Imacs, email and stuff

I recently bought an Imac. I started my personal computer life as an Apple person. In the late 80's I bought an Apple 2C. When that died I took up with PCs for work and at home. So this step back into Apple is a big one.

Getting used to this Imac isn't that hard. There are some things that seem to elude me but I have my trusty Imacs for Dummies guidebook and I'm getting along.

I discovered that big isn't necessarily better with this computer. I bought a 27 inch monitor. Wow it sure is impressive but if I try to use the whole screen I feel like I;'m at a tennis match swiveling my head from side to side just to read. I'm learning to use the screen for a number of windows - email on the left, firefox in the middle, twitter on the right, skype in a corner - the ultimate multitasker!

But this Imac is sometimes obstinate. I have had trouble installing and using Thunderbird which is my mailer of choice. It installs, finds all of my email files and then frequently seems to disengage.

I wonder if it is the sheer volume of emails I have sitting on the University's server - at this moment it is 9317.

I also have 107 folders (many with subfolders) of older emails that I think I need to keep. The oldest email that I can find is from 1999

My office is full to overflowing with books, papers, files, binders and more stuff.

I have a t-shirt in my closet at home that I bought when I was in grad school in 1976.

Why on earth do I have all of this stuff?

I'm not a collector - I don't go out and try to complete sets of whatever or buy more and more of something because I want to 'collect' whatever it is.

It seems that I am incapable of throwing anything out!

I am convinced that I will need something within days of throwing it out, or that I will lose enough weight to be able to wear that t-shirt again, or that I need the email trail for my memoirs.

I have a feeling the t-shirt from 1976 will never fit again, that if I haven't used something since 1999 I may never use or need it again and that my memoirs will never be written by me or anyone else.

A belated new year's resolution - get rid of stuff - get rid of a lot of stuff

Using Performance for Firefox

I have just discovered an extension for firefox that allows me to add entries to my blog directly from firefox. This entry is my first attempt. It seems easy but we'll see - the categories are a bit different and may provide a challenge for me.



A brief weather update - it is cloudy but not raining here in Vancouver. Needless to say there is no snow on the ground

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