I’m having a real problem with reality lately. And it’s not from taking too many drugs. I think it’s from not taking enough drugs. The problem is that we have too many realities to choose from. We have reality TV,… Read More ›
Computers
ANOTHER DAY WITH CUSTOMER DISSERVICE
As soon as I saw that Microsoft was planning to make “updates” and “downloads” automatic for Windows 10, I knew it was going to be trouble. I had managed to completely evade Windows 8 and 8.5. I had stuck with… Read More ›
HP – UNSELLING THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN
Every time Windows 10 does an update, it knocks my printer out. Not just offline, but off. It stops working. Add to that the small matter that Charter/Spectrum has been down for hours a day for nearly a week which I’m… Read More ›
WHEN THE WIFI CLOUD BECOMES TORRENTIAL RAIN
Last night, at just before midnight, the WiFi went down. Which meant the telephone also went out, though it was too late for much in the way of phone calls. I went and rebooted the modem and router. Once, twice,… Read More ›
AND FINALLY, THE COMPUTER IS FIXED. ENTIRELY. FIXED.
I installed the new operating system, taking everything down to zero. Rebuilt both drives. Added software for documents and photography. Added the plug-ins that I use more than the software. Added back all my photographs, then deleted half of them… Read More ›
NO HESITATION. I’M DOING IT. UGH.
I’m going to be offline for the day. Maybe two days. I have to reinstall Windows 10 and then, all the software that I just reinstalled. There is something wrong with it. It’s not a big thing, but it’s a… Read More ›
ALIENWARE 15 R3 — THE GOOD AND THE HUH?
I always have very mixed feelings when I realize I’m going to have to buy a new primary computer. I love technology and I love computers. I love gadgets and widgets and cameras and lenses and software. From the first… Read More ›
ONE THING, ANOTHER THING, AND THEN … ONE MORE THING
Garry’s computer went down, but that was okay because he could use my other computer. The Kindle went down, but that turned out okay because Audible fixed it and then Amazon fixed it more. But when my computer went down… Read More ›
COMPUTERS, ICE, WINTER, WHATEVER
Yesterday Garry’s computer up and died. It apparently didn’t die of not having a battery because (are you ready?) — it doesn’t have a battery. It’s got some other weird thing in it. On the positive side, my previously hot computer… Read More ›
EXPECTATION? WHY GARRY NEEDS A NEW COMPUTER AND WHY GMAIL HAS NO TRASH
EXPECTATION? BAH. HUMBUG! We were supposed to be somewhere else. We should be there. We should not be here. But we are here and I am not happy about it. Of course, there is another computer — my computer. It… Read More ›
COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, GUNS, AND US: NOT A RANT, JUST A RAMBLE
Yesterday, I tried to download a book from my Audible.com library and got a message telling me I didn’t have adequate permission. I’ve been an Audible member since 2002 and I’m pretty sure I have more than adequate permissions. I… Read More ›
THE AGENTS IN THE DELL – A THURSDAY RANT
I wasn’t going to bother to write this because you’ve heard it before. And you’ll hear it again. The same old sad story. Dell makes some amazing computers — yet they have what must be the worst customer service on the planet…. Read More ›
