Mama, if your are on the market for a new computer, might I suggest a laptop? For those of us who cook, a laptop will become almost unbearable to cook without as far as new recipes go.

I cannot tell you how many times I have tried a recipe reading it off the laptop right next to my cutting board lol.. I read my OWN recipes from my site too. It it just a lot easier than wasting paper printing out something that should remain digital or running back and forth to the desktop while you are cooking.

Any laptop will do as long as it has wireless internet capabilities. A little tech here, but if you get a wireless router, you will be able to use the laptop within about a 300 foot radius (from the router) without a wire at all. And if you have a couple extra bucks ($20-$40), try to make sure the thing comes with blue tooth. Blue tooth makes it easier to use wireless devices like a mouse, speakers, etc.. Dell has great deals on them, but make sure you specifically ask for Windows XP, and NOT Vista.

Seriously, my laptop has changed my culinary experience in so many ways.

I am so with you about Vista. They are still pushing that with the new computers. I hate that operating system. I was reading Microsoft is already working on yet another operating system and no longer supporting it.
A friend of ours got one with Vista and she had to go out and get new printer and scanner because there were no Vista drivers for the ones she had. Laptops are very handy but there is the issue of heat if they are on for long periods of time. Also the batteries usually have to be replaced within 4-5 years. My own laptop is having problems with where the power cord plugs into the computer. Sometimes I have to wiggle it to get it connected. Thats not an uncommon problem with one after a few years.

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Summer '06 in Shelikof Straits north of Kodiak.

Nan

This is a laptop - the 3rd one I am burning out in the past several years! I'm not too concerned about wireless - that part doesn't bother me.

I find that the screens on these contraptions don't last 3 years!

As far as operating systems - I like XP - I want no part of Vista - not at all.

As long as this lasts until I figure out if I'm moving and when - then I'll be ok.

Mama's in the middle of a cyclone - just waiting for it to stop!

Hurricane Mama - LOL!!!

Hey Nan I love your picture!!!! Wow you look absolutley terrific, and definetly in your zone! Darn those steaks look like the size of a roast in our household! What an adventurous job you've got! Thank you so much for sharing:) Now I got a face w/ the name! Cathy