Electronic devices are sneaky. I rejected Alexa when she showed up on my Kindles a couple of years ago. I refused to even allow it to run and when asked if it could be turned on, I said “No.” “No… Read More ›
Computers
OOPS! ABOUT OUR 4-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND
When I was counting my medication, I forgot that everything would be closed from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday. We don’t have a lot of 4-day holidays here. They are usually three days at most. Thanksgiving is different. It is always… Read More ›
ONGOING WORDPRESS CONVERSATIONS AND A THANK YOU
I think WordPress’s engineers come in two grades: really good and really awful. I have gotten a lot of the awful kind, but once in a while, I get a good one. This one has been really good and helpful…. Read More ›
ANONYMITY AND ANECDOTAL TALES: FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION 92
Fandango’s Provocative Question #92 -Anonymous or not? I’ve been scammed, had my identity stolen not once, but twice and that was when I was anonymous. These days, it simply makes no difference. I’m not going to publish my address and… Read More ›
A NOTE TO WORDPRESS AND THE ANSWER
October 17, 2020 I have more than 11,000 posts and just under a million views. Since you have made working on WordPress increasing unpleasant and difficult, I find it highly likely I will have to end our relationship in February…. Read More ›
MONEY AND FOOLS AND A PARTING OF THE WAYS
Although, a fool and his money are soon parted, you don’t need to be a fool to be parted from your money. You don’t have to be a fool to be unwillingly parted from your money. You can merely be… Read More ›
MY BEST-EVER JOB
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #30: MY BEST JOB EVER I had been looking for a job that would let me flex my hours so Garry and I could spend time together. It was difficult. He worked terribly long hours, gone… Read More ›
A NEW EDITOR AND A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT US AND OUR TECHNOLOGY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #83: Who’s controlling what? One of the big issues with WordPress’s decision to create a kind of block format that is very unappealing to most of us who aren’t here to make money but joined to show… Read More ›
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TOOL? – Marilyn Armstrong
Blogging Insights # 36 — Devices And the question is: You could probably take an educated guess from the picture containing the question, but in case you aren’t sure, it’s a laptop. It’s a hunky laptop with 16-gigs of memory… Read More ›
IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING: COMPUTERS AND GLITCHES – Marilyn Armstrong
A computer can be the simplest way to do things and it can also be insanely complicated. For some reason, my computer — after the last Windows download which might have something to do with it (or not) — has… Read More ›
BAD WEEK, GOOD WEEK, BAD APPLICATION – Marilyn Armstrong
It was a bad week in a lot of ways. Non-deliveries, late deliveries, missing parts, and a lot of increasingly aggravating conversations with Amazon. I spent more time on the telephone with Amazon’s customer service than I have writing posts… Read More ›
THREE IN THE MORNING AND THE PAGE NUMBERS WON’T WORK – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
I was up until very late last night because Garry got a new computer. Setting it up was easy because these days, everything is automated. And he didn’t have a lot of documents or photographs to move. They are all… Read More ›
