My New Toy

SisterDeer got an HP iPaq Pocket PC for Mother. It was almost exactly the same as the one MacGyver uses. MacGyver uses his extensively. He uses it for things like Word and Excel, he connects to the internet, checks his mail there, sends out SMS, reads the news, listens to music, and lots and lots more.

When weeks passed and the new Pocket PC remained idle on Mother's kidney-shaped desk, MacGyver convinced me to ask Mother if I could have it. At first I was hesitant. What did I need a new gadget for? I hate being a prisoner of my stuff. I dislike having to worry about forgetting where I placed something, even more so when it is something of value. The less things to watch over, the better, I figured. But MacGyver didn't see things that way. He was thrilled at the possibilities. He knew that if only I would agree to ask for it, he could be able to convince me to find good use for it.

Well, it was at about that time that I had decided to start this blog. MacGyver said I could make my drafts in the Pocket PC while on the move then transfer them to the desktop PC when I got home. Interesting. He mentioned I could store pictures of the kids and show them off to my friends. Tempting! He told me that if i got an SD card, I could put hundreds of songs in there and listen to music to my heart's content. Sold!

First chance I got it was, "Mother, can I have the Pocket PC SisterDeer got for you?"

Luckily, Mother had not grown attached to it yet. So I inherited an HP iPAQ Pocket PC H2210. Hurrah!

Thanks, Mother! (And of course, big thanks to SisterDeer, too.)

I've used it for several blog post drafts and I have managed to check my mail on several occasions with MacGyver's help. (There are a couple of work-related files in there already but that is beside the point.) I have yet to put pictures of the kids in the Pocket PC to come up with some sort of hi-tech brag album.

I have, however, already gotten an SD card (which reminds me, I still have to reimburse Father for the card). As soon as I got the card, I requested MacGyver to load it up with songs. He was kind enough to transfer the songs stored in his phone over to my new toy. He handed it over to me, complete with a good pair of earphones, and let me listen to a sample of the songs he had saved for me. The song that was playing was carefully selected and guaranteed to make me smile -- David Benoit's Key to You.

I'm sure I will eventually get the Pocket PC to do more for me.  But for the meantime, it will serve its purpose by providing the extra music in my life.