Hello,
dear readers! I hope you are doing well. I have missed you while I’ve been on
something of a sabbatical, at least a computer sabbatical.
As
I told you last Monday, Larry and I got new computers, pushed into action
because of the end of support for Windows XP.
My
new laptop arrived on Wednesday, and I’ve been navigating around Windows 8.1,
not always with a smile upon my face.There was a Mac lab in the library, so I decided to learn on the Mac. I sat down with a book and the computer in front of me and taught myself. I’ve been mostly teaching myself ever since on whatever system I found I had to work with.
I’m learning Windows 8.1, but I’m not finding it particularly intuitive learning. I’m having to search and search for things, including programs I just downloaded.
All
my photos are stored on the old PC, too. I will transfer some of them, but for
now, I’m keeping most photos on the old PC, which is set up on my desk for easy
reach.
Larry and I are totally different on the computer. He likes to understand every facet of things and the whys and hows. He likes finding shortcuts and different ways of doing things. He ends up knowing a computer inside and out.
Me? I just want to get my jobs done.
We have agreed that it’s not a good idea for one of us to be on the computer with the other one sitting close by watching.
Of course, these problems and frustrations I’ve had are minor. I am thankful that I have a computer to have problems with. I’m thankful for good Internet connection. I’m thankful for the help Larry has given me when I’ve gotten stuck.
And I’m thankful for you, dear readers, for sticking with me while I got settled with my new technology.
I’ll
be back Wednesday. I have things to share, including how the garden is doing
and my experiments with food choices.
Hi Tina, nice to see a post from you. I do enjoy learning new technology, but at my own pace and without someone pushing me, if you get what I mean. I have to admit that I am a bit of a technophobe, but once I learn something, I get very good at it. :)
ReplyDeletehope I do not, Windows 8.1 and I will probably never be friends...your comment re both of you and the computer made me giggle, the same principle can be applied here. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the new computer has arrived and you are enjoying learning how to use it. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteglad you are getting back on line! and i sure hope larry's laptop arrives quickly for both of your sakes. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you have many years of blogging fun on the new P.C.
ReplyDeleteIt's fine to take a break once in a while. My computer is very elderly like me! I know that in the near future I will have to buy a new computer. Then the fun will start.
ReplyDeleteIt can be annoying at first, but usually within a few days I'm okay with changes.
ReplyDeleteNo! I don't like learning new technology which is probably why I don't have a smart phone and have stuck with Mac Mac Mac and more Mac! Ha! Besides getting older and enjoying being stuck in the past!
ReplyDeleteI used to like learning new technology ... now I just get too frustrated with it. My father in law has Windows 7 and I just can't figure ANYTHING out with that thing! It's all so foreign. The funny thing is that my current (old) laptop has Windows 7 Starter, which is essentially Windows XP stripped down. I'm worried about when they stop supporting it!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't happy with 8.1 and went back to 7. I got an iPad for my birthday, and it's a challenge to learn how to use it!
ReplyDeleteI don't know anyone who likes Windows 8.1, including me! But as you say, at least I have a computer!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are back. I feel the same way about being grateful for being able to be connected. I am also thankful for my son who is savvy enough to have built my computer from scratch taking into account my needs and updating it when it needs to be. Boy, will I miss him when he moves out...and not just because of my computer.
ReplyDeletei feel like my brain is in a technology overload situation!! but we must keep learning, or fear being left behind!!
ReplyDeleteHate learning new tech. It worked fine before, why do they have to change it? Like you, I just want to get things done!
ReplyDeleteOh, Tina, I'm afraid I don't like Windows 8.1. I updated my computer several months ago when the free update to 8.1 showed up on my screen and I had so much trouble with compatibility that I went to a computer guru in town and had him uninstall it. I'm still working through the issues I had with that debacle. I hope your experience is much better than mine.
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