Gizmo, if you get a card reader (pretty cheap) you can plug it in to a USB port on the side of your laptop, put in the card from your camera and download as much as you wish.
Gizmo, glad you had a good birthday. Sounds like you are now wireless, check out places with free wi-fi and start planning some "getaway from the family time" for yourself. The laptops Randy and Amanda have are both wireless. They are both such computer geeks and love all the high tech toys. I am the family computer nerd, I am happy with my PC and they have both been told to "leave my computer alone I don't want fancy"
