W00t!

[annabtg]

I got a new laptop yesterday! :DD

After my CD/DVD reader broke on the other one (I can't remember if I've already mentioned that or not), it was the final straw. It already had a burnt out battery, a non-working touchpad, a faulty graphics card and no way to be fixed without paying at least half its price again.

My new laptop is a Turbo-X Sirius Sirus Duo with excellent qualifications. And, in case you're interested, Windows Vista are compatible with the Sims 2. I checked it myself at the store before agreeing to buy the laptop. :P

The only downside is that it didn't come with any programs preinstalled. I have no Office! And I can't read my fics! :SSSS D'you guys know if there's a program I can download that will read .doc files? If not, well, I suppose I can get Office somewhere...

Oh, I got a webcam, too. Only I don't know how much I'll be using it because when I'm online I'm usually in my pyjamas, hair unbrushed, looking a mess. :P You might be amused at how I got it, though...

(Dad and I are in the store; I'm on their test subject-computer installing the Sims 2, Dad is looking around.)

Dad: *points to a laptop's screen* Hey, Anna, look! It's me!
Me: *looks* Ah, yeah, I know. It's got a webcam. *points* This thing here.
Dad: Cool, isn't it?
Me: Sure.
Dad: Is it expensive?
Me: Nah... around 30 euros.
Dad: Do you want one?
Me: *hides big grin* Sure.

Back to installing programs/transferring files etc..

See ya,
Anna.

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[annabtg.livejournal.com]

Almost! :D

(I typed down its whole name for that reason only, lol.)

See ya,
Anna.

[judosas.livejournal.com]

Yay for the new laptop and webcam!

As for downloading programs, I usually use download.com Maybe you can find Office there?

[xxoh-yeah.livejournal.com]

Ooh! New laptop, eh? I wish I had one. Lol.

I think you can get OFFICE from fanfiction.net. On my old computer, I downloaded it from there.

Dad: *points to a laptop's screen* Hey, Anna, look! It's me!
Hahahaha!

[gloryforever.livejournal.com]

You could go to www.openoffice.org and download their suite. It does everything MS Office does but it's open-source so you're not incurring in copyright infringement. And you can get it in a variety of languages, although I'm not sure if Greek is one of them.

Good luck with your new laptop!

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

Seconding the above, OpenOffice will do what you need (has equivalents for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and even Access, I think), and I'm pretty sure it's available in Greek--it's available in a LOT of languages. It even has a clipart package you can get for it. Feel free to ask me any questions you have--I've used OpenOffice before (though not that much), and I'm used to finding freeware and open source stuff to do the same thing as payware. One of my specialties. :D I love free software, and games, and . . . you get the picture. *G*

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Sas! :) I'll probably need several programs, so this site will come in handy. :)

See ya,
Anna.

[phibatola.livejournal.com]

Hey congrats. I have to get a webcam one of these days. Your new toy sounds awsome. I hhope you get office soon. I dont think I could function without it.

[le-parapluie.livejournal.com]

Your old laptop sounds like my current one. Sometimes I feel like flinging it through an open window. Glad your newer model has many spiffy features--having a crappy laptop is so irritating.

[noneedofcrepe.livejournal.com]

Hooray for new almost-Sirius laptop! :D
And haha, you dad. Webcams are fun. I don't have one, actually, but they seem fun. My friend has one and she once recorded our whole conversation with it and I had no idea. lol. Luckily I didn't talk about anything damaging. :)
I miss my old laptop (I have a desktop now. Her name is Andromeda). His name was Alfonzo. But he died a horrific death (which involved his screen being ruined and his system failing). At least he's at peace now.
And my scanner's name is Bobert. And my bed is Zaphod Beeblebrox ( :D I love those books).

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

Hehe :D

I see that FF.net offers OpenOffice, and I got some comments telling me it's good, so I'll probably go for it. :)

See ya,
Anna.

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

I think I'll do just that, Gloria! Thanks for the suggestion. :)

See ya,
Anna.

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

That's great! :) I'll download it and let you know if I need any help.

See ya,
Anna.

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

Hi there, Cate! :)

You're welcome to friend me! I'll friend you too. I've heard about you from Jen, and you seem to be a great girl. :)

See ya,
Anna.

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

:))

Webcams are fun. I used it today when IMing a RL friend (and she used hers). It's fun to see the other's reactions to what you type, hehe.

See ya,
Anna. :)

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

Aww, Jess, that's so crappy. :(

See ya,
Anna.

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

Hehe! When my father came with the advertising leaflet on hand, showing me which laptop the store recommended, I was suitably amused. :D

Where are these names from?

See ya,
Anna.

[noneedofcrepe.livejournal.com]

Andromeda is from Andromeda Tonks-Black. Alfonzo waaas... damn, I don't remember. I think it had something to do with me accidentally switching the text to Spanish one time and then naming him the first Spanish name that popped into my head. But I could be mistaken. Haha.
Bobert is Bob but fancier because I wasn't very inventive when I got the scanner and he was too shiny to be a Bob.
Zaphod Beeblebrox is, of course, from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.