tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post7126304957494691310..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Techno-FreakiaLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33659630918132389532011-07-27T22:09:13.332-04:002011-07-27T22:09:13.332-04:00I'm loving my cell phone and being able to rea...I'm loving my cell phone and being able to read email on it. This is the first time that I paid for web based capabilities on it. Don't really care for looking at web pages because the screens are too small. As far as e-readers, forget it. Tried it and it's just not for me.LilMissMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847160970054624743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62253635049467518502011-07-27T10:20:15.695-04:002011-07-27T10:20:15.695-04:00LOL! I guess we all have to remember that having ...LOL! I guess we all have to remember that having a mix of people is what makes the world go 'round :) Early adopters get the buzz going, and the late adopters make sure that the technology continues to improve!Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55709038332922291202011-07-27T08:57:10.305-04:002011-07-27T08:57:10.305-04:00Fedora, I'm somewhere between you and your dh....Fedora, I'm somewhere between you and your dh. And I sometimes feel as though I'm dragging mine along kicking and screaming. :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-43856287679497069602011-07-27T08:55:20.293-04:002011-07-27T08:55:20.293-04:00Sheree, your comment about the Kindle and the &quo...Sheree, your comment about the Kindle and the "last ereader standing" resonated with me. I was going to wait for "one device to rule them all," only the dh preempted me.<br /><br />I don't have a discman. I bought an mp3 disc player for RWA CDs, but even with the volume tirned down, the earbuds arre too loud for me. I have to figure out somethihg else.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12594195066454250122011-07-27T01:39:23.660-04:002011-07-27T01:39:23.660-04:00I have mixed feelings about technology, Nancy--I&#...I have mixed feelings about technology, Nancy--I'm a slow adopter, while DH tends to be an early one... He drags me along for the ride, sometimes kicking and screaming :)Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53908622709702183522011-07-27T00:21:38.163-04:002011-07-27T00:21:38.163-04:00Although I'm handy with technology (at least a...Although I'm handy with technology (at least as compared to people I know), I still have reservations and refuse to be the first to jump on any tech bandwagon. My phone isn't a smartphone (but it does take pictures and short videos) and I haven't owned a personal music device since the Discman (which still works). I do have a Kindle but that's only because I won it (otherwise I'd wait to see who the last ereader standing is).<br /><br />On the other hand, I started reading ebooks years ago (on my laptop) and I still remember some DOS commands as well as the good old days during which the internet was the playground of universities and large corporations ONLY. But, no, I did not work on ENIAC, you smart alecky young whippersnapper!Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205244523389110839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88613102119245812011-07-26T23:15:23.421-04:002011-07-26T23:15:23.421-04:00Cassondra, I'm still not in love with texting....Cassondra, I'm still not in love with texting. I can do it--shocked the boy by texting him from Lady Jane's in NYC--but I prefer actual voices in real time on the phone.<br /><br />Macs generally are good at talking to printers, and vice-versa, and I just hope that's still true if the current printer gives out while I'm hanging onto my not-upgradeable Mac.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23238299900970234202011-07-26T23:09:51.097-04:002011-07-26T23:09:51.097-04:00Jo, glad you made it by! I couldn't figure ou...Jo, glad you made it by! I couldn't figure out how to do buttonholes by hand--hence the attachment. :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49199229686515155142011-07-26T23:05:25.677-04:002011-07-26T23:05:25.677-04:00Kim, Aloha, and congrats on the rooster!
He's...Kim, Aloha, and congrats on the rooster!<br /><br />He's no dummy. A day in Hawaii. Yumm.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1488822616649515342011-07-26T23:04:22.431-04:002011-07-26T23:04:22.431-04:00Great blog Nancy!
I used to be a total techno-ph...Great blog Nancy! <br /><br />I used to be a total techno-phobe. I just didn't want to deal with it. Mostly because, as you mention, it was a nightmare to get printers, scanners, etc, to play nice with one another. Nothing was plug and play. You had to have this driver or that driver, and they wouldn't load, and it wasn't clear which one to choose from any given site, and it was hard to get to them to get them, and if you were offline because of the equipment you were after, getting the driver was just a freaking charlie foxtrot of the highest order. Now much of that has changed, but it's taken me some time to not dread any new tech purchase, and the learning curve involved.<br /><br />The thing about phones is that I never learn to use all the functions. There are just too many. I'm only just now learning to text--I got a phone with a keyboard. I refuse to try to text using numbers. You know those companies that make their phone number a saying..like 1-800-no pests or something? I boycott those companies, still. If they don't put the actual number out there beside it, so I don't have to hunt around for the dang letters, they will never have my business. <br /><br />I have one thing to say to those people. If you want my business, don't make it hard for me to call you. Remember the name or not, I won't dial it if it's a pain. <br /><br />Grrrr.<br /><br />So I am a dinosaur who has been dragged into the tech age only recently, and with a great deal of reluctance.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7114902984857726642011-07-26T22:53:27.567-04:002011-07-26T22:53:27.567-04:00Great topic, Nancy! Sorry I'm late today, ver...Great topic, Nancy! Sorry I'm late today, very busy.<br /><br />I have a love-hate relationship with technology. Part of me must be dragged screaming and kicking into the 21st century, but the other part is amazed at all the THINGS that can be done!<br /><br />I learned how to make buttonholes by hand -- very old school LOL!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3761500276709586752011-07-26T22:35:27.677-04:002011-07-26T22:35:27.677-04:00Hi, Pat--
I tend to be slow to jump on the newest...Hi, Pat--<br /><br />I tend to be slow to jump on the newest thimg, too. But it's nice when a tech gift works out well. I hope your laptop and phone did.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7674941718454878312011-07-26T22:13:01.835-04:002011-07-26T22:13:01.835-04:00I'm definitely not a techno-freak!
