I’ve gotten more new technology in my life in the past few months than I had in years. During my visit to NY with Mike and Dana, I indulged in a new iPod, which if I had waited a mere six weeks would have been less expensive. In any case, I’ve been listening to the same two bbq mixes that Mike made for me since our party in July. Today I decided, was technology befriending day. I moved files on my new laptop from the backup folder the Geek Squad inelegantly left on my desktop, and I connected my new printer/scanner/copier (it’s small enough to sit on my desk comfortably! And it scans! And it was inexpensive!). I wanted to update my iPod with some podcasts, and I’m irritated that I can’t quite figure out how to get it to load the many, many episodes I haven’t yet heard. Even more irritating is that I can’t get the new, unnamed (does it deserve a name if it’s not cooperating with me?) computer to recognize our digital camera. What’s a blog if there aren’t pictures? I downloaded the patch or whatever you call it for Vista, but it just won’t recognize the camera. Snotty computer (although I do love you *strokes computer*. Please don’t break on me. I love you, you poor, no-name slob).
I think me and all of this new technology can make friends with each other. Time and patience. And maybe my oldest nephew would help. He’s pretty tech-savvy.
What have been the biggest hurdles to you and technology being on good terms? Like how I’m giving you comment fodder? Because I’ll tell you, it’s now less than forty comments until the giveaway.
Tonight’s my SnB. If the technology was all living in peace and harmony, I could show you the new sweater I’ve started. Some day soon, I hope!
Good luck learning how to get everyone to live together in harmony!
My biggest hurdle? Having an HP desktop that arrived full of spyware. Some of which I cannot remove if I want the desktop to actually work. Plus my ISP is MSN. ‘Nuff said, right? *L*
For me, my biggest current technology issue is the age & memory of my little laptop. I have pushed my brave Mac well beyond its intended limits – like when I downloaded the entire first season of “Weeds” last week (good stuff, btw), or when I refuse to back up my photos and iphoto gets really, really bogged down. I am not a kind computer owner. At some point my little iBook will simply say, “No”. Probably sooner than later too. . .
Biggest hurdles? You mean I’m supposed to choose just a few?
Let’s just say that I am not good with technology. My biggest hurdle right now is that I’m away from home, which means that my brother (who usually handles most of my technology problems) is harder than usual to get an answer from.
Oh you are so good to try the new tecnogadgets. I ache when I cannot post an image with my blogchatter. I understand you !
while I love technology (ipod! internet!), it is not my friend. I still have a hard time putting photos on the computer.
Biggest hurdle? Me. A self-taught, creeping along the learning curve, non-geek.
Or maybe the biggest hurdle is the constant changing of technology making perfectly good programs obsolete in the blink of an eye.
No, it’s Vista.