Showing posts with label computers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computers. Show all posts

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Not “if” but “when”

... two people who love their access to the Internet ...
Keeping up with the latest technology is a stretch for me.

I asked the technician at the Apple Store how he does it, and he said that he does it as I do it: on an as needed basis.

I think he needs to do this learning oftener that I do.

A long time ago when I was wondering if I should do a back-up on my computer I was reading about the pros and cons of a back-up, and the article told me that this is not a question of “will my computer crash” but a question of “when my computer crashes”. That was enough to send me out to get a hard drive to do a back up. That part of my story is good. The down side is that it was about three months ago that I did the back up. Still, having only lost 3 months of writing isn’t that bad, compared to what would have happened if I had never done a back up.

Now I have a new-to-me computer. Charise Bates has upgraded and I have purchased her old one. Moving all of my data, plus buying a new copy of Microsoft 2019 will eventually put me ahead, but right now I am slowed down by having to watch a lot of tutorials to find out what is really going on with this machine.

My learning curve will be steep at first. That is what I am planning, a steep curve. At any rate, I love the weight of this machine. I love to type with my computer on my lap, so I am noticing that this one doesn’t slide down the incline it sits on. I am enjoying that. And I like going out to the internet to find tutorials. I have a small notebook by my side, since for me learning seems to involve writing something down and then going over it a few times as though I am being tested on it. Ah well, everyone has their learning style. Mine is probably unique to me.

I am counting as one of my blessings that I have a back-up called My Passport. It ended up being my passport to a certain amount of calm over a computer crash.

Arta