At least until the election is over!
I like Facebook for the most part, but lately it is too depressing.
Babies being raped, dogs being abused or killed and other depressing stuff.
Politics getting too ugly. Today just one more post put me over the edge, so this tells me ‘bye for now, Facebook!'
Not closing my account just yet, but I have thought about it.
Maybe I will get some productive work done by staying off Facebook for awhile. And maybe, just maybe, I can figure out why Facebook always take me back to the beginning if I click a link that goes to another Facebook page!
Showing posts with label The way I see it. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The way I see it. Show all posts
Thursday, October 06, 2016
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Product Feedbacks
Almost every time I buy something online, I get that email from the seller:
“Please rate product”
I used to do it, but not anymore. The first time or two, the format I submitted was not satisfactory. Please edit to include ‘yada yada’
First of all, they sent me a request. When I responded, they acted like I was the one who wanted the feedback and wanted me to edit my response.
So guess what? I just said to hell with it and now I don’t ever ever respond to requests for feedback.
In all fairness, I suppose other retailers might not make the same error in judgment as that first one did. However, my time is worth something to me and I choose not to respond to something that doesn’t meet their requirements.
I read a letter published in my newspaper. This letter just said what I believe to be true. Don’t annoy customers, it’s bad business. When I get those requests for feedback, I am annoyed. I delete them unopened as I consider them SPAM.
Annoyed,
Martha
“Please rate product”
I used to do it, but not anymore. The first time or two, the format I submitted was not satisfactory. Please edit to include ‘yada yada’
First of all, they sent me a request. When I responded, they acted like I was the one who wanted the feedback and wanted me to edit my response.
So guess what? I just said to hell with it and now I don’t ever ever respond to requests for feedback.
In all fairness, I suppose other retailers might not make the same error in judgment as that first one did. However, my time is worth something to me and I choose not to respond to something that doesn’t meet their requirements.
I read a letter published in my newspaper. This letter just said what I believe to be true. Don’t annoy customers, it’s bad business. When I get those requests for feedback, I am annoyed. I delete them unopened as I consider them SPAM.
Annoyed,
Martha
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Observations About Neo
When folks started fussing and whining about 'neo', I didn't understand. My Yahoo ID was working as always, no changes. In fact it still is but who knows for how long.
So I created a new Yahoo email account and joined with two of my Yahoo Groups. In order to see what other owner/moderators were seeing, I made this new ID an owner on one of the groups and started testing.
Perhaps since I belong mainly to tech groups, I wasn't seeing all of the issues a lot of others were seeing. We don't really use the database option and don't rely on lots and lots of photos as these are used mainly for screenshots to aid in troubleshooting.
There was a 'glitch' in the bouncing members section, as it was showing some folks as bouncing that are no longer members, even a few that had been banned for bad conduct.
Otherwise all functions worked as they should. Things were somewhat harder to find, but by exploring, looking and testing I managed to find just about everything. One thing of note, most everything now seems to using JavaScript. So if users have disabled scripts by using an add-on like 'noscript' for Firefox or a similar add-on for other browsers, the Yahoo Groups interface is virtually unusable.
Once noticeable thing that seemed to put a lot of folks off was the fact that the Home page has now been moved to the About page and customization that was done previously is almost 'missing in action'.
The customization does not seem so important to folks in tech groups, although it is nice. Using the neo profile, the first thing that I noticed when I got to the home page is a large somewhat blurry photo of a keyboard section with the name of the group in the lower left corner.
From comments by others and looking at some other groups with my neo ID, I have the impression that a large number of groups have basically the same photos, depending on the type of Group.
What seems odd to me is that both of my Yahoo email accounts that are IDs for Groups have neo in the web address. Both email accounts work the same. Another thing, I belong to several groups that originated in Canada and they are still showing the old 'classic' format, but I have heard from some folks in UK groups that say they are on the neo format.
