My main computer at home is getting more and more quirky and stubborn. It's still running Windows 7, an operating program that has been completely discontinued and isn't supported any more. When I last spoke to my computer Guru, he said I should just upgrade the operating system to a higher version. That there wouldn't be any problem with my hardware. But, like many of us, I'm reluctant to change something that works - something that I know I don't have to think about.
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My main concern with upgrading from Win 7 to Win 10 is that I'll lose my Adobe Photoshop program. I know this program in my bones, and I use it every day. I have the newer version on my laptop, and I'm not very fond of it. I'd probably prefer to buy the full version, not use the "lite" version like I have on my laptop, but ... Adobe Photoshop has changed a lot since the version I'm running on my main computer. |
However ... I might have to think seriously about doing that. I might message my Guru today. I know he said there wouldn't be any problem with the hardware aspect, but I want to double-check. I rely on my main computer at home for everything! If it goes "kaput" my life suddenly screeches to a halt. I can't just jump over the cliff blindly, I have to know I'll survive the plunge.
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There's no safety net for us. To close the shop, we need to jump off the cliff blindly. I'm never very happy when I have to do that, and DH is even more reluctant. But we're determined to close this year. So, we're working really hard to get there. |
I spent yesterday working on the computer trying to get the 4mm Swarovski bicone file together, while DH worked downstairs in the warehouse cleaning, cleaning and cleaning. He must have taken at least 20 trips out to the garbage bin and the recycling bin. He was ripping up cardboard boxes and he actually even swept the floor. The main section of the basement is looking really good now, but there's still work to be done. He wants to get it to the point where he can have a potential buyer of his old aircraft supplies come down, look, bid and (hopefully) take away that part of the old inventory.
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I love Swarovski crystals, but I don't love more than $100,000 worth of them. I really need to get these sold, and selling them little bit by little bit will take me several lifetimes. |
As I said, I worked on the 4mm bicone section of our Swarovski inventory, trying to get files in order to put that old stock out for sale. I worked on that all day, and I'm still not quite done with that size, but I'm close. After I get that size done and ready for print-out, I'll start on the 5mm bicones. The 4mm is the largest section and the most popular size, everything else will be far less time intensive.
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As in yesterday's photo, there are a lot of specialty shapes too, and we have many of them. I need to get those sold also, but they'll be among the final lists I'll be putting together. |
I also need to make sure that I don't just don the standard shapes (bicones, cubes and rounds) but that I also include the specialty shapes we carry - teardrop pendants, faceted ovals, top-drilled bicones, etc. I actually really want an up-to-date listing of what I have in stock, so this won't be a problem to do, but it does take some time. But we're progressing ... not necessarily fast enough for an October close, but we're still shooting for that.
On that note, I hear the swimming pool calling my name. Have an excellent Tuesday and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.
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