PC Issues - part 2

I'm happy to report that our computer issues have now been resolved. Brad is the ebullient recipient of a new Dell computer. It is a lot faster than his old system, which we bought several years ago long before we left Tampa. Our wireless router was fried by the power surge, so Brad resurrected our old router, and bought another part to make the system wireless again. The heart of the network has now been moved to the living room downstairs. We are able to get a wireless network signal throughout the house, though we'll likely get a repeater to boost the signal upstairs.

Including Brad's work laptop, I think this puts us up to 5 or 6 computers now. That might sound excessive, but somehow we manage to use them all (many of them are old, too). Some computers just have a lot of things stored on their hard drives, and some systems have software loaded onto them that others do not (especially important after Kylie chewed up a few of the install CDs). The coolest thing about the new network setup is the ability to log onto any PC from another PC. There are now 2 computer towers sitting on top of our entertainment center in the living room that don't even have a keyboard, mouse or monitor attached to them, but are still part of the network. If I want to burn a CD, I can access the network through my laptop in the dining room, and pick up the CD from the computer in the living room. Of course, if I want to print something out, I need to walk upstairs to pick it up. How did we get along before the advent of networks? This stuff is pretty neat...