Softening a bit

Well, I have to admit the new XP is an improvement over the old (Win98se). Crisper, cleaner graphics. The jump in speed is wonderful and this is not a super machine. But this new HP keyboard sucks. I suppose I'll get used to it. It takes a more firm touch than I am used to and it makes me drop characters constantly. The extra keys are nice in spite of my origonal skeptism. I like the AV controls in particular.

I have been doing a little work on the web site and the family tree stuff. The machine has performed well. I have only had to do the reboot thing once. For some reason, the Palm sync would not see the IrDA connection. Windows saw it, but Palm didn't. A reboot cured it, but it was a little dissappointing. I'm not sure that was Window's fault....

Under the full load of The Master Geneologist database program the system performs well. This morning, I worked on adding the digital pictures Dave and I made from Mom's stuff to the database. I did Mom first and it seemed to work well. This was one area where the old Family Tree Maker software failed miserably. TMG is serious stuff. I reccommend it highly.