We Switched, Rather Than Fight

As of today, we've joined the "fast" crowd: we signed on with Comcast for cable Internet service.

I have felt for a long time that Marty should have a faster connection for his work, but things always seemed so complicated. Last Saturday, in a fit of courage, I called Comcast and they came today to hook him up. He's happy that web pages load fast, and he doesn't have to twiddle his thumbs any more.

I am keeping my Yahoo mail account, and I'll overlap the Earthlink/Netcom mail account for another month to be sure there are no bugs. I feel sad about cancelling it, because I've had that e-mail address for nine years! My new e-mail address is annot8@comcast.net.

We have not set up a wireless network for the new account, because Marty's communications with his clients must remain secure. But I can access my new Comcast e-mail account from the web, and also create a home page. I'm poking around in their help files, and will make a new Owens Outpost or migrate the existing one to the new host sometime in the next month.

Can You See Me Now?

As you can see, I added my mugshot to the blog layout. It's a photo I took of myself with the little Logitech webcam that I bought for use with Skype. Some other time, I'll experiment with videos ... (Thanks for the pointers, Mike!)

I downloaded current versions of the programs Homesite and Cute FTP to the laptop. Homesite allows me to edit my web pages, and Cute FTP uploads them to the web. Therefore, I'll be updating the Owens' Outpost again, after a hiatus of a year and a half. Family news updates, however, will continue to be posted here. I'll be using the Outpost mainly for pulling together all the things I'm doing online into a links hub, so to speak. I'm still waiting for a new copy of Family Tree Maker - it should be arriving any day, now. Once I get it and install it, I'll have the laptop configured just the way I want, and I'll be a happy woman!