In December 2007, Yahoo supposedly had over 109 million members across 8.8 million groups. Recent estimates by some put those numbers much higher.
I guess with that many members and groups there is bound to be a lot of problems changing everyone over to a new format.
By now there could be more or less, as supposedly a lot of disgruntled folks have closed their groups and moved elsewhere. According to Wikipedia, nearly half a million group members have left Yahoo due to the "neo" format. The number grows each day. Keep in mind, Wikipedia can be edited by almost anyone, including unhappy folks.
Yahoo's mail servers have been glitchy off and on for as long as I have been a member of groups. It is just one of Yahoo's 'gotchas' and that hasn't improved yet. However, some folks seem to think it is neo related, but I think it's just the same as always.
So why did Yahoo change the Groups from the old 'classic' to the new 'neo' format? My best guess is the underlying code has slowly been corrupted with too many programmers making too many 'improvements' over the years. Like when 'too many cooks spoil the broth', it has just gotten too much to try to fix. Most of us know, there comes a time when the old is out and in with the new.
Technology marches on, and if we don't march with it, we get left behind.
Martha
So I created a new Yahoo email account and joined with two of my Yahoo Groups. In order to see what other owner/moderators were seeing, I made this new ID an owner on one of the groups and started testing.
Perhaps since I belong mainly to tech groups, I wasn't seeing all of the issues a lot of others were seeing. We don't really use the database option and don't rely on lots and lots of photos as these are used mainly for screenshots to aid in troubleshooting.
There was a 'glitch' in the bouncing members section, as it was showing some folks as bouncing that are no longer members, even a few that had been banned for bad conduct.
Otherwise all functions worked as they should. Things were somewhat harder to find, but by exploring, looking and testing I managed to find just about everything. One thing of note, most everything now seems to using JavaScript. So if users have disabled scripts by using an add-on like 'noscript' for Firefox or a similar add-on for other browsers, the Yahoo Groups interface is virtually unusable.
Once noticeable thing that seemed to put a lot of folks off was the fact that the Home page has now been moved to the About page and customization that was done previously is almost 'missing in action'.
The customization does not seem so important to folks in tech groups, although it is nice. Using the neo profile, the first thing that I noticed when I got to the home page is a large somewhat blurry photo of a keyboard section with the name of the group in the lower left corner.
From comments by others and looking at some other groups with my neo ID, I have the impression that a large number of groups have basically the same photos, depending on the type of Group.
What seems odd to me is that both of my Yahoo email accounts that are IDs for Groups have neo in the web address. Both email accounts work the same. Another thing, I belong to several groups that originated in Canada and they are still showing the old 'classic' format, but I have heard from some folks in UK groups that say they are on the neo format.
In December 2007, Yahoo supposedly had over 109 million members across 8.8 million groups. Recent estimates by some put those numbers much higher.
I guess with that many members and groups there is bound to be a lot of problems changing everyone over to a new format.
By now there could be more or less, as supposedly a lot of disgruntled folks have closed their groups and moved elsewhere. According to Wikipedia, nearly half a million group members have left Yahoo due to the "neo" format. The number grows each day. Keep in mind, Wikipedia can be edited by almost anyone, including unhappy folks.
Yahoo's mail servers have been glitchy off and on for as long as I have been a member of groups. It is just one of Yahoo's 'gotchas' and that hasn't improved yet. However, some folks seem to think it is neo related, but I think it's just the same as always.
So why did Yahoo change the Groups from the old 'classic' to the new 'neo' format? My best guess is the underlying code has slowly been corrupted with too many programmers making too many 'improvements' over the years. Like when 'too many cooks spoil the broth', it has just gotten too much to try to fix. Most of us know, there comes a time when the old is out and in with the new.
Technology marches on, and if we don't march with it, we get left behind.
Martha
Friday, September 20, 2013
Changes
I’ve heard it said that in order to go forward we have to accept changes.
