computers, coupons and chochma

I just bought myself a new computer (as you know from a previous blog entry) and it came with Windows Vista. I really don't like it very much. Apart from using up so much memory that I can't do anything else, I can't get my Bar Ilan responsa CD to work. Hopefully they will send me a patch or something to make them compatible. Otherwise I'm not very happy.

Speaking of computers and programmes, a friend just showed me his newest toy - otzar hachochma which is a hard drive that comes with 23,000 books!!! It is on sale this week because of Jewish Book Week for $1380 (do they have that outside of Israel, or is it only a local thing?) It is quite amazing. you get the original text of all these books, including some manuscripts (I think there are 13 different versions of Talmud) but most importantly it is searchable! You can look by word or by topic or by author... Enough books to keep a person happy for a lifetime!

The computer I bought was a Dell laptop, and I thought I had got a good price, but I am kicking myself because I just found this site which has coupons for even bigger discounts off of Dell computers.

Dell computer coupons

I could have probably saved hundreds of dollars (which I could have used to buy Otzar Hachochma). Oh well, I'll know better for next time.

There is also a main page for other kinds of coupons (over 1000 different participating stores) so if you want to buy anything at all it is probably worth a look.
coupons

Happy shopping.

(for the record this post has been sponsored by www.couponchief.com)

Life made simple - simple information for windows

This programme just made my life a whole lot easier. I bought myself a new computer on my way to England, and now I have the fun job of transferring all the old files and programmes from this to that. Of course I am not clever enough to keep the keys and codes that I need in a safe place. Instead of having to run around the house finding evrything I need, this simple programme showed me everything I will ever need to know about every programme and every password on my computer.

System|Information|Windows

I'm sure you would never use this programme for nefarious acts such as illegal copies of software and things. Or stealing passwords. Please don't.
But if you have forgotten the password for an internet site, or need to reinstall a programme onto your computer, this little thing gives you all the answers.

I know this is well off topic from my normal blogging (don't worry - more to come soon - it seems that people like my ideas of quantum halacha, so hopefully I'll put up some more on that soon. And I also have some thoughts on music, and particularly Simon and Garfunkel), but I had to quickly share this with you, in case any of you are having a computer crisis at the moment.
Back to work (on the computer)