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Day One Hundred Seventy

August 10th, 2016 at 02:33 pm

Calories: 1439

Just got back from the gym. I was going to stop for breakfast at IHOP -- I got another coupon for a free short stack -- but my stomach wasn't feeling great and I decided to pass.

More computer problems. On the advice of the technician at Office Depot, I tried to run my Kaspersky software. Much to my surprise, I couldn't even find it on my computer, even though I renewed and updated in April. Then I found it on a list of removed apps, a result of the cleanup that was done by Office Depot a few weeks ago. After reading up a bit, I learned that Kasperksy's previous version (the one I had) doesn't work with Windows 10, which may be the reason it was removed, so I tried to download the new version. Multiple times. I kept getting a error message, kept having to restart, on and on. The message implicated that my computer may be infected, but I ran the anti-virus scan they suggested and nothing popped up that was even questionable.

Kaspersky's "technical support" seems to be all online, just FAQ's and that sort of thing. I couldn't find a number to call. I did online-chat with a sales rep, but she could only refer me to the tech page, which was no help at all.

I hate going without internet security, especially when I've paid for it. So I guess it's back to the shop. Or try again to find human help from Kaspersky.

Maybe I should let it go and download something free. I've heard there are good programs out there -- any suggestions?

Back to health -- I tried out some of the poses in a yoga book (which I trash-picked months ago). It is a good book; the poses are very clearly and thoroughly described, but I have to keep looking back at the book and turning the page, thus breaking the rhythm. A video would be better, a class even better than that. But classes around here are expensive, and my budget is already stretched. I guess the frugal thing to do is to just memorize the sequence of movements -- maybe make flash cards, or something.

I do think yoga would be helpful for my stiffness and joint problems.

Financial news -- yesterday was a no-spend day!

Tomorrow I go downtown to the Art Institute, but my El ride is prepaid, admission is free (because a former colleague is leading the tour), and I'll carry a snack. So something that could have been very expensive is basically free.

4 Responses to “Day One Hundred Seventy”

  1. Kiki Says:
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    Do you have PBS? our PBS channel has a yoga course on early in the morning around 6ish. You could record a few episodes of that.

    Or if you have an on demand system for your tv service you can find exercise videos there, too.

  2. PatientSaver Says:
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    I use macfee and haven't had any problems. it was just $30 when i got it a few weeks ago.

  3. VS_ozgirl Says:
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    I have an app on my iPad called Daily Yoga where you download 10-30 min training videos, and it's free. Maybe you could do something like that?

  4. My English Castle Says:
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    I love the PBS stretch show too. And try the library for yoga dvds? What's the Art Institute tour? I think I need a trip down before school starts.

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