In the past year I’ve seen some changes that I don’t particularly like, but I am trying to learn about them as I know change happens and generally I can’t do much to stop them.
Microsoft Windows 8 is probably one of the biggest changes for me as well as for a lot of other folks. I have managed to learn how to do what I want in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 will be better, but still not what I really would like.
I guess my problem stems from the fact that I am like a lot of older folks that don’t like changes as I am sort of ‘set in my ways’. Microsoft never said they wouldn’t change Windows and it certainly is their right to make changes even though we may not like them.
I have used almost every version of Windows (except ME) and I always liked each upgraded version, even Vista. It did take me a while to get used to it, but I did and I never had the problems with Vista that a lot of other folks seemed to have.
The old dependable format for Yahoo Groups is another big change that a lot of folks are so upset about. While I admit Yahoo might have handled the change better (they didn’t let folks know it was coming), I suspect once it finally completes, folks will get used to it or go another way. I am pretty sure that the new look came about as the old code was getting too big, corrupted and dated. So while the new code was being written, why not make it look better too!
Ed Bott of Zdnet said it so well “Any corporation has a right to do whatever they want with their products.” While he was referring to Microsoft, this certainly applies to Yahoo as well.
I suspect we will see more changes faster and faster as new and better technologies are developed and put into play.
Martha
In the past year I’ve seen some changes that I don’t particularly like, but I am trying to learn about them as I know change happens and generally I can’t do much to stop them.
Microsoft Windows 8 is probably one of the biggest changes for me as well as for a lot of other folks. I have managed to learn how to do what I want in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 will be better, but still not what I really would like.
I guess my problem stems from the fact that I am like a lot of older folks that don’t like changes as I am sort of ‘set in my ways’. Microsoft never said they wouldn’t change Windows and it certainly is their right to make changes even though we may not like them.
I have used almost every version of Windows (except ME) and I always liked each upgraded version, even Vista. It did take me a while to get used to it, but I did and I never had the problems with Vista that a lot of other folks seemed to have.
The old dependable format for Yahoo Groups is another big change that a lot of folks are so upset about. While I admit Yahoo might have handled the change better (they didn’t let folks know it was coming), I suspect once it finally completes, folks will get used to it or go another way. I am pretty sure that the new look came about as the old code was getting too big, corrupted and dated. So while the new code was being written, why not make it look better too!
Remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have to keep reminding myself of that every time I boot Windows 8.
Ed Bott of Zdnet said it so well “Any corporation has a right to do whatever they want with their products.” While he was referring to Microsoft, this certainly applies to Yahoo as well.
I suspect we will see more changes faster and faster as new and better technologies are developed and put into play.
By the way, I upgraded my iPad to iOS7 today. I don’t like the way the new icons for apps look. I will get used to them.
Martha
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The Problems With Yahoo’s Neo Groups
Seems like there are a lot of problems with neo, but it also seems like its who you ask. There is a cadre of folks trying to force Yahoo to get rid of neo and bring back the old format. (Sorry folks, it won’t happen!) Some but not too many folks say they like the new format.
As with anything new and changed, there is a number of folks that are resistant. Same is true with neo. One of the biggest problems is the change is not happening all at once to everyone to everyone or to every group.
It appears to be a work in progress. Bringing back features seem to be happening, but isn’t consistent and doesn’t always seem to ‘stick’. Lots of things are there, but hidden and some are broken for now.
Pros so far, clean interface. Ease of switching from one group to another is MUCH easier. Posts entered while on the website are almost immediate.
Cons so far, almost too many to name. Post delivery to Inboxes extremely sporadic and sometimes never happens or days later. (This has happened many times before neo came into being.) Some groups are neo, some are not. Seems to be random.
For the average user neo seems to be working ok, although the banner is not what users are used to seeing. Group owners are having a hard time trying to remove or change that banner if they have been transferred to neo, impossible if they are still using the old format. The mail delivery is probably the thing that impacts them the most.
