Phoenix Night..

Hello Readers,
I think this episodes title is most apt. I have been out of commission for six weeks now, and I feel as though I am rising from the ashes. As I said in my last blog, I was suffering from various viruses, and they increased in number and severity. It got that bad that I was getting a pop up window saying it was closing down in 60 seconds, and that was what would happen. It would stay shut down for three or four minutes, and sometimes open up on its own again. Sometimes not. Everything I had written would be lost, which was infuriating to say the least. A friend of mine took it away and worked on it with a little success. He took it for a second time for almost a fortnight, borrowed a disc from my number one daughter and started it up from scratch again, and I believe I will get the final proof of success when I MSN my daughter in America tonight.Thank you Alan once again for the time and trouble you spent on my behalf.
Back to school.We missed a week because of school half term, but last week we started on Power Point. I found this very interesting. Whether I shall ever use it or not I don't know, but for anyone having to use a computer in a professional theatre I would think it to be of great value. You must realise I am only learning computer use for my own interest and amusement, not to earn a living. I am however, at least in my own opinion getting better at the everyday usage and feel of it.
A couple of weeks ago I made my first purchase over the internet. I bought a used dictionary from Amazon. I ordered it on the Tuesday and received it through the post on the Friday. No complaint there. I have an awful lot of Emails to catch up on due to being out of action so long so I will close off now until I have more time. Keep trying, wishing you all the utmost success. Dinosaurdoug.