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Computers & Technology…. We have to live with it. Just a few bits of interest and rants about the problems I have to fix.
One of the interesting things about being a traveling blogger is seeing how my (and your) blogs look on other people’s computers. For example: on my computer, all of my photos look absolutely lovely: perfect colors, clear and tantalizing. (As, of course, do all of yours!) On my s-i-l’s computer they look too intense, dark, … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe One of my very few (ahem) faults is that I tend to underestimate the time it will take me to do something. I always know that I can get more stuff done in a shorter amount of time than humanly possible. I've touched on this endearing quality in the past. It … Continue reading…
I’m not having a good day. If my day were Brussels Sprouts it would look like this: It all started yesterday. I went happily off to do the shopping, but in a different store/town then I usually go to. I had to pick up medicine for Sedi. She’s becoming incontinent (see prior post on carpets) … Continue reading…
I love it when I spend two solid days working at my computer and accomplish absolutely nothing. Nada! Rien! Zip! It’s exhausting! I’m back where I started on Saturday morning. And, I might add, damn glad to be here! It all started simply enough. In case you didn’t know, (duh!) I have a website, Thyme … Continue reading…
It's like swimming through jello; Pushing a wagon full of concrete up hill; Hurrying through pea-soup fog; Slogging through 3 feet of snow without snowshoes; Wading through thick mud….. I'm working with one hand tied behind my back and one leg shackled to a chair! I lost my ADSL connection…..I'm reduced to (gasp!) a dial-up … Continue reading…
Can I get a computer exorcism? The f'ing little devils just won't leave me alone! Here's what happened this time. It's all so simple…. I have a website in addition to this blog (Thyme for Cooking). It's hosted by Yahoo Small Business with a US internet address. I have happily been accessing Yahoo for 2 … Continue reading…
My computer became seriously ill last week. I did all I could but finally had to submit it to a higher authority. It went in hospital on Thursday. I practiced my very best French – not the language, but the attitude: a persistent inability to comprehend and accept the word 'NON'. Through perseverance and generally … Continue reading…