Yesterday I received two Christmas presents, but will consider them Birthday presents as well. They came from a place called Yoytec Computer which sells computer stuff, not the North Pole, mind you.
One present was a Web cam, which comes in handy for my Internet phone conversations with my friend Mireya, who recently moved to Chelsea, Maine. We frequently switch from Yahoo Messenger to Skype for no reason at all. The sound quality is flawless in both applications, and having a Web cam will make our conversations a lot more descriptive.
The Web cam is a Logitec Quick Cam Connect with a VGA resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. It has an integrated microphone and a convenient clip to attach it to any flat monitor. The price tag for this baby was $29.50.
The second present was a Kingston Data Traveler 101 4GB USB2 memory. I plan to use it to store my favorite photographs, just in case my hard disk goes bananas. It happened to me once, and it can very well happen again. I paid $11.99 for this gift.
Just to make sure I had a Christmas present or a Birthday present, since my birthday falls on December 16th., I purchased both articles yesterday morning, wrapped them up in nice Christmas paper, and addressed them To: Omar...From: Omar. I did it for fun following a ritual I adopted last year with my Canon digital camera.
Both gifts are patiently sitting on my computer desk waiting until December 16th comes along. I know it sounds a little bit loco, but that’s a behavior some of us adopt as the aging process advances. I think they call it “deferred gratification.” Anyway, I have experienced a Christmas/Birthday in November and it feels great, coming from a technology zealot.
After Christmas, my Internet phone calls will be a lot different and my photographs will be a lot safer. Good Day.
Isn’t it amazing…4 gigs for under $12!!!
I have a picture of an old ad for a 10 MEG hard drive. The headline screams: THE HARD DISC YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! and at the bargain price of $,3,398…LOL. (And remember, those aren’t 2009 dollars, either. That was back in the days when a buck was worth 67 cents.)
Hi Richard:
Yep, I bought my first computer for $3,000.00 in 1982. It was an Apple II-E. Now you can buy something very similar for around $300.00. It’s like living in different eras.
Regards,
Omar.-