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08 Monday Sep 2014

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balloon, Mosaika, Technology, Zak's

was pleased to discover some interesting use of technology while in Ottawa…

the Mosaika light show on the Central Block of the Parliament buildings was amazing… even the littlest person thought it had only taken ten minutes, although it was a thirty minute presentation…

IMG_8133.JPGthe use of the building as the backdrop for the light and sound show was clever and the music and slides used interesting techniques… especially liked the 3D effect toward the end of the show…

IMG_8134.JPGwe went to Zak’s twice for breakfast… the first time the server used a napkin to take down our order because the app on his phone wasn’t working…

IMG_8137-1.JPGthe second time the server’s app worked perfectly and she ordered and calculated the cost at the same time… while there I had wonderful spinach eggs Benedict on a hash brown patty, delicious…

IMG_8136.JPGthe pilot of our balloon was using an app on his phone which gave him flight information and which he used to record the flight…

IMG_8135.JPGhis pursuit team also had an app which helped them be the first (of seven teams) to arrive at our touchdown spot…

always interesting what technology you can find if you keep your eyes open…

issues…

12 Tuesday Aug 2014

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hydrangeas, issues, Technology

spent the whole day dealing with technology…

lots of time trying to accomplish particular processes…

lots of time waiting for responses from three different technical people…

and lots and lots of time on the phone trying to understand and solve issues…

I’m always working/dealing with technology, but don’t usually spend the entire day at it… thankfully most issues have been resolved…

just a bit tiring, lol…

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technology…

29 Tuesday Jul 2014

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cell phone, email, encyclopedia, internet, Technology

been thinking about technology quite a bit lately…

when it works it makes everything go well… when it doesn’t it makes life so frustrating…

the changes over the last few years have been amazing…

can you even remember when you didn’t have a smartphone… or a laptop and/or tablet…

we purchased our first cell phone when our older daughter was sixteen as she was taking a road trip with a bunch of her friends… we wanted her to be connected if she needed help or had trouble with the van… that phone was large and cumbersome and didn’t work everywhere on the main highway…

and here I am, writing my blog on my iPhone and texting with my daughter at the same time…

earlier my other daughter was sending me pictures from Montreal where they are visiting for a few days…

while we were in a shoe store, in Fargo, North Dakota, the clerk went online and ordered shoes that they didn’t have in the store, and had them delivered to us at the border…

fifteen years ago email was just becoming a new tool… cannot imagine being without it now… and, on the phone, as well as the desktop and laptop and maybe even the tablet…

all of my kids watch movies on the computer…

people complete forms on their home computer and submit them online, or use an iPad when they arrive at the office… I remember trying to decipher handwriting and guessing what a name or phone number was supposed to be…

the internet has changed our lives… not sure if young people know what an encyclopedia is, lol…

I need to remember all the great things that technology helps us with, particularly when some of it might not be working at its best…

20140729-222009-80409601.jpgview of the pond tonight…

technology…

14 Monday Jul 2014

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aquasize, database, nap, salt water tank, Skype, Technology

seemed like a busy weekend, so when I got home from work I had a little nap…

then I had supper and watched a bit of tv… tried to set up a new Skype address but technology wasn’t working with me… been a bit of that lately…

although I must say that I am really understanding our database at work… a colleague and I were discussing some new information we had received, and we both knew exactly what it was all about… great to realize that we have learned a lot about the system in the last year or so…

had a great visit by phone with one of my BS buddies… we used to go to aquasize together but she moved away and we’ve only gone a few times when she’s home… we just made two dates to go in the next month or so, which will be great fun… she will be back here on a more regular basis and we are looking to swim more regularly… looking forward to that…

when we were out for dim sum on Saturday, I got this picture of the beautiful salt water tank at the restaurant…

salt water tank at restaurant...

salt water tank at restaurant…

 

unexpected…

22 Sunday Jun 2014

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broken, Emergency, garden, hot tub, party, Technology, unexpected, weeding

had a very poor sleep last night… when I got up I started the day with a hot tub…