Group owners and moderators are having the worst of it. Functions they normally perform to keep the groups working are often not working and some are having a problem even finding where those functions are located.
In my neo ID, I have found most of what I need. So far what I see that will impact a lot of users, the photos cannot be downloaded easily. This wouldn’t bother me much, but for some users this is a major problem, also for some types of groups. Many owners keep track of bouncing members. The bouncing list in my neo ID shows every member, past and present that has ever appeared on the bouncing list. This is obviously broken and is an example of stuff that stays on the web forever!
The list of problems seems endless, but everyday some more things get fixed and eventually I hope it will all work.
The biggest issue of all was the fact that Yahoo didn't tell folks about neo before they implemented it.
Martha
As with anything new and changed, there is a number of folks that are resistant. Same is true with neo. One of the biggest problems is the change is not happening all at once to everyone to everyone or to every group.
It appears to be a work in progress. Bringing back features seem to be happening, but isn’t consistent and doesn’t always seem to ‘stick’. Lots of things are there, but hidden and some are broken for now.
Pros so far, clean interface. Ease of switching from one group to another is MUCH easier. Posts entered while on the website are almost immediate.
Cons so far, almost too many to name. Post delivery to Inboxes extremely sporadic and sometimes never happens or days later. (This has happened many times before neo came into being.) Some groups are neo, some are not. Seems to be random.
For the average user neo seems to be working ok, although the banner is not what users are used to seeing. Group owners are having a hard time trying to remove or change that banner if they have been transferred to neo, impossible if they are still using the old format. The mail delivery is probably the thing that impacts them the most.
Group owners and moderators are having the worst of it. Functions they normally perform to keep the groups working are often not working and some are having a problem even finding where those functions are located.
In my neo ID, I have found most of what I need. So far what I see that will impact a lot of users, the photos cannot be downloaded easily. This wouldn’t bother me much, but for some users this is a major problem, also for some types of groups. Many owners keep track of bouncing members. The bouncing list in my neo ID shows every member, past and present that has ever appeared on the bouncing list. This is obviously broken and is an example of stuff that stays on the web forever!
The list of problems seems endless, but everyday some more things get fixed and eventually I hope it will all work.
The biggest issue of all was the fact that Yahoo didn't tell folks about neo before they implemented it.
Martha
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Blogging
The word ‘blog’ is a contraction of ‘web log’ according to Wikipedia. That page pretty much gives us a history of blogs and how a lot of them are used. Some are specialized and some are sort of like mine, rambling.
I started blogging way back in 2004, on July 24th that year to be exact. I used Google’s popular blogging venue, BlogSpot. It was pretty much hit and miss if I made a blog post, as I really had no idea what I was doing or even how I should do it.
I was under the rather misconception a blog was sort of like a journal, just writing about thoughts in general, or stuff that happened that made an impression on me. In all the time from the inception of that blog until the day I made the last post in May of 2011, I made only 43 posts.
Thanks to some really great MVPs, Pat Geary and Tina Clarke, I got introduced to the king of blogging, WordPress. But again, I was pretty much hit or miss with my ‘blogging’ and I didn’t take the time to learn about all of the ways I could customize my WordPress themes. At that time I was too focused on my web site, Martha’s Web, so most of time I was concentrating on content and how it looked.
Fast forward to today.
I am finally starting to understand this world of blogging with WordPress and how versatile it can be. While I am still in the learning mode, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter.
Since my web site was made back in the day when Windows XP was the latest and greatest, it is getting very dated and really doesn’t seem to be what is needed today, especially since I no longer use Windows XP or even Vista. It no longer gets the ‘hits’ it used to get and while I certainly don’t want to leave all of the XP users in the lurch so to speak, I find it harder and harder to keep that site fresh and useful.
I am planning to turn Martha’s Web into a WordPress blog eventually, but today is not the day. I still need to learn more about what I can do and how I can do it before that happens. But I am told that once it happens, maintaining it will be oh so much easier.
