Come to think of it, this *is* a funny place to ask if your behavior is normal... but "normal" is such a fluid concept. It has more to do with the group you're in than with a rigid yardstick of behavior. In Tahiti, it's normal to go barefoot. In Alaska...probly not. Maybe we could make up a test. Do you dream about the luxurious smell of finished compost? Do you choose your clothes based on their future compostability? Do family members offer to bring you a take-out order rather than sitting with you in a fast-food place because they know you'll pick up every napkin & tray liner on everybody's tray & take it home with you? even though people in the restaurant are watching? Do your friends think it's a hoot to have drinks with you because you take not only their cocktail napkins but their leftover lemons, cherries, limes, & coasters? Do you go out at night with a flashlight to check your compost? (this was a true story, reported on this forum!) Do you think a load of manure is a lovely Christmas/birthday/Valentine's Day/anniversary present? If you answered "yes" to all the above, then you are perfectly normal! (in this group)

OA, love the change using your wire cloche. So clever to cover the knob for different occasions. One would be pretty painted white too. Wish I was staying home today. I would be playing to see if I could make one of these. You are such an inspiration. Jeanne, your so funny! Punk

bpgreen is correct it can cause total corruption of data or damage on the device as well as the pc, especially memory cards since they are more fragile. I would have Dell repair it if it is new, that is a faulty item, have you told them about this? Even though USB devices are Plug & PlayÂthat is, they're ready to go upon being plugged inÂyou shouldn't just unplug them. A USB port has current running through it, so the power jolt caused by unplugging a "hot" connection can corrupt data on a storage device, camera, or mp3 player. "The purpose of "Safely Remove Hardware" is simple: it's how you tell Windows that you're about to remove a device so that Windows can finish whatever it needs to do with it. In the case of disks, for example, Windows flushes all disk buffers, avoiding things like potential corruption. And that's the fear - if you remove something like a USB thumb drive without first telling Windows, it's possible to corrupt the contents of the drive. In practice that doesn't happen often, but it's possible." Safely Remove Hardware You just never know when it will happen, I have definitely seen it happen and it is not pretty, which is why I stress it so much. For things like Ipods it can make it no longer operable. So if it were my pc I would find out why it is not functioning properly. Here is how to create a desktop shortcut link for it you might try that and see if it works any better. Create a Safely Remove Hardware shortcut there is some very good info here for options on how to fix or work around the issues. How to solve Windows' inability to safely remove hardware? there is a little program you can purchase that is supposed to make it a simple one click solution, but I do not know anything about it. I guess you could try the 30 trial period and see if it works. USB Safely Remove So I would do as bpgreen does and shut down before removing it if I was not able to get the remove safely to operate.

I have currently 4 tablets, one that is strictly an ereader, I got each of us one, very inexpensive. My husband loves it and uses his daily, I really don't use that one anymore but it will be his backup. I got the first pandigital novel 7 inch tablet which was a great tablet but it is outdated as far as the version of android on it goes, that one I passed down to a family member. I also have a 7 inch Sylvania that was also inexpensive which I used a lot and still do on occasion, that one will not be updated either but is fine for my husband to use to read the kindle books on and play solitaire and check email or Google something which is about the extent of his use. The one I use daily is my Vizio Vtab 1008 tablet it is still being updated and it will get the latest version of android ics in the near future, Vizio mentioned that recently when showing the new 10 inch tablet they are releasing soon. I love my tech toys but I don't spend a lot of money on them. The Vizio is the most expensive one and I got it as a refurbished unit for a very good price, luckily it was perfect. The laptop is a gift I got for my husband, I rarely use it, I do the updates on it. I do have an Acer netbook that I did use quite a bit, and still do when I travel, I prefer the keyboard. For daily use my desktop is custom made has 2 hard drives one with Linux one with windows. I use Mepis Linux pretty much exclusively for daily use. I do have a couple of other towers but they are backup. Luckily my husband supports my addict.... Um I mean hobbies lol. He has been urging me to get the nexus already! I am resisting so far. I guess it is my one vice. It could be worse lol