My computer has just had major surgery. After months of slow decline, it was decided that a full reinstall of Windows was needed. So now I’m rocking Windows 7. Meh. I’d rather a Mac, but my hubby has always been a Windows man, and he’s the I.T. guy, so what can I do?
I’ve taken the Blogging Without Obligation pledge, but I still feel a need to tell you why I’m so quiet at the moment. After my computer was released from the recovery ward, I have been spending a considerable amount of time aiding its rehabilitation. This means reinstalling programs, bookmarking everything again, putting in LOTS of passwords {honestly I don’t know how one is supposed to remember so many passwords} and so on.
First 3 things to install:
Firefox
iTunes
Photoshop
These 3 programs are the backbone of my computing requirements. Do you have a program or programs you can’t live without?
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Photoshop!!!! Cannot live without it and adobe bridge for my mass production editing. My computer needs surgery too but I am too broke to pay for it plus it takes a lot to reinstall and re bookmark! lol
I just live without my computer but I get lots more done when I don’t have it !
You don’t need a different password for each application – why can’t you use the same password and maybe something different for more serious stuff like banking, etc. It makes life a lot easier to remember.
Hi Yvonne,
I generally do this, but sometimes I find it difficult to remember which password went with what. I also have a few different usernames and working out the combination of the two sometimes gives me a headache!
Actually now whenever I sign up for something new I send myself an email with the username and password and keep them all in a folder in my Outlook. This has helped a lot.
Cheers,
Kelly.
Firefox. Photoshop. Delicious. Which is brilliant actually. A social bookmarking site so you can access all your bookmarks where ever you are, and whatever happens to your computer. OK, so it isn’t a “program” exactly, but I use it as much as I do my email almost. OK, that was an exaggeration. But I do use it like a gillion more often than I use my toaster. Which is saying something.
firefox, paint shop pro, etsyhacks!
Hugs,
Gina
Darn computers sure do know how to give us headaches…lol After my crash the first program that had to be reinstalled was photoshop elements. Can’t live without that one.
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Google chrome (with igoogle homepage – I can have everything and more on one page), Publisher and Picassa. These I cannot live without! Now that I have a laptop I really do think I spend too much time “nourishing my creativity”..oops
Cute pillows!
And my favourites are:
FF
Corel PP
Photoshop
Let’s give it up for Illustrator and Photoshop! I also can’t do without Grooveshark and, of course, my own blog, CuteStuffInside.
S.W.A.K.
Firefox, iTunes, Windows Live Writer