Daily Archives: January 1, 2014
A New Year . . .
Not much went on this first day of 2014. Jan’s feeling better. but still not quite up to snuff.
About 1 PM I headed into Clear Lake to a client’s office to install the 2014 UPS software on his machines. UPS no longer sends out CD’s so I had already downloaded the 560 MB program, otherwise I would have been there a lot longer. I had to set the software up on 4 machines, one as the Workgroup Administrative Workstation, and the other 3 as Remote Workstations.
And as usual, there’s always one machine that wants to be contrary, but finally they were all up and running.
We’re still really liking our new coffee maker.
Hamilton Beach 49980A 2-Way Single Serve Brewer and Coffee Maker
It makes consistently good coffee, and I really like the fact that it makes both K-Cup packs and multi-cup carafe pots. And in addition, it also has a K-Cup adapter that will let you use the coffee pods, or even your own coffee grounds.
One plus I really like is that unlike our previous coffee maker, and a couple of other of our appliances, the LCD screen is backlit in blue so it’s very readable in the dim light under the counter. Some appliances have no backlit at all, and are hard to read.
The only possible addition I would like to see would be a reservoir for the water used to make the K-Cups, so I wouldn’t have to add that small amount of water each time. This is how our son-in-law Lowell’s Keurig K-Cup maker works, and I’m jealous.
But I guess you can’t have everything.
The other gripe I have, not just with this appliance, but pretty much all countertop appliances now, is that the cord is too short. All of our kitchen outlets are up underneath the cabinets or over the sink. So due to the length of the cords the appliance pretty much has to sit in the sink for the cord to reach. Which means I have to use an extension cord, which defeats the safety purpose of the short cords. I’m probably going to end up putting plug strips on the back walls of the kitchen area.
At first my new Kindle Paperwhite was supposed to be here until between Jan 6th and 10th. Then that got moved up to Sat. the 4th.
Yesterday Amazon said it had already shipped and now would be here Friday the 3rd. Way to go, Amazon.
Tomorrow I’ve another client appointment to install a new computer, 2 new printers, and also set up the UPS software at his office. UPS’ new software always keeps me busy this time of year.
Thought for the Day:
The most effective way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.
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Happy New Year !
from Jan and Greg White
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