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 ›
Software
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 ›
SKYPING FOR IDIOTS – Marilyn Armstrong
I admit it, I never learned to use Skype. I have tried it. At least twice a year some friend or family member wants to see if we can make it work. I’ve never made it work. There are a… Read More ›
“BAD” IS THE NEW “GOOD” IN TECH SUPPORT – Marilyn Armstrong
Bad customer and technical support is the new good. You only think it’s bad. The problem is your attitude. Or so they’d have you think. YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE All the big technology companies are working hard… Read More ›
THE JOY OF MEDICARE – Marilyn Armstrong
I belong to Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage Value Added PPO group, which is a Medicare plan that offers extras but costs just a tiny bit more than basic Medicare. Last night, in a moment of mindless stupidity, I decided… Read More ›
ALL THOSE COMPUTERS: WHAT A MESS! – Marilyn Armstrong
Our computers have gone wacko. I think it started when the last upgrades (calling them upgrades is absurd since they have made a mess of all the computers in the house — Macs and PCs alike. Google, Microsoft, iPad, and… Read More ›
IT’S THE LITTLE STUFF THAT GETS ME – Marilyn Armstrong
EVEN WORDPRESS CAN’T BE THAT BAD, CAN THEY? I definitely have a few bones to pick and I’m going to start picking right now. You see, I have these questions. Important questions. And there are, as far as I can… Read More ›
NO SPELLCHECKER – Marilyn Armstrong
There will be no spellchecker. I asked and they answered. This was WordPress’s response: A. Jay (Automattic) Jun 22, 07:25 UTC Hi there, Thank you for contacting us. The spellchecker was a part of the publication process. I don’t like Grammarly… Read More ›
WHAT NOT TO DO WHILE RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS – Marilyn Armstrong
Why is my computer freezing and sending me blue screens? I guess I should run some system diagnostics. I ran them recently and I was assured everything is hunky dory. If it’s so hunky and dory, why does it keep freezing? FREEZE!… Read More ›
I’VE MADE CONTACT! – Marilyn Armstrong
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THOSE WHO NEVER GOT THE MEMO FROM GOOGLE AND CAN’T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CONTACT LIST Google is always changing the browser. As soon as you get used to it, they do something to “fix”… Read More ›
INSTALLING A PRINTER AND WHY I HATE THEM – Marilyn Armstrong
I hate printers. I also hate copiers, scanners, and fax machines. The only other things I hate are telephones. To be fair, I hate all telephones, not just cellular or mobile ones. I don’t understand them and they don’t understand… Read More ›
“COMMANDER? I’VE MADE CONTACT!” – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Contacts Google is always changing the browser. As soon as you get used to it, they do something to “fix” it. The most recent change was that “contacts” are now a separate section, not part of email…. Read More ›
AVID VERSUS DIVA – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Avid and Diva First, there was Diva. It was a “big format” video editing tool meant for use in television studios or advertising agencies. I didn’t work there, though I did go for one of those insane… Read More ›
USING THE NEW GUTENBERG EDITOR – REBLOG – Janice Wald8
How to Easily Use the New WordPress Gutenberg Editor DECEMBER 16, 2018 BY JANICE WALD8 COMMENTS Big thank you to Martha Kennedy for spreading this around. These days, I don’t think I need it, but in case I change my mind, it’s… Read More ›
SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS – Marilyn Armstrong
When Garry came into the bedroom, I was staring at the radio. Garry takes his hearing aids off at night, so we have bedtime conversations at high volume. Shouting, really. “Why are you staring at the radio?” “I’m trying to… Read More ›
NEW DRIVER? YES/NO/LET ME THINK ABOUT IT – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Driver I just got a new download for Windows 10 — which was a followup to the new download I got for my Mac laptop and the one I got for my Kindle and whatever happened to… Read More ›
