37 degrees this morning.
Learned more about iMovie yesterday at the Apple Store. It is a fascinating program and can really do a lot. I learned aspects of it I didn't have any idea even existed. Of course, I don't take video that often, (except by accident), but I do have fun with it and it will be entertaining. Probably use it more for work.
The special effects, the music, maps etc. you can put with it is relatively easy, just a matter of time and learning. My problem is I get stuck on something minor and there I am. The Apple Store has a good answer for this with their "Open Session" where you work on a project and ask for help when needed. (The 1 to 1 is literally a single teacher instructing you in the subject, which is wonderful.)
Probably will accept a contract on our house today (or at least a counter-offer). We love the house and hate to think of leaving it. It is a wonderful house in a wonderful location. On the other hand, we've only had it on the market for two weeks, so we may wait. We are in no hurry to move, unless I get a job somewhere outside of this area.
Picked up my beloved MacBook Air yesterday. It is nice to have it back. I got along fairly good without it, but I am glad to have it back. It is so much more convenient, and actually a lot faster than other computers. (Something to do with the flash drive, I think.) I worked on iMovie on it and it is very fast. I think the problem with my iMac is that iPhoto ran amok with "faces" (I ended up with almost 60,000 pictures and got rid of 20,000, but I still have 40,000 pictures) and I think it is using up all of the processing power.
Evernote sounds like such a good idea, I just can't seem to get used to using it. I used to to keep my car mileage and things like that on it, and the books I wanted to read, but that is hardly using it at it'll highest capacity. Kind of like using a computer as a glorified typewriter, although I don't even know if they make typewriters anymore.
By the way, I need to praise Staples Office Supply. After becoming throughly frustrated at FedEx Office trying to make up a business card with two sides (one English, one Chinese) and being stymied by FedEx bureaucratic requirements to use their templets, colors etc. and the inability to insert the Chinese Language, and wasting several hours on this, I went to the Staples web site and ordered a double-sided business card in exactly what I wanted in a matter of minutes! A wonderful representative (I wish I had gotten her name) helped me when I realized my order wouldn't get to me before a meeting, she even redirected my order so I would get it prior to the meeting! THAT is customer service!
We're still thinking about the contract on the house. It is for less than we really want for the house, but there is some other factors which would increase the value of the offer to us. A hard decision to make.
That's it for now.