20140622-195524-71724240.jpgafter a shower I sat out in the garden and read and thought about doing a bit of weeding…

designed and printed a birthday card for my grandson, which I was able to do from my chair in the garden, thanks to some of the work of my son-in-law when they were here last weekend…

was just thinking about making something to eat when my daughter texted to let me know she was at the hospital with a possible broken foot…

spent the next three hours with her in Emergency…

20140622-200238-72158166.jpgshe was right, it was broken and they put a splint on it… we made it to their house for the birthday party with an hour to spare…

helped with the party and got a ride home and am now heading for bed… the day didn’t turn out quite as planned or expected…

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technology…

17 Tuesday Jun 2014

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card reader, electronic picture frame, router, Technology, usb hub, wifi

while the kids were here we visited Best Buy and Future Shop a number of times and Ron was kept busy…

we picked up a USB hub…

20140617-205125-75085988.jpgand went back for a new card reader…

both of these items made me very happy… now I can finally plug in a USB stick and my camera memory card at my desktop… for months I haven’t been able to, which means I have basically had to write my blog on my phone… if I had a photo on the camera, I had to take a picture of the photo with my phone…

20140617-212404-77044058.jpgthen we got a new power bar which also has USB ports in it and that got put up on the wall… it is very handy and now there aren’t cords all over the floor… and I am going to be able to plug in my phone or fitbit in the living room…

best of all we picked up an additional router so that I can access wifi in the garden… all that work the MTS guy did, didn’t solve the wifi problem at all…

even the loaner laptop was fixed… apparently the date on it was wrong and that was causing it to refuse to go to any website… I can now access my email as well…

20140617-213301-77581594.jpgall the technology is working beautifully…

we won’t talk about the electronic frame which, just this morning, is telling me there are no photos on it, sigh…

flowers…

23 Wednesday Apr 2014

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big girl pants, flowers, fun, Technology, tulips

had some fun today with a picture of tulips that I had taken a while ago at the office…

20140423-213335.jpg put it into name tags for an event tomorrow…

still trying to figure out how to make the picture stay in one place… did some research and still couldn’t sort it out…

technology is so great when it works, but such a pain when it doesn’t, lol…

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Friday…

11 Friday Apr 2014

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big girl pants, Friday, good news, hard times, hot tub, long week, Technology, violet

thank goodness it is Friday…

seems like it’s been a very long week…
difficult times for friends, technology issues and possibly a cold coming on…

some good news… an appointment made, conversations with my girls and my grandson getting into a great program…

have enjoyed some lovely times in the hot tub as the weather has improved…

my violet is getting ready to bloom again… this is what it looked like the last time…

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hot tub…

27 Thursday Mar 2014

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conversations, flowers, hot tub, missing George, Spring, Technology

last night I spent some time in the hot tub…

was thinking about the conversations that George and I used to have there late in the evening, in the dark…

we’d talk about work, the house, the kids, everything…

went through the day missing him… we had a few jobs at the office that he would have helped sort out…

had problems with some technology during the day and this evening as well…

feel a bit like spring will never come… reminded me of a card I received from a former colleague, a number of years ago… came across it when I was working on the shelves in the hall… it mentioned that spring always comes…

trying to hold onto that… need to get some more flowers I think… they often help…

these crocuses have all died off now…

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technology…

25 Tuesday Mar 2014

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Acer, computer, iPad, laptop, Technology

this morning my son-in-law sent me information on a possible new computer… looks like a giant iPad type of machine…

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looks interesting… my laptop is an Acer and I’ve been happy with it… till it’s recent hacking scenario…

while I wait to get my laptop back I have one from my nephew, but may have injured it, so I still don’t have access to a laptop, lol…

but I’m not always eager to buy the first design of something, just in case there are any bugs…

mid afternoon I was handed an iPad for the front desk which clients will use to complete paperwork…

really worried that I am going to end up buying one for myself… have been thinking about it for quite a while, but haven’t had an opportunity to play with one…

and do I want the really large one or the smaller easier to travel one…

I do love technology…

what to do, what to do…

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