A Little Tech

--We just upgraded our internet connection from 384Kbps to 3Mbps yesterday. (I know, I was lax when it came to upgrading--took WAY too long for me to do it.) Just as I thought, there IS a difference! The download time for video content is almost instantaneous compared to what it was. There probably isn't MUCH difference to be noticed in normal surfing, but it will be wonderful when it comes to downloading updates, etc. Just don't know why I waited so long. (Other than the fact that the guys K works with said there is no difference--and we all know that they know EVERYTHING at work!)

--I'm still having my share of problems with McAfee. But it isn't ALL of the time. I got rid of Norton when I had my last computer because of problems, so I got McAfee--now I'm having problems with this. My biggest two problems are this: I will boot up the computer and VirusScan or Personal Firewall will have to be enabled. And I have them set to 'enable' automatically. Or I will have to 'verify' my subscription--which doesn't end for months. All of this annoyance for the cheap price of $69 a year! But the beauty part is, this doesn't happen ALL of the time! And there is no rhyme or reason to WHEN it happens--it is totally random. After my subscription runs out, I am getting free virus protection and a firewall from the net--I have had it with these two companies.

--Metallica has finally found itself in the 21st century. Yesterday they finally gave in and have decided to start offering their entire catalog of songs on iTunes. They have allowed whole-album downloads up to this point, but they now will allow single songs to be downloaded. Now the only holdouts to be dragged kicking and screaming into the present are those who own the rights to The Beatles, Led Zepplin, and Radiohead.