Since I made that decision, it seems only sensible to just slowly migrate stuff to a new blog. So I am transitioning new stuff and maybe some old stuff to MyNotSoPerfectPC. I’ll see how that works for now.
Martha
I started blogging way back in 2004, on July 24th that year to be exact. I used Google’s popular blogging venue, BlogSpot. It was pretty much hit and miss if I made a blog post, as I really had no idea what I was doing or even how I should do it.
I was under the rather misconception a blog was sort of like a journal, just writing about thoughts in general, or stuff that happened that made an impression on me. In all the time from the inception of that blog until the day I made the last post in May of 2011, I made only 43 posts.
Thanks to some really great MVPs, Pat Geary and Tina Clarke, I got introduced to the king of blogging, WordPress. But again, I was pretty much hit or miss with my ‘blogging’ and I didn’t take the time to learn about all of the ways I could customize my WordPress themes. At that time I was too focused on my web site, Martha’s Web, so most of time I was concentrating on content and how it looked.
Fast forward to today.
I am finally starting to understand this world of blogging with WordPress and how versatile it can be. While I am still in the learning mode, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter.
Since my web site was made back in the day when Windows XP was the latest and greatest, it is getting very dated and really doesn’t seem to be what is needed today, especially since I no longer use Windows XP or even Vista. It no longer gets the ‘hits’ it used to get and while I certainly don’t want to leave all of the XP users in the lurch so to speak, I find it harder and harder to keep that site fresh and useful.
I am planning to turn Martha’s Web into a WordPress blog eventually, but today is not the day. I still need to learn more about what I can do and how I can do it before that happens. But I am told that once it happens, maintaining it will be oh so much easier.
Since I made that decision, it seems only sensible to just slowly migrate stuff to a new blog. So I am transitioning new stuff and maybe some old stuff to MyNotSoPerfectPC. I’ll see how that works for now.
Martha
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Windows 8, Not Your Father's Windows
It isn't mine, either!
This new operating system for Microsoft is different. If someone is used to navigating into the depths of Windows, it won't take too long to find where stuff is located. But an average everyday user of a computer is going to be totally lost the first time they boot into Windows 8.
Even the 'should be simple' shut down is not so easily found. I used Vista when it first came out and I didn't like it, but within two days I had managed to find everything and after two weeks, I liked Vista. However a great many folks didn't.
I can use Windows 8. .Some things about this OS are pretty cool. But I have to admit, I just don't like it and I seriously doubt I ever will. I am still trying to use this disaster, but it is so not easy to like. More here.
I like the fact that it is more secure, or at least it's supposed to be. I don't like the fact there is no Start button on the Desktop. I really can't understand why Microsoft thought it wasn't necessary 'because people don't use it.' That is their rationale, not mine. People do use it, if for no other reason that to turn off, switch users or reboot! I use it for a lot more.
Search is so much easier, but unless a user knows that all they have to do is start typing what they want, they will get frustrated trying to find Search.
That is part of the reason Windows 8 is not so great. Things are not obvious to the average user. When a long time average user can't find the way to turn a computer off without help, 'Microsoft, there is a problem!'
Don't get me started on the Windows App Store. I am addicted to the game of Spider Solitaire. Oh it's in the App Store alright, but it has, gasp, ads! But I can remove those ads for only 99 cents. Even thought it's really pretty, I won't be playing Spider on Windows 8. Seems to be a matter of principle with me, because 99 cents certainly won't break the bank.
I am not the only one that thinks Microsoft made a big mistake putting two systems together, a tablet OS and a desktop OS. It seems that every other version of Windows that Microsoft releases is really great and the between versions are well, not so hot. Windows 7 is really great and now folks are going to label Windows 8 as Windows Hate.
Martha
A footnote: When my Windows 7 computers will no longer work, I will finally learn how to build a computer. I have a fresh new disk with Windows 7 waiting for that computer!
