tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post7592589166987524809..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: FASTER, PLEASE!Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-23413679477684392942010-09-27T16:47:49.407-04:002010-09-27T16:47:49.407-04:00Great post --I've been having the same problem...Great post --I've been having the same problem. Time to call in the Geek Squad.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-21150536225110565862010-09-26T17:23:53.762-04:002010-09-26T17:23:53.762-04:00Great post--and a fascinating one. We are compute...Great post--and a fascinating one. We are computer immigrants; it is our children who are the natives.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-88480826122607626962010-09-25T21:51:36.468-04:002010-09-25T21:51:36.468-04:00I'm happy my husband is so computer savvy he c...I'm happy my husband is so computer savvy he can usually fix anything or at least find out what to do. My problem now is that while away on various trips this summer, I managed to accumulate 18,500 e-mails in my Inbox. This is really slowing down my computer, but I don't want to do any mass deletion for fear of losing something important. Since about 200 e-mails a day come in, I'm notNotes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-45798763693095158672010-09-25T17:11:42.663-04:002010-09-25T17:11:42.663-04:00Back when I was a programmer, one of my jobs was t...Back when I was a programmer, one of my jobs was telecommuting 1-2 days a week (the best ones were telecommuting full time!). We always left our computers at the office on and did our remote work by taking over the computer at our work desk from home. It was so fun to watch other people's screens just working away with no one there! Glad you got fixed up, Sandy!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38166131236180954022010-09-25T09:08:44.247-04:002010-09-25T09:08:44.247-04:00I installed the new MS Outlook mail program recent...I installed the new MS Outlook mail program recently (because Eudora, which I've used for many years but which is no longer sold or supported, is dying in pieces), and I had to turn to Verizon to persuade it to connect. The Verizon rep "took over" my computer to do it. Somebody at Dell did this once too. Both my problems were solved in mere minutes. I keep reminding myself that my Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-43931251981022146842010-09-25T08:47:41.454-04:002010-09-25T08:47:41.454-04:00I could relate to your frustration, but a couple o...I could relate to your frustration, but a couple of the things that surprised you didn't surprise me. One, I've had my computer "taken over" at various times by both my webmaster and service techs. And two, a lot of parents have been naming their kids Jason for the past forty years. Paul, the catch if you reinstall your operating system is that it'll lose all your Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-8275994040239774152010-09-25T08:06:21.095-04:002010-09-25T08:06:21.095-04:00One troubling aspect of having a computer, as leas...One troubling aspect of having a computer, as least for us non-tech types, is trying to coordinate what programs you have. That was the biggest problem with mine: all the protective programs, each of which might be wonderful alone, were fighting with each other (sibling rivalry?). Jason the Geek deleted them and installed one free program that covered all the bases, and voila (I hate to say itSheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-7331323325472165122010-09-25T07:56:37.440-04:002010-09-25T07:56:37.440-04:00Keypunch cards! I'd forgotten about those.
My...Keypunch cards! I'd forgotten about those.<br /><br />My clever son in law has told me that if I reinstall my operating system, I can expect to see faster performance. My Apple is three years old, so it's time for a new one, but I'll try anything to milk a few more months out of itPaulhttp://www.paullamb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-90494751262009089012010-09-25T07:23:29.632-04:002010-09-25T07:23:29.632-04:00I always say, technology is an amazing and wonderf...I always say, technology is an amazing and wonderful thing - when it works. I can't believe how far we come in such a short time. However, think about just how much we are depending on computers now and it gets a little scary. I went into Sam's Club last week and they could only take cash and check (handwritten) because their satellite was down and it was effecting all of their stores Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-42111519975966790342010-09-25T07:12:59.140-04:002010-09-25T07:12:59.140-04:00Technology is so amazing and it's scary becaus...Technology is so amazing and it's scary because we know that the computers we play with now, willbe obsolete. <br /><br />BTW, did he tell you what he did to fix your computer?Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-54400788179460292702010-09-25T07:08:52.328-04:002010-09-25T07:08:52.328-04:00You have my sympathy! It's amazing how quickly...You have my sympathy! It's amazing how quickly we've come to depend on our computers and expect them to perform magic at light speed. I remember our TRS-80 (Trash 80 to some). It used tiny little cassettes for storage, I had to polish the gold connectors with an eraser daily, and work vanished with every clap of thunder during storms. I thought it was wonderful.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-91348326824843012112010-09-25T05:44:59.859-04:002010-09-25T05:44:59.859-04:00Amazing the benefits of this tech age but I gotta ...Amazing the benefits of this tech age but I gotta admit it can be a little intimidating.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com