I’m probably WAY behind the curve on this. I’m sure everyone has seen these fixes and implemented them. But I just looked ‘em up and applied them. Wow!!! What a difference. One was for Firefox and one was for both Firefox and Thunderbird. And both have made noticeable changes.

To apply these tweaks (if you haven’t already), open up a new tab and type about:config in the address bar.

1. Right-click and select New > Integer. Type in browser.cache.memory.capacity and give it a value of 16384 for 16MB or something else around that.
2. Right-click and select New > Integer. Type in config.trim_on_minimize and give it a value of false.

The second one can also be applied to Thunderbird. Before applying this tweak, when I had Thunderbird minimized, it used over 20MB of memory … just sitting there. After I applied it, it went down to around 4MB when minimized. Right now, it’s up to 8MB, but that’s still quite a bit lower than before. And when I minimized Firefox, I got around the same result. Nice.

Just wanted to share in case there are other people out there who are a little behind the times, like I am.

Mood: okay   GH

Somehow on Saturday nite, I managed to come home from the bar with a rose. A friend of Barb’s bought it for me. I took a pic of it yesterday against the wall. I was hoping I might be able to cut out the background. Well, I played around with the pic tonite in Paint Shop Pro. I managed to get rid of the background and then I added a shadow to the rose and put it on a gradient background. I think it turned out pretty nice. Of course, I’m not graphic artist. I sure someone else could do a better job. But for the 10 to 15 min I spent on it, it’s not bad.

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Mood: blah   GH

I promised to post pictures of my new monitor. Here ya go …

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Mood: happy

It’s here! It’s on my computer desk! It’s all set up! I’m using it! Woohoo …

I had to go to FedEx to pick it up, but it was painless. I just needed the door tag and my driver’s license. I only had to wait a couple minutes. Much easier than trying to get my camera when I wasn’t here when they delivered it.

It’s so nice to have a larger screen. And I’ve got so much more desk space now. I don’t know what to do with it all. I still have to put all my crap back on it that I took off. I figured I’d clean off the desk since I was moving most of it off so I could put on the new one. There was a little dust there too … LOL.

I need to read through the user guide a bit. Figure out the best settings. This screen is frickin’ bright. I turned down the brightness already, but I think I’ll have to turn it down some more. I haven’t seen a single deal pixel. That rocks!!

I need to put the rest of my crap back on my desk so I can go eat. I’m starving. But of course I had to set this up before I could do anything else …

I’ll have pics of my old setup and the new one a little later tonite. And I’ll have a review after I’ve used this for a while. But already I can tell you that I love it. It’s not as big as my monitor at work, but it’s big enough for me. Anything is better than that 15" that I had.

Mood: happy

I just tracked my monitor, and as of 6:39pm, my monitor arrived at the FedEx Ramp in Grand Forks. GRAND FORKS! That’s an hours drive!! And it’s not scheduled to be delivered until Thursday? WHY?!? It’s in Grand Forks on a Tuesday … 1 hour away … and I’m not getting it ’til Thursday? That’s not fair.

Maybe they’ll update the delivery date and it’ll actually show up tomorrow. I doubt it. But I can hope, can’t I?

Mood: blah

My new monitor is on its way to its new home on my computer desk … It was shipped today. It’s scheduled to be delivered on Thursday. I’m probably gonna have to track it down after work ‘cuz it says delivery by 4:30pm. I don’t get home from work ’til almost 5:30pm (depending on traffic). I don’t care as long as I get it. Can’t wait …

Mood: empty

Well … it’s done. I just ordered my new monitor. I got a ViewSonic VX715 from NewEgg.com. It cost me $289.00 total … $279 for the monitor, $10 for shipping, and NO TAX …

Now I just need to wait for them to process my order and ship it. They don’t process orders on the weekend. But my status is that I’ve been charged. It’s step 3 of of a 5 step process. Hopefully they’ll get my order processed tomorrow and shipped out. I was going to have them ship it to work so I don’t have to go and try to track it down, since they’ll more than likely try to deliver it while I’m at work. But the site said that having it shipped to another address adds a day. And I want my monitor NOW. LOL

I can’t wait to get this monitor. It’s bigger than the one I have now, but yet smaller. The screen size is bigger but the overall space it’ll take up on my desk will be smaller. Woohoo!! Yeah, I would have liked to get an even bigger one (like a 19" or 21" instead of the 17"), but I had a limited budget.

I still have about $80 left from my tax refund. I’m thinking about ordering the upgrade for PaintShop Pro. I’ve currently got version 7 and the newest version is 9. I should be able to get an upgrade version for about $50. But I’m also thinking about maybe getting more memory for my computer. But then again, I have a feeling that that $80 is gonna end up going for groceries and other stuff that I need. That’s fine though. I was able to get my monitor. That makes me happy …

Mood: happy

I can’t believe I’ve gotten as much done already today as I have. I haven’t accomplished this much on a weekend in a LONG time. Maybe it’s ‘cuz racing season has started and qualifying for the Daytona 500 is on today.

I had my laundry done by noon. I actually got up around 10:15am. I usually don’t get up ’til at least 11:30am or noon. I think I got up that early this morning because qualifying was on at noon, and I didn’t want to miss it. I know that I had gone back to sleep, I wouldn’t have gotten up ’til at least noon … possibly later. I had my laundry in the washers by 10:30am … it was nice not to fight the other people who live in the aparment building who leave their shit in the machines ALL DAY LONG!!

I also updated my computer to Windows XP Service Pack 2. Took me long enough to get around to doing it … LOL. But it’s done now. Went smoothly, but seemed to take forever.

While I was waiting for SP2 to finish up installing, I cleaned my kitchen, ran the dishwasher, and even defrosted my freezer. All of this done and it’s not even 2pm yet.

Now I think I’m going to do my taxes. I’ve been putting it off since I have to pay in to state this year. I file online with Turbo Tax. With my income, I can efile for free. Not sure how that’s gonna work for state since I have to pay in. Maybe I’ll just efile the federal and mail in the state after I get my federal refund back. Half of that will be going to state …

Mood: accomplished

Come on gang … I still need your help. You’ve gotta sign up for the free iPod using THIS LINK!! I’ve completed my offer (went with the GM Card). Now I need 5 people to sign up and complete their own offers. I’ve had 2 people sign up but not complete their offers yet. I need 3 more and then everyone has to complete their offers. Come on … help a gal out. I want that iPod. I’ll buy you a beer if you do …

Mood: hopeful

I’ve seen in a couple of places online about the free iPod thing. Christine and PromoGuy both did it. So I thought … what the hell. I did it from Promo’s referral link.

So … here’s the deal. I need 5 people to do the offer from my referral. Can ya help me out? If so … go here. I’d really appreciate it. Thanks.

Mood: hopeful