This new operating system for Microsoft is different. If someone is used to navigating into the depths of Windows, it won't take too long to find where stuff is located. But an average everyday user of a computer is going to be totally lost the first time they boot into Windows 8.
Even the 'should be simple' shut down is not so easily found. I used Vista when it first came out and I didn't like it, but within two days I had managed to find everything and after two weeks, I liked Vista. However a great many folks didn't.
I can use Windows 8. .Some things about this OS are pretty cool. But I have to admit, I just don't like it and I seriously doubt I ever will. I am still trying to use this disaster, but it is so not easy to like. More here.
I like the fact that it is more secure, or at least it's supposed to be. I don't like the fact there is no Start button on the Desktop. I really can't understand why Microsoft thought it wasn't necessary 'because people don't use it.' That is their rationale, not mine. People do use it, if for no other reason that to turn off, switch users or reboot! I use it for a lot more.
Search is so much easier, but unless a user knows that all they have to do is start typing what they want, they will get frustrated trying to find Search.
That is part of the reason Windows 8 is not so great. Things are not obvious to the average user. When a long time average user can't find the way to turn a computer off without help, 'Microsoft, there is a problem!'
Don't get me started on the Windows App Store. I am addicted to the game of Spider Solitaire. Oh it's in the App Store alright, but it has, gasp, ads! But I can remove those ads for only 99 cents. Even thought it's really pretty, I won't be playing Spider on Windows 8. Seems to be a matter of principle with me, because 99 cents certainly won't break the bank.
I am not the only one that thinks Microsoft made a big mistake putting two systems together, a tablet OS and a desktop OS. It seems that every other version of Windows that Microsoft releases is really great and the between versions are well, not so hot. Windows 7 is really great and now folks are going to label Windows 8 as Windows Hate.
Martha
A footnote: When my Windows 7 computers will no longer work, I will finally learn how to build a computer. I have a fresh new disk with Windows 7 waiting for that computer!
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Printers and Scanners, My Story
There was a time I printed all kinds of stuff. I printed articles I found on the Internet, how-to-do things, recipes and almost anything else you can think of.
I printed my tax forms and filed them away into a bulging file cabinet, where even though stuff was filed in what I thought was a good system, I still sometimes couldn't find what I was looking for without a frustrating search.
But then I came to realize, after all the stuff was printed, I hardly ever looked at it again. I also found it hard to find an article or that how-to I needed.
So I re-evaluated what I needed to do. Set up a new file system? My file cabinet was already full and I do mean full!
Eventually I found what I needed to do. I did set up a new file system. It's on my computer. I got a program called PaperPort. It has a file system already set up and can access your scanner. So I started scanning every new thing that came by mail or email that I need to keep and filed it into PaperPort. I already get about every financial statement online and I saved them all in PDF format and filed them in PaperPort.
Medical stuff all goes into PaperPort.
I went through that really full file cabinet and scanned what needed to be kept and ran my shredder full blast.
My old printer/copier/scanner was getting a bit, shall we say, long in the tooth (old). It was big and bulky and the only place I had for it was in my bedroom closet. It still worked, but quite often it had to be re-installed to keep working. It didn't help that I had to use a print server to use it that was also getting a bit long in the tooth. If I wanted to scan more than one page into a PDF file, I had to use another utility to join the files into one file.
Then last fall I found the solution to that, I got a new wireless printer/copier/scanner, an HP Envy. (Thanks to my sister for finding it first!) It is wonderful! I can scan page after page and save all as one file. No reinstalling all the time. It's quiet and fast.
Now I will have almost every document I will ever need in digital format.) Even manuals for appliances! So easy to find.
I backup the entire file and keep a copy of the backup in the bank box. So if, heaven for bid, a disaster occurs I still have my stuff. I also have my precious photos all scanned and backed up as well.
