the little things in life that make you smile
Those who know me find it amusing how little things amuse me to no end. I get all happy and giddy. And the reason for the current giddiness/happiness is we are not running wires along the living room floor to connect to the internet. We have upgraded and become high tech and got ourselves a wireless router!
I was supposed to go into work but I really couldn't get myself to leave the house this morning. I think I was having braxton hicks contractions when it was time to leave home and was just all around uncomfortable standing and walking. Laying down seemed like the only solution. So, I worked from home!
I had collected the wireless router that came in the mail when we weren't home from the management office this morning and it sat there staring at me while I was working and thought why not and set it up. Everyone says how easy it's become to set it up nowadays.
Well, nothing comes easy with my darling HP. I could connect with the router and it just wouldn't connect wireless-ly. I got frustrated. I called a friend but he couldn't figure out either why it wasn't connecting. All the settings were right. Then I called Linksys and the lady nicely walked through, got remote access to make sure my settings were right and she was also confused as to why it wouldn't connect.
Then the very obvious thing came up, "have you enabled your wireless connection to be on? You know there's a button with an antennae on your keyboard that you can use to turn it on and off!" Duh! Well, the thing is all those quick keys stopped working after I had gotten back my laptop from two years ago drama with HP and I never bothered with it since I never used wireless and the volume controls. I was done having to deal with their so called customer care that gave me such a run-around. So, I figured there must be a manual override. Well, she suggested something I dreaded - call HP!
I was so hesitant. My husband became the cheerleader. Plus we spent a fair bit on the wireless router and it's pointless if I still have to connect via wire and he can connect via wireless. Being able to connect both our laptops at the same time was not the only reason we were planning to get this, as he will be at home more often. So, I called HP - and let me tell you although they did transfer me once, they were quite nice and fixed the problem!
My buttons are all working and am running my internet connection on the laptop via wireless network and while my hubby is working away on his laptop!!! I had forgotten that long ago, I had turned off the bluetooth on my laptop. Well, HP's wireless thing comes "with Bluetooth". So, in effect it was off all this time. go figure.
But what's the amusing part? We no longer have to watch out for the wire running across the living room as we walk around the living/dining area! yay! It just brings a smile everytime I walk across!
BTW, this purchase was also indirectly baby-related. We can't have the baby tripping all over the place! ;)
I was supposed to go into work but I really couldn't get myself to leave the house this morning. I think I was having braxton hicks contractions when it was time to leave home and was just all around uncomfortable standing and walking. Laying down seemed like the only solution. So, I worked from home!
I had collected the wireless router that came in the mail when we weren't home from the management office this morning and it sat there staring at me while I was working and thought why not and set it up. Everyone says how easy it's become to set it up nowadays.
Well, nothing comes easy with my darling HP. I could connect with the router and it just wouldn't connect wireless-ly. I got frustrated. I called a friend but he couldn't figure out either why it wasn't connecting. All the settings were right. Then I called Linksys and the lady nicely walked through, got remote access to make sure my settings were right and she was also confused as to why it wouldn't connect.
Then the very obvious thing came up, "have you enabled your wireless connection to be on? You know there's a button with an antennae on your keyboard that you can use to turn it on and off!" Duh! Well, the thing is all those quick keys stopped working after I had gotten back my laptop from two years ago drama with HP and I never bothered with it since I never used wireless and the volume controls. I was done having to deal with their so called customer care that gave me such a run-around. So, I figured there must be a manual override. Well, she suggested something I dreaded - call HP!
I was so hesitant. My husband became the cheerleader. Plus we spent a fair bit on the wireless router and it's pointless if I still have to connect via wire and he can connect via wireless. Being able to connect both our laptops at the same time was not the only reason we were planning to get this, as he will be at home more often. So, I called HP - and let me tell you although they did transfer me once, they were quite nice and fixed the problem!
My buttons are all working and am running my internet connection on the laptop via wireless network and while my hubby is working away on his laptop!!! I had forgotten that long ago, I had turned off the bluetooth on my laptop. Well, HP's wireless thing comes "with Bluetooth". So, in effect it was off all this time. go figure.
But what's the amusing part? We no longer have to watch out for the wire running across the living room as we walk around the living/dining area! yay! It just brings a smile everytime I walk across!
BTW, this purchase was also indirectly baby-related. We can't have the baby tripping all over the place! ;)