Mom and Dad T just sent me a link to a website that lists major problems
with GMail:
Hmmmm, I really don’t what to make of this. Any Gmail defenders out there?
Thanks to MMM, I finally have a Gmail account!
Although I received his invitation last month, due soley to procrastination I only set up the account today.
What do I think of Gmail? I love it. The 1000 MB feature is just awesome, so is the forwarding feature, the automatic refreshing of the page, among others. So long Hotmail.
For those who want to congratulate me on joining the realm of Gmail, please send your greetings to: ntynes@gmail.com
Thanks again MMM.
Ah, by the way, I have five Gmail invites, so if anyone out there is interested in receiving one, just holler!
The Christian Science Monitor has a very interesting article about a group of Americans who tried to live for two weeks without the Internet. Somehow their accounts struck a cord with me. Frankly speaking, I don’t think I could stay offline for that long. Even when traveling, I always try to find a means to send e-mails or even blog!
Anyway, if you have some time to spare, take a look at the article below:
No Internet for two weeks? How 28 people coped
By Stacy A. Teicher
Without the Internet, Russ Nelson was lost – literally. As a college student in Chicago, he usually finds his way to new places by checking websites such as MapQuest, but when he agreed to stay off-line for an experiment, he ended up “just wandering around,” he says.
For two weeks, Mr. Nelson and 27 other Americans with broadband connections kept diaries about how this Internet deprivation affected their daily lives. Yahoo! Inc. and the OMD media agency commissioned the study to give marketers a deeper understanding of people’s dependence on e-mail, websites, and other Internet-based tools. They also asked 1,000 online households how long they could do without. Half said fewer than five days.
Source: [Christian Science Monitor ]
I’m working until 3:30 AM!! AHHHH!! I have no idea how I will stay awake and be cogent!
Earlier today we went to one of Qatar Telecom’s (Qtel) offices and signed up for ADSL internet service. They have a cool offer nowadays in which they give the modem for free and don’t charge for installation. But, as usual, they shafted us (and anyone else who takes the offer) with the deposit. It turned out that we had to pay 900 QR deposit, some $300.
We’ve been fortunate that my employer could be the guarantor on all other phone related transactions. But for some reason they do not provide users the opportunity to use their guarantor, everyone has to plunk down their 900 riyals. Jeff is sure this is part of the vast telecom conspiracy being perpetrated around the world, a conspiracy theory he fell hard for after dealing with Jordan Telecom, an organization he thinks works for the devil.
I tried to look at this in a positive way by considering the deposit as a saved sum of money for a black day, following an Arab proverb.
Before coming to work we watched The Big Lebowski, a first time for me, and I must say it was quite entertaining. It was a bit silly but had its funny moments. Ah, and I loved the soundtrack!
We are still struggling with the phone company Qtel
They installed the phone onThursday but it doesn’t really work because there is an addtional three days required to verify my application!
So, still no internet for those who are wondering. And yes Jeff is going crazy!
Everything is a challenge in this part of the world.
I am so proud of my husband Jeff. He created a beautiful and very informative site about our Jordan wedding. It was his very first website and the result is amazing!
Check it out at www.neckofwoods.com
Love ya hubby!