The only down side for all this, if I had got my Envy first, I wouldn't have needed PaperPort as I could have set up a file system on my own. But since I have it, I use it.
I seldom need to print anything now. I save a lot of money by not buying printer ink and I can find stuff without digging through the old file cabinet!
Martha
I printed my tax forms and filed them away into a bulging file cabinet, where even though stuff was filed in what I thought was a good system, I still sometimes couldn't find what I was looking for without a frustrating search.
But then I came to realize, after all the stuff was printed, I hardly ever looked at it again. I also found it hard to find an article or that how-to I needed.
So I re-evaluated what I needed to do. Set up a new file system? My file cabinet was already full and I do mean full!
Eventually I found what I needed to do. I did set up a new file system. It's on my computer. I got a program called PaperPort. It has a file system already set up and can access your scanner. So I started scanning every new thing that came by mail or email that I need to keep and filed it into PaperPort. I already get about every financial statement online and I saved them all in PDF format and filed them in PaperPort.
Medical stuff all goes into PaperPort.
I went through that really full file cabinet and scanned what needed to be kept and ran my shredder full blast.
My old printer/copier/scanner was getting a bit, shall we say, long in the tooth (old). It was big and bulky and the only place I had for it was in my bedroom closet. It still worked, but quite often it had to be re-installed to keep working. It didn't help that I had to use a print server to use it that was also getting a bit long in the tooth. If I wanted to scan more than one page into a PDF file, I had to use another utility to join the files into one file.
Then last fall I found the solution to that, I got a new wireless printer/copier/scanner, an HP Envy. (Thanks to my sister for finding it first!) It is wonderful! I can scan page after page and save all as one file. No reinstalling all the time. It's quiet and fast.
Now I will have almost every document I will ever need in digital format.) Even manuals for appliances! So easy to find.
I backup the entire file and keep a copy of the backup in the bank box. So if, heaven for bid, a disaster occurs I still have my stuff. I also have my precious photos all scanned and backed up as well.
The only down side for all this, if I had got my Envy first, I wouldn't have needed PaperPort as I could have set up a file system on my own. But since I have it, I use it.
I seldom need to print anything now. I save a lot of money by not buying printer ink and I can find stuff without digging through the old file cabinet!
Martha
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Toenails
I have given some thought about toenails (I need a life).
Why do we even have those hard keratin things on our fingers and toes? Apparently a lot of other folks want to know as there are a lot of pages on the web devoted to nails, both finger and toe, but mostly fingernails.
Just do a web search to see what I mean.
Fingernails I get. Without them, how would we scratch an itch? How would we be able to pick up that eensy thread or sliver when no tweezers are handy?
But toenails, what good are they? If someone steps on my toe it still hurts. If I stub my toes, I can't see that the toenail helped me even a little bit. And even worse, have you ever had an ingrown toenail or a toenail with a hangnail?
After long and careful thought, I think I have figured it out.
When my toenails get hung on threads when putting on socks, that's how I know I need new socks!
Martha Told you I need a life!
Why do we even have those hard keratin things on our fingers and toes? Apparently a lot of other folks want to know as there are a lot of pages on the web devoted to nails, both finger and toe, but mostly fingernails.
Just do a web search to see what I mean.
Fingernails I get. Without them, how would we scratch an itch? How would we be able to pick up that eensy thread or sliver when no tweezers are handy?
But toenails, what good are they? If someone steps on my toe it still hurts. If I stub my toes, I can't see that the toenail helped me even a little bit. And even worse, have you ever had an ingrown toenail or a toenail with a hangnail?
After long and careful thought, I think I have figured it out.
When my toenails get hung on threads when putting on socks, that's how I know I need new socks!
Martha Told you I need a life!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Power Tripping
The mess in Congress is not doing the American people any good. One way or another, they need to quit the power tripping and get the job done. The people don't seem to matter any more, it's all 'my way or the highway'.
Especially with this guy!
