fall apart.  The 'J' and 'K' keys are held together with tape (but still work) and the 'B' key is starting to play up (understandably - not a good look!)

- I cannot run snazzy things like iPods off it. 

This is not a good look.  I want to be able to take my computer downstairs and work on stories and stuff and be sociable with the rest of the family (that I will end up writing smut in the same room as the family is neither here nor there!).  So...  before Mithy decides to make the decision for me...  I want to buy a new computer.

Things It Needs To Do:

• Run a 'compatitble' word processor programme to Word
• Run Olympus Master Software for Ridley (my camera)
• Run AOL
• Run Firefox
• Run iTunes
  
• Play DVDs on it (R2 - everything else, the DVD player can handle)
  
• Be (relatively) lightweight and easy to lug around
• Be tough enough to withstand me.   iPods have failed at this in the past.  
  

Other stuff like have USB 2.0 is a no brainer (I might not know the first thing about computers - but I know they come as standard now)
So... Questions for the Hive Mind:

- Is Vista really the Spawn of the Devil?

- Is a Mac worth saving the extra money for?   I've done my homework regarding most of the above on Macs (apart from the 'tough enough' one) and in nearly all (the Olympus software I have to double check) catergories, the answer is 'yes'.  Wireless is another matter!

- How easy it to go over to wireless?  I ain't stoopid when it comes to computers (I am a librarian, you know!) but it looks... hinky!

- How easy is it to transfer all the data from one computer to another?

- Anything else I need to know?

So...  help?!