FREE: Floral (shades of red) Pattern Spring Bracelet and French Hook Earring set

Nice set Jess, this looks like cloisonne style enamel, you might want to add that to your description before you get bids. The more info the better.

I was thinking about your computer issues. I don't know if you have any money to spend, but you should look at the mini netbooks, which are getting down to $150 or less. They work pretty well, and it's really easy to attach them to a large monitor and USB keyboard/mouse for daily use. It might be worth trying to win some amazon, Best Buy or other gift certificates on here to put toward something like that. Just a thought ...

You could probably also buy a computer at Walmart, so winning Walmart cards might be a good strategy too.

Re: the monitor. Most netbooks only have HDMI output (but my husband's Toshiba has a regular SVGA output--the same as older computer monitor, and he bought that model because he needs that feature). With only HDMI out on the netbook, you MUST have a DIGITAL monitor and will need an HDMI-to-DVI cable.

So, you can't use your old monitor unless you choose a netbook (or laptop) with SVGA output. But you can also hook a netbook into a television with HDMI, in which case you'd need an HDMI-to-HDMI cable. BUT unless a television is also sold as a monitor, the resolution will be terrible with a computer (i.e. grainy and pixellated). So you'll probably need to buy another monitor too, but if you look around you can probably get a smaller flatscreen monitor cheap, since everyone wants the big ones now.

If it has both a SVGA and a DVI input, you can use it with a netbook that has HDMI out. If it only has one place to plug in the monitor it's SVGA and can't connect to an HDMI source.

I'm just glad you could understand all that! If you go into a store that sells netbooks and monitors and ask a salesperson, they can show you exactly what I mean so you can be sure you know what you are doing if you buy online. I'll bet you could get a small monitor, like 15-inch, maybe on craigslist or even on ebay kinda cheap (but check the seller's history before you buy anything like that on ebay, it would have to be packaged very carefully for shipping). Good luck!

I still think you should go into a store and get someone to show you what I'm talking about. If you look at the back of your existing monitor, that's an SVGA connection. A DVI connection has more pins. Some monitors have both, so you could hook two computers up to the monitor and toggle between them (my monitor does that). The HDMI-DVI cables tend to be expensive in stores but I've gotten them on Overstock, in a package of two, for less than $10!

If the geek you talk to doesn't know what you are talking about IMMEDIATELY, find another geek ... he/she is an imposter!