New Computer

Anybody who checks this blog ever may have noticed that we have been MIA. (Really, was Elena ever here enough to count as being MIA though?) Our old laptop (bought in 2004) was great and has served us well over the years, but is painfully slow for doing anything of any large scale.

Well, I've been eying parts for a new computer for quite a while, so I picked them out from Newegg and put it together myself. It should be able to handle some video editing.

I was going to put the specs up, but Elena doesn't want too much information out there on the web. I told her that we don't update our blog enough for anybody to be stalking us using it.

iPod Headphone Jack

Be careful about how you store your iPod headphones. If you're like me (and probably most people) when you're done listening you wrap the headphone cord around your preferred MP3 player. Well, you do that enough and you can ruin the connection. My iPod is beyond warranty coverage, and Apple doesn't repair them (my options are pay a lot of money for a refurbished one, pay a lot of money for a new one [a small discount off a new one]) or... go with a separate company that repairs it for you. I'll probably go with the latter. I had found a website before that seemed like it would be a good choice, but it'll cost me about $40.