Guess what, members of Congress. We voted you in and we can vote you out. Then where will your power trips be?
I just hope the current batch of 'do nothings' don't destroy America before we can oust them!
Martha
Especially with this guy!
Guess what, members of Congress. We voted you in and we can vote you out. Then where will your power trips be?
I just hope the current batch of 'do nothings' don't destroy America before we can oust them!
Martha
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Guess I am an 'Old Fogey'
All of this Social Networking stuff is totally beyond me.
OK, I guess it has it's uses, like keeping up with family and friends that don't have time (or the inclination) to communicate with everyone, but I don't understand why I need to know about all of the strange creatures someone has found playing a game, or all of the other peculiar things that folks do with these games. I certainly don't need to know one of my friends is now friends with someone I never heard of. I don't need to know that one of my family members made a comment about one of those folks I never heard of. But I confess, I have a Facebook account.
And for the life of me I don't understand why I should 'follow' some web site on Twitter or why I should want to be a 'fan' of some other website. I don't 'follow' anyone and I certainly don't want anyone 'following' me. I think that used to be called stalking! I had a twitter account, but I cancelled it.
I keep getting invitations from some people I have never heard of, wanting me to be their 'friend' and join them on some weird website for some specific purpose like 'studying' or whatever. I left school along time ago, so what do I need to 'study' now?
My Gmail account wants me to 'Buzz'. What on earth for? My email is supposed to be private, so why does Gmail want me to share it with everyone? I don't know everyone! (And I don't want to, either!) I still use Gmail, but I turned Buzz off.
Facebook wants me to let everyone in the world know what I post. Why? Does Facebook think I am so wonderful that everyone in the world is eagerly waiting for me to say something marvelous? I am afraid they are all going to be very disappointed. Marvelous and me are not something that goes together.
There is a lot of other stuff that makes me think I may be an old fogey. I don't like cell phones! I have one, but I don't use it much.
I see folks everywhere with cell phones in hand. What are they always taking about? What they had for breakfast? Who knows, but when I am out in public I don't care to be overheard taking to anyone. I don't want to hear them talking either, but there they are yakking away, oblivious to their surroundings and who might be listening.
The Old Fogey
OK, I guess it has it's uses, like keeping up with family and friends that don't have time (or the inclination) to communicate with everyone, but I don't understand why I need to know about all of the strange creatures someone has found playing a game, or all of the other peculiar things that folks do with these games. I certainly don't need to know one of my friends is now friends with someone I never heard of. I don't need to know that one of my family members made a comment about one of those folks I never heard of. But I confess, I have a Facebook account.
And for the life of me I don't understand why I should 'follow' some web site on Twitter or why I should want to be a 'fan' of some other website. I don't 'follow' anyone and I certainly don't want anyone 'following' me. I think that used to be called stalking! I had a twitter account, but I cancelled it.
I keep getting invitations from some people I have never heard of, wanting me to be their 'friend' and join them on some weird website for some specific purpose like 'studying' or whatever. I left school along time ago, so what do I need to 'study' now?
My Gmail account wants me to 'Buzz'. What on earth for? My email is supposed to be private, so why does Gmail want me to share it with everyone? I don't know everyone! (And I don't want to, either!) I still use Gmail, but I turned Buzz off.
Facebook wants me to let everyone in the world know what I post. Why? Does Facebook think I am so wonderful that everyone in the world is eagerly waiting for me to say something marvelous? I am afraid they are all going to be very disappointed. Marvelous and me are not something that goes together.
There is a lot of other stuff that makes me think I may be an old fogey. I don't like cell phones! I have one, but I don't use it much.
I see folks everywhere with cell phones in hand. What are they always taking about? What they had for breakfast? Who knows, but when I am out in public I don't care to be overheard taking to anyone. I don't want to hear them talking either, but there they are yakking away, oblivious to their surroundings and who might be listening.
The Old Fogey
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