have you seen the new iPad?

Have you seen the new Apple iPad yet? There seems to be two schools of opinions about this new-fangled device. While many people seem very excited about it and think very highly of it, there are some who say the new iPads are nothing more than glorified ipods. I can’t comment either way as I’m not an Apple user and have not seen this device. Have you seen it or had a chance to play with it yet? What do you think?

handyman’s assistant

Yay, the weekend is here. Happy days. I’ve been so good I actually made out my grocery list.

Got a couple of handyman items on my list this week that I’ve not bought before. Our bathroom light has blown so I need to get a new bulb. Normally it’s DH who buys these things but he’s delegated it to me (yes, boss!).

He says to also get some ring terminals and quite frankly I have no idea what they are. But I could ask the guy at the handyman store and he should be able to tell me, right?

what she wants

I heard SIL and her husband will be coming to town next month. Not sure if that’s good news or bad news . Where in-laws are concerned, I guess most of us will have to think twice.

If I remember right, the last time SIL was here a couple of years ago, she said she wanted to look at some digital camcorders. Then without a word, DH gave her the one he had promised DD. Duh!

The poor girl had been wanting one so bad but she ended up with none. So let’s see what SIL wants to ‘look at’ this time. Let’s hope it’s not anything we’ve set our eyes on because then it might just end up in her luggage when she leaves .

tired of the PC fair

So the PC Fair has come and gone. We didn’t buy much at all this time except for a couple of MP3 headphones and some computer memory cards.

I think the thing is they’re having these fairs too often. It’s not like anyone really needs to upgrade or replace their equipment every 3-4 months.

So these days, we go for a quick look around and we’re out of there. No point lingering around because it’s so crowded and if you hang around much longer, there’s always a chance you’ll get yourself talked into buying something you don’t need.

desperately seeking waffle maker

Being the waffle freak that I am, I was broken-hearted when my beloved waffle maker decided to make two-toned waffles instead of the lovely even-toned ones I so love. I know it’s a matter of time before my waffle maker decides to call it a day.

I’ve been on the lookout for a new waffle maker. I can’t remember where I bought my old one, otherwise it would save me a lot of trouble and I could just go back there and pick one up. All I know is that it’s German-made and it’s been so good it’s never broken down.

I’ve been to several electronics stores but they don’t seem to sell waffle makers. Maybe not many people here are into homemade waffles like I am. Now I’m on the lookout for wholesale electronics warehouse sales where hopefully I’ll be able to find a replacement for my waffle maker. Times are bad, I’m sure there’ll be some electronics sales coming up soon… if only I would be patient.

what do you do with your digital photos?

I’ve taken a lot of photos this festive season. I usually back them up to a CD and store them.

Before the days of CDs, I used the tape drives in my office to do the job. Well, the thing is I seem to have lost all of those tapes when I was moving office some years ago.

What upsets me is that those were photos of my kids taken when they were much younger. I never thought to print them out but maybe it’s time I really sat down and started doing that before my CDs go missing.

How do you handle your digital photos?