May 10, 2008 New Ship Of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 6

[Jhalkias]

Are you a Mac user? If so, you can bring it into iMovie and make a movie of it, then send it to iDVD and burn it. John & PJ have probably already answered this and most likely know a better/easier way.

I did not know you could do this Cherie. No need for me as I use Apple TV and iPods.

 

[granmaz]

Good morning all and a Happy Mother's Day to you, Marilyn!

Happy Mother's Day!

Marilyn - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Thank you!!

Ok nobody has probably missed me but here is where I have been for the past 2 weeks or so - Strep throat has gone to everyone in my house - including me - and not at the same time. I have been the sickest and am just now getting back onto the computer really. I totally missed part 5 and now most of part 6 - I do not think I will ever get caught up!

Now a couple of things:

I will be updating the Who's doing what when spread sheet with the few that have come in over the past several weeks while I have been sick. If anyone else has their info to send - please PM me with it.

I got my info on fish team but just the first email - but not sure what now?

I will do some PM'ing about the Secret Mickey as I thought I signed up for that but never heard back anything further - any news on that part?

I will try to read and catch up - hope everyone has been better than us for the past 2 weeks!

Oh and I am so excited to be off the Champaign Girl waiting list!!!!

So sorry you have been so ill, plus the rest of your family.

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Hi and welcome.

Thanks! Oh and I forgot to say that my birthday was last Saturday - the day I got so sick and never really got out of bed at all. We had already planned on celebrating birthdays on the cruise because we will all be together (hubby will be in Iraq for everyone's birthday) so we have all selected dates that corespond with our birthdays while on the cruise to "celebrate" so I will still have a special day.

I still have not felt like ipening my gifts yet though.

Life throws curves - and as long as we are all better for this cruise.

Just try and rest and get better, sounds like a bad time if you aren't even up to opening your presents yet.

I will also be celebrating my birthday onboard a little late - haven't decided which day yet, but I think your idea of all of you celebrating tgether is very special.

Welcome to the newbies. Happy to have you aboard.

Happy Mothers Day to our UK friends.

Thank you.

 

[gydell]

Where is the chick?

Last night the bunny kept disappearing so maybe it's the chick's turn today!

 

[Jhalkias]

John,
What's new and different in Office 08? I'm not so eager to pay a bunch of $$$ if it's essentially the same.

Cherie . . .

More like Office '07 for Windows, but the biggest deal for me (and why I got it) is because of the dual binary with Intel support. The old Office '04 ran so sloooow on my MacBook through Rosetta. You can buy the student/home edition for much cheaper than the full edition.

I bought it on Black Friday . . . actually bought another copy of Office '04 that had a $6.99 upgrade to Office '08 with a $100 rebate. So I paid about $55 for Office '08.

If anyone needs the Mac sudent/home edition of Office '04, I have a full version - cheap!

 

[gydell]

Marilyn - what does your last name start with? I'm wondering if DCL has us in ABC order and that's why some have rooms(even those that booked after us) and some of us don't. My last name starts with a W.

 

[Jhalkias]

I'll jump in because I also like the new Mac Office 2008.

They rewrote it an made it universal for the Intel based machines. I think it is more stable and faster.

They also took a Mac approach in design, so it truly feels like a Mac application rather than a Windows application in Mac drag.

It took a tiny bit of getting used to it but I quite like now. I have no problem working on documents that I created at work (on Windows office)

Ian is right about this too. We are still in the stone age at the office where I work (Office '97). I downloaded a trial of Office '07 for Windows and really did not like it. The interface reminds me of something you would set up for a preschooler. The Mac version has a much cleaner interface.

Is it more like the old Appleworks? I still use that for my own documents; it's so easy! Word to me is so cumbersome--hard to find the things I want to use and it does all this stuff on its own that I don't want.

If you want more of an Appleworks feel, you should probably get iWork instead Cherie. It is also cheaper than Office. I have both. I have used Word and Excel so much over the years that I prefer Office. You can play with both on my Macbook in about 70 days if you want.

John said it couldn't be done, this sounds complicated to me but I appreciate the post. I just went ahead and ordered the DVD from History Channel.

John stands corrected. We have one of those portable DVD players sitting in the dustbin. An ipod is so much smaller, and so much easier to use and pack. I found that the screen size makes no difference to Sophia or any of us when you are watching video on the plane or otherwise traveling.

Well, I am going to immerse myself in ATT H### right now. Our internet connection is waaaay too slow for what I am paying for, so I am going to call their tech support. Tried to do it over webchat, but they told me I would have to call due to my setup.

Wish me luck!

 

[figment52]

Last night the bunny kept disappearing so maybe it's the chick's turn today!

