I'm turning into *that* geek
Mar. 31st, 2011 10:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenaySo, I think that I may be setting up a plan to very, very gradually save towards buying an iPad. Yup, I'm becoming *that* geek. I'm figuring on early next year for the actual purchase, by which time the iPad 3 will be out with whatever nice extras it's going to have. So that gives me around a year to put a little bit aside each month.
It may be sooner if the global BBC iPlayer comes to Canada before the end of the year :-) That, for me, would be the killer app that would have me out buying an iPad immediately. Being able to watch BBC stuff from the comfort of my bed without worrying that my laptop is going to shout at me when I move it and upset the hard-drive? Yup, sounds good to me :-)
Mostly, I'm thinking that I want something with a decent (but not huge) screen that's very portable and will make it easy to keep up with things on the move and watch videos wherever I want. My iPod Touch is fab around the house and on short trips for keeping up with emails, Twitter and Facebook, but it's not practical for longer trips (like, say, two weeks in England next year) and definitely not good enough for some of the streaming video stuff that's now around. It was lovely to fly without my laptop and I've kind of decided that dragging a laptop around airports is just not for me anymore. Not when there are other, lighter options.
So, I'm going to save up for an iPad. I am turning into Gadget Girl.
I've also been thinking about off-site back-up, particularly now that Amazon has launched it's Cloud Drive service. My music is all ripped CDs (that I own), so if I lost the data it would be a pain but not the end of my life. What I really want to have a good back-up location for is my photos and my personal documents. I've thought about DropBox on and off but never quite got around to it. As I use Amazon for so many other things, I may look at testing the Cloud Drive and see what I think.
Today is "plan next week's menu" day. I think that it needs to include many noms. Sunday is going to be a repeat of the stunningly nommy salmon and garlic/rosemary roasted potatoes from last Sunday. I'm thinking that Monday may be chicken wings, possibly baked with a BBQ rub. It's been ages since I last had chicken wings. I may even go wild and do some potato wedges to go with them. Currently, I'm stuck on Saturday. Do I want to treat myself to some form of take-out? If so, what? Or do I want to see what my butcher has that is nom? Or do I want to try a new recipe?
Oh, the dilemma!
I'm leaning towards take-out. Possibly of the sushi variety. Or, if I start Humira on Saturday and I'm feeling achey, it may be pizza.
It may be sooner if the global BBC iPlayer comes to Canada before the end of the year :-) That, for me, would be the killer app that would have me out buying an iPad immediately. Being able to watch BBC stuff from the comfort of my bed without worrying that my laptop is going to shout at me when I move it and upset the hard-drive? Yup, sounds good to me :-)
Mostly, I'm thinking that I want something with a decent (but not huge) screen that's very portable and will make it easy to keep up with things on the move and watch videos wherever I want. My iPod Touch is fab around the house and on short trips for keeping up with emails, Twitter and Facebook, but it's not practical for longer trips (like, say, two weeks in England next year) and definitely not good enough for some of the streaming video stuff that's now around. It was lovely to fly without my laptop and I've kind of decided that dragging a laptop around airports is just not for me anymore. Not when there are other, lighter options.
So, I'm going to save up for an iPad. I am turning into Gadget Girl.
I've also been thinking about off-site back-up, particularly now that Amazon has launched it's Cloud Drive service. My music is all ripped CDs (that I own), so if I lost the data it would be a pain but not the end of my life. What I really want to have a good back-up location for is my photos and my personal documents. I've thought about DropBox on and off but never quite got around to it. As I use Amazon for so many other things, I may look at testing the Cloud Drive and see what I think.
Today is "plan next week's menu" day. I think that it needs to include many noms. Sunday is going to be a repeat of the stunningly nommy salmon and garlic/rosemary roasted potatoes from last Sunday. I'm thinking that Monday may be chicken wings, possibly baked with a BBQ rub. It's been ages since I last had chicken wings. I may even go wild and do some potato wedges to go with them. Currently, I'm stuck on Saturday. Do I want to treat myself to some form of take-out? If so, what? Or do I want to see what my butcher has that is nom? Or do I want to try a new recipe?
Oh, the dilemma!
I'm leaning towards take-out. Possibly of the sushi variety. Or, if I start Humira on Saturday and I'm feeling achey, it may be pizza.
