New toys.

Last night while doing some other miscellaneous shopping, I happened across the close-out table at Staples. Upon said table was a combo wireless keyboard and mouse for the whopping sum of $23.90. I hemmed and hawed about it for a while, taking it out of the package (with permission) and finally decided to purchase it. When I arrived at the counter, I discovered, much to my delight, that the actual price including tax was only $18.46. Did I really need this? No, I didn't, but it is cool. I am currently sitting in front of my desk, typing this on said wireless device. The difference between doing this now and how I used to is that I am currently sitting on the floor, stretching my legs instead of sitting in an, albeit nice, chair, cramping my legs. I'm not using the mouse, though I could just as easily. In fact, if I really wanted to, I could just bring my mouse down here. Hmm. Yup, that works well. So now, I can sit virtually anywhere in my place and type. Unfortunately, I can't always see what I'm typing. :-) I was a little worried about security for this wireless device, but it appears that once a code has been locked between the device and the base, things get encoded. I'm not sure how encoded they get. More research is needed. The keyboard also allows me to use my computer as a remotely controlled CD-Player complete with volume and track control. Assuming I don't mind typing blind and proofing my work later, it certainly lets me accomplish something while, shall we say, otherwise occupied. Yup, I think it's a keeper.

In other news, last week I sent off ~$250 worth of rebates for the aforementioned Staples store. Hopefully, all of them will be received and paid. If not, I still have copies of all the bar-codes, etc.