well you can go back to the previous version of firefox if you want to try that but first go to start, all programs, mozilla firefox and try running firefox in safe mode. See if the problem still occurs, it could be one of your add ons that is not working properly with the new version. And it may not be related at all to firefox update. You can also simply do a quick system restore to the date before this happened to get your settings back to how they were. I assume you mean you are using xp? System Restore

I am terrible at printing photos!! I also don't like the way my computer at home stores photos (don't like the look of it compared to how I was used to saving) and they're pretty unorganized. When DH and I got together we'd always buy cheapy camera and take photos. Photos of places we've been, goofy photos, caught you off guard photos... we have three huge photo albums filled up (in order) and then I got a new digital camera and we just stopped. :( I guess I'm lazy when it comes to digital. The stores that have the little photo maker things are always so busy. Ording online means paying for shipping which can be high if you're ordering a bunch. I have photos on CDs but for some reason I think it makes it more difficult to find and view. Much easier when they're physically right there. I do back everything up now because I once lost all my photos on my computer. Most weren't important but there were some of family and of Sylvester as a kitten. I know people store them online with sites like Snapfish and Shutterfly but what happens if that company goes under or something? I have photos on some of those sites but it kind of bothers me to think they're just sitting there, online. Forever? My family took gobs of photos over the years and had them developed. I loved and still do enjoy looking. I also love a good home video once in awhile. They all bring back fond memories of being a kid. I'll have to come up with a good system/get organized when we have kids since I know we'll take a bazillion photos.

Texas, I love your apartment! What did you hang the pictures from? A curtain rod? We actually just moved from a very small one-bedroom apartment into a two-bedroom apartment. I don't know if you've encountered this, but everyone always asks us when we're going to buy a house now that we're married. While I'd love to buy, it just doesn't make sense for us right now, and I like the option of having the maintenance man fix up any of my mistakes for me. As for the decor, I think I solved the bathroom problem at least. I changed the white shower curtain to a black one and added hand towels to the back of the toilet. The bedroom, however, is still an issue. I grabbed a small shelf from the living room and placed it there to add some vertical space. We're thinking about adding a wall quote (JoAnn Fabrics has some decals for $20). My husband likes the idea of hanging fabric, but I have no idea how we'd go about that. We tried to pick up an artificial ficas tree from the craft store yesterday, but it wouldn't fit in our car, so that option is out. We also don't trust our cats not to attack it or attempt to climb it.

I love that room!! It sort of has this exotic appeal to it that speaks to me----and I like looking at those parrot pictures (you have my Eclectus in one of your prints btw) and then looking at the kudu---it causes me to pause and take it in more. The kudu painting proportionally balances out the other pics. I was in S. Africa this last Feb/March---it was one of the most breathtaking, amazing, beautiful places I have ever been and I wish that I could live there. And yes, I tried kudu at a traditional Braai (bbq). When I think of British colonial, I think of plain canvas fold-up seats and tents. So I think your lampshades work well. I would try simple, smart, canvas drapes. I think of clean, unpretentious lines. I think a silver canteen with silver cups might be a cool display sitting on a basket weave tray. We saw a lot of simple, clean-lined lanterns too. A zebra rug would definitely work. Also there are lots of decor items made with porcupine quills---we saw lots of that in SA. Lampshades, mirror frames, or even a bundle of quills in a vase. Pier One and Z Gallery have these items and kudu horns, etc. But remember, a small amount of this goes a long way. I like your side tables---that to me is the exact touch that you needed. That has a bit of the East Indian influence. I wouldn't be adding saris or brightly-hued silks or anything like that. I'll see if I can't dig up any pics.