Now it is back - how odd.

Oh well, it keeps us on our toes.

 

[Tink rules]

I'll jump in because I also like the new Mac Office 2008.

They rewrote it an made it universal for the Intel based machines. I think it is more stable and faster.

They also took a Mac approach in design, so it truly feels like a Mac application rather than a Windows application in Mac drag.

It took a tiny bit of getting used to it but I quite like now. I have no problem working on documents that I created at work (on Windows office)

So when I bring my brandy new Mac with me on the cruise, I can come and beg for some help???? I'll bring the Fruity drinks....

Am I the first one up today (in North America)?

I am heading out soon to work. My second job, leading WW meeting. Three again this morning.

Friday night after work I had to attend a WW staff meeting. Nothing like being in a room with 60 WW employees. Many are part time like me, there are also lots that are full time.

I have to weigh-in at every staff meeting. Actually I have to weigh-in once a month, having it done by another staff member and they sign it. I then have to send my weight slip to my boss who puts it on a report that goes to corporate.

They are having a bit weight loss push to help leaders get back to goal. I signed up for the 12 week contest. It's our territory against another for the biggest loss.

I now have to weigh-in every week for the next 12 weeks and send in my weight.

A little disconcerting because I am wearing business attire. Not the usual shorts and tee shirt like when I was getting to goal.

I wonder if anyone would mind if I stripped down and then weighed in?



.

Don't you love how everyone gets there and strips down to the bare essentials just to weigh in??? I was behind a woman once that took off at LEAST 10 lbs of jewelry... and her shoes... and her belt... and yes, did hit the ladies room twice before weighing in... and no...it wasn't me... I was in my usual tuesday night leggings and tshirt...

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Welcome!!!! We're quite friendly... jump right in!!!

 

[granmaz]

Marilyn - what does your last name start with? I'm wondering if DCL has us in ABC order and that's why some have rooms(even those that booked after us) and some of us don't. My last name starts with a W.

Our last name begins with an M. I also wondered if there are more Cat 6's than other cats, so perhaps they do the odd catagory with fewer cabins and ours gets left till last.

W is not a good initial at times is it?

 

[Tink rules]

Hey Angie...

Here's the Pottery Barn stuff in the adult version!!!

http://www.potterybarn.com/gift/thm/THMHOP/index.cfm

 

[gydell]

Our last name begins with an M. I also wondered if there are more Cat 6's than other cats, so perhaps they do the odd catagory with fewer cabins and ours gets left till last.

W is not a good initial at times is it?

So much for that theory! Maybe they put all the names in a hat and draw one at a time.......

 

[granmaz]

Are you having a Mac fan get together and workshop onboard?

 

[granmaz]

So much for that theory! Maybe they put all the names in a hat and draw one at a time.......

Who knows. Mysteriouser and mysterioser.

 

[Tink rules]

Who knows. Mysteriouser and mysterioser.

Mouseterior & Mousterior...

But I'm thinking even Mickey doesn't have a room yet....

 

[EllaEnchanted]

It really can go easily if you are prepared. Wear shoes you can slip off, no metal, empty pockets of change etc. prior to getting in line. If you have a jacket on that has to come off and go into a tray to go thru the scanner. No liquids over 3 oz, meds in a clear quart baggie, take the laptop and the cpap out of their bags and put them in a separate tray to go thru the scanner. You should just zip on thru then.

Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[mishoe01]

Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

Deb-don't put your meds in the checked bag, just in case. You want those w/ you.

 

[MrsMork]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Welcome, Chris!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Have you flown allegiant before? My friend is flying allegiant tomarrow but didn't realize that the airport wasn't in orlando. According to reports it takes about an hour to get to WDW. Is this an easy drive? Is it really that far away?

Jill, it's about 45 mins to an hour North of WDW. But since we're going to Cocoa Beach, this isn't an issue for us. I wanted to get the better airfare, so I booked this one.


Edit- I saw you haven't flown in awhile. Has anyone flown Allegiant before?

This will actually be my first time flying Allegiant, but John has looked it up on MapQuest. So now we know. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

 

[mishoe01]

Welcome Chris & family!

 

[LisaG520]

Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

Not sure about the nail file , but scissors with blades under 4" in length are allowed as are nail clippers.

I wouldn't check your meds as they are not a covered item if stolen (like electronics and jewelry). As long as they aren't liquids there is nothing special you need to do with them.

Don't forget a qt size ziploc to hold all the liquids in your purse - including neosporin, tide laundry pen, inhalers, etc. The ziploc baggie has to be qt size (nothing larger).

You can bring snacks thru security but no drinks.