Finally Got It!

Ok Here is a story you never wanted to hear but I am going to tell you anyway.

I am now blogging to you from my "NEW" computer.
It is an HP Pavilion 9225, blah, blah, blah..... you get the point.

It does have some really cool stuff though, like a 17" monitor, and lots of really neat media stuff etc. I could even watch TV from this computer, it is really, really cool.

But of all of those neat gadgets, I am just thrilled to finally have a computer back on a regular basis. This has been "The summer of the computer".

At last, I don't have to sneak around from computer to computer just to write a PowerPoint for worship service each week or even just to check my e-mail. And I am really glad not to have to walk around with this thumb drive strapped around my neck like a geek. All in all I got a waaaaay better computer so it worked out to my advantage.

I am sad about one big thing. With the theft of my previous laptop, I have lost all of my files including all the schoolwork for the masters degree I am working on. And all the National Guard files and records I had accumulated. I hat even thinking about it.

Back-up disk you say??? I did run a back-up disk but I have had some difficulty actually opening the disk. So my friend Dan Steineke is working on that for me right now.

If you find yourself in a praying mood, perhaps you would consider praying that my laptop is recovered if at least for the data. It would be just about impossible to re-create everything I have lost. God is a mighty God, and I know that He knows right where it is. I would love it if He would, in His great wisdom and Sovereignty, reveal it's location for that benefit.

Blessings,

-John

New Computer

Hello All!

Have you been wondering if I have fallen off the Blogging face of the earth?

No worries, you can't get rid of me that easy. I have been fretting over my laptop being stolen a couple of weeks ago. I have been on the wagon so to speak when it comes to the online world.

It has been a good thing. I believe that all of us could use a hiatus from the keyboard, try it you might like what it does for you... it is good for the mind and the relationships all around us, not mention that carpul tunnel thing.

So, for those of you who were not aware, our church was broken into two Sundays ago and my laptop was one of the items stolen. I was sad when I discovered it gone, but since God is good all the time, the insurance company is paying for a "NEW" computer for the church (and me).

I have been shopping around and getting advice from everyone who is willing to give it. And I have narrowed it down to two machines. both are the same price and will cost less than my original computer. I thought seriously about a MAC, but the cost was twice as much the insurance would pay, so I am staying with a PC. My apologies to all you MAC -ites.

Hopefully by the end of the week I will be telling you the story of my new computer from the actual computer itself. Fortunately for me since Dawn (our secretary) is out of the office today, I get to use her computer.

I still wonder if I will see the old one show up in a pawn shop or if the police will recover it. I would love to get all the old data and files that literally took me over two years to accumulate.

One of the software companies we use called "Covenant Eyes" tells me that if someone logs on to my computer and uses the Internet, they can tell me their "IPA" (Internet Provider Address). In other words, we will know where they logged on at and the cops can make a visit to that location. Fat chance, but you never know what "Big Brother" has to offer.

-John M