it always happens…..

Stuff.  Always happens when you least expect it!!!!!

Computers – were they put on this earth to hound us! I was under (the distinctly wrong) impression that they were meant to make our lives easier.  In what way would that be- may I ask?!  OK – don't get me wrong – I can understand how it would be for someone who didn't use a computer as their income-earning tool – yes – life could be easy and stress-free – just check an email or two – and whammo!  BUT – (there is always a BUT) – for the entrepreneurial soul that I am a computer is a necessary evil.  VERY necessary.  There's not alot I don't use it for – and when someone has the nouse to come out with one that gives birth, changes nappies, does the cooking and cleaning – well – I'll pretty much have it all covered!  until then – I'll do the best I can with my very own body!

Anyway – I digress….

My computer – let's call it umm – Henry – is having a bad day..  Actually – a bad few months – but let's not hold that against him. (I do – but if I whisper it – he might not hear me and get offended!) henry is getting slower and slower in his old age (apparently 3 years is old for a computer – he's past his mid-life crisis, and is due for some sort of corrective surgery – he's NOT getting it!).  I run various programs all at once on Henry – Photoshop, Illustrator, Smart FTP, Outlook, Dreamweaver – you know – the usual stuff of a person designing and maintaining websites, and digital designs, and editing photographs.  henry is getting to the stage where he is not happy.  he is having a conflict of interest with Photoshop – and freezes at least once every 10 minutes.  Lovely for my workflow.  Then – today – he has the complete and utter gall to inform me that I cannot 'capture video from my device, as the device is not detected'!  Hmm – not happy Henry.

It's a pity – coz I captured M1 singing 'happy little vegemites' and was going to 'webify' it for Wilbur to check out – but no such luck – although I do have another trick or two up my sleeve.

BUT – this doesn't solve the Henry problem.  I am truly in the market for THIS. I have been for a LONG LONG time now – but it seems to be getting urgent.  Tasks that would normally take me 5-10 minutes to complete – are taking longer (and that doesn't count trying to get my children fed and dressed – but that's a whole other story!).  I just finished a phone call with the bloke that sold me Henry – he does 'try' to help – really he does – and his best advice was to 'reformat'!  yeah – like I have time for that!!!!!  Soo – for now – it looks like Henry and I will have to learn to get along – and maybe make a few minor adjustments so that we can live together in harmony.

Okay – so that was yesterday!!!!  

It's now today (funnily enough!), and henry and I are starting over.  We managed to sort out the whole 'capturing video' thing – I uninstalled a device and reinstalled – and all is hunky-dory!  Now I just need to get it into a blog post!  I was over it at around 5pm last night – so Henry got turned off for a sleep. Maybe later today – coz I still have to catch up on the list of things to do thatI still haven't done – PLUS all the new things to do that arise each day.  Is it just me – or is the to do list never-ending!!!