Computer Problems

I'm going to be a little behind in posting and visiting over the next few days. Some how last night while my laptop was off, the hard drive got totally wiped out. I turned it on this morning and nothing!! There was an error report that said there was an error and window would could not start and I had to restore factory presets - YIPPEE! I had to reboot my entire system and drivers and start from scratch. Fortunately I think I have everything backed up either on flash drives or online, however, now I have to find it all and restore it all. The main thing I am worried about is my photos... I was lucky enough to win a copy of F-Secure Online last year, so I know that my photos are safe and secure online there. I just have to reinstall the program and restore them to my computer and reinstall my photo editing program.... It's all going to take some time.... Bear with me, my friends.

Wish me luck getting everything back in order and installed. I just wish I knew how it happened. If any of you has had a similar experience, let me know. Hope you have a terrific weekend... Bill and I will be going out for brunch tomorrow morning to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary.

Until next time...... I hope..... Lorie

Picture Keeper Giveaway - ends July 10th

If you are like me, you have about a million digital photos (ok, I exaggerate just slightly) clogging up your computer's memory. There MUST be an easy way to save these, and protect them from fire, lightening and the "EVIL BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH". You all know what I'm talking about.

Well, there is and thanks to my friends over at Jolly Mom http://www.jollymom.com and Picture Keeper http://www.picturekeeper.com , YOU hava a chance to win this FANTASTIC USB flash drive made just for your pictures!!! Just click on the Jolly Mom link above (or my Post Title) and you will be taken right to the post to see how you could win, I REALLY want to win it, of course, but I'm willing to share it with you, because that's just the kind of girl I am!!

It's perfect for bloggers, because, no matter what computer you use, like me, a desk top or laptop (I switch between both) you can have ALL your pictures with you. Oh, it is soooo wonderful. Thank you so much to both Picture Keeper and Jolly Mom for their generosity, and don't forget to look around the Jolly Mom site for lots of other stuff, it's terrific!

PHOTO COURTESY: Picture Keeper