new computer!

My new Compaq Presario has finally arrived! Much faster than I expected. I was shocked at the speed of service - I wasn't expecting it for another week. Unfortunately, my old computer is still somewhere in limbo - I think on its way back from Michigan, but I'm unsure. You can definately see the difference between FedEx and UPS. FedEx may be more expensive, but dang they are faster. Seriously, my computer was built in Shanghai, China (ah, Shanghai - I was just there two and a half months ago!) - it shipped from Shanghai on Monday morning... and got here - NEBRASKA - this morning. Seriously! That is fast! So, I'm impressed with that.

So, everything turned out fine with the computer stuff. It turned out that the LCD for my computer is only available from Hong Kong or directly from Dell - too expensive to ship from Hong Kong, and waaay too expensive to buy from Dell (like $660!), so I decided that for a few hundred dollars more I could get a new computer with a better system than what I had. So, I bought a Compaq Presario V2000Z... so far so good, but I've only had it for about an hour. My thoughts right now - great wide screen... there is a cool button on the keyboard that turns off the mousepad so that when I type, I don't have troubles accidentally click on something I don't want to click on, there are controls for volume and CD on the keyboard which is nice, its about the same size, but a little bit heavier because I bought a bigger battery (my shoulder won't like that too much, but I'll stay connect for about 6 hours instead of 2). It has a DVD R/RW in it which is fun... faster hard drive... more space. So, good so far.

So, the mulah I would have spent on a new washer and dryer (when I went to buy them that one day, I felt uneasy about it, so I decided to wait - now I see why) went to buy a new and better computer. Now I just need my old computer to transfer all of my files!