duh

DH reminded me this morning that we own two fairly common pieces of technology: a laptop computer and a wireless network, and he suggested I could quite easily use both and thus have online access for the duration of my isolation.

It took about 10 minutes fiddling, as I had to take the wireless USB off the other computer and plug it in here, and then remember the WEP key, which I did nearly instantaneously. Then I rebooted the main computer and router and all was well with the 'net.

Cool.

Also: it is a sign of how much brain function I don't have, that I didn't think of it myself.

Bonus upside is that this laptop also plays dvds, so I brought in all my chickflicks and also the Extended versions of LOTR, Fellowship and Two Towers -- neither of which I have seen in peace. Tomorrow might be LOTR day...

Only downside, really, is that I hate typing on this keyboard. And I am so far too embarassed to go and post at the forums I said "bye for now" on this morning, before DH reminded me about the laptop! I'll get over it. DH is awesome.