I'm alw...I'm definitely not a techno-freak!<br />I'm always the last to jump into the<br />latest new thing! And I won't get the <br />items for myself. Honey got my cell<br />phone for Christmas a year ago and he<br />gave me a laptop for "January" this <br />year. (Or maybe it was an early gift<br />for our anniversary.) I always feel<br />as if I haven't enough information on<br />selecting the proper gadget. I admit<br />that I too usually have to be dragged<br />kicking & screaming into a new techno<br />situation!!!!<br /><br />Pat C.Pat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-32310966971923035762011-07-26T21:34:53.611-04:002011-07-26T21:34:53.611-04:00Leni, I'm also not planning to replace anythin...Leni, I'm also not planning to replace anything anytime soon, though I may have to get a new computer in the next couple of years.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14107068455981338552011-07-26T21:27:50.647-04:002011-07-26T21:27:50.647-04:00I'm somewhere in between. I love the ease of u...I'm somewhere in between. I love the ease of using gadgets, but sometimes it can go overboard. I'm behind on the latest gadgets and won't replace anything unless it breaks.Lenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961563333055272563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33059181522555941442011-07-26T21:23:16.498-04:002011-07-26T21:23:16.498-04:00Pissenlit, I have mah jongg on the iPad. Unlike t...Pissenlit, I have mah jongg on the iPad. Unlike the version on my laptop, it's timed, which is doubly challenging.<br /><br />I like the backlit ebooks, but the Kindle ads are correct that the iPad suffers from glare in direct sunlight.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-13140055931315894342011-07-26T21:20:35.707-04:002011-07-26T21:20:35.707-04:00Christie, I think it's cool that your nephew&#...Christie, I think it's cool that your nephew's e-reader came with your book. I read One Night Scandal last week and thought it was terrific, a great windup to that series.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65887516361661511042011-07-26T21:16:30.672-04:002011-07-26T21:16:30.672-04:00Tawny, thanks for the link. I sometimes write in ...Tawny, thanks for the link. I sometimes write in the car, so a keyboard that works for that would be great.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50658669141127141802011-07-26T21:14:52.153-04:002011-07-26T21:14:52.153-04:00Louisa, I also fear tech I suspect is smarter than...Louisa, I also fear tech I suspect is smarter than I am. :-)<br /><br />Yes, I love my computer, and my cell phone, and now the iPad. I can now read ebooks (or iBooks, as may be). And I enjoy the N64 and the old one-piece Gameboy, but the PS2 and Gamecube controllers require too many combos of buttons for me to keep straight.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-44075862974606146222011-07-26T21:08:03.331-04:002011-07-26T21:08:03.331-04:00Barbara, I also like to wait until the bugs are wo...Barbara, I also like to wait until the bugs are worked out. Since my Mac can't run the Kindle app, the iPad is very handy.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14266770874829633012011-07-26T20:44:22.982-04:002011-07-26T20:44:22.982-04:00I both like and dislike technology...it depends on...I both like and dislike technology...it depends on the technology. <br /><br />The last gadget I tried out was my friend's iPad2. I was fairly unimpressed with it at first. I read two pages of an ebook before I gave up on it because it gave me a headache and I was just about to hand it back until my friend mentioned that it had Scrabble on it. I told my friend he wasn't getting his iPad back...and he didn't for a good long while. :D<br /><br />I do believe there were a few times where my computer THOUGHT it was talking to my printer...but wasn't.Pissenlithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652379987538733088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78509899517368253582011-07-26T20:41:51.004-04:002011-07-26T20:41:51.004-04:00Love technology but I haven't decided why I wo...Love technology but I haven't decided why I would need an iPad. I have a laptop. I have a smart phone. Why would I needed anything else? I will invest in a Kindle soon. Reading ebooks on my phone gets a little tiresome because the screen is so small. <br /><br />Funny thing, my nephew bought either a kindle or a nook recently and it came loaded with one of my books. He thought that was really cool (and so did I)!Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-32243295398827710022011-07-26T20:00:46.035-04:002011-07-26T20:00:46.035-04:00A friend was going to show me her keyboard for iPa...<i>A friend was going to show me her keyboard for iPad in NYC, but we never got around to it. Is it cumbersome to tote around?</i><br /><br />Actually it fits right over the iPad itself, like a case cover. Its great for tossing it all in my purse, I don't worry about the screen at all, then. <br /><br />http://www.zagg.com/accessories/ipad-accessories.php <br /><br />It is a smaller sized keyboard, but its similar to a small laptop sized one, so its not hard to make the adjustment at all. I've found it sits nicely on my lap to replace my laptop when I want to go write in the living room instead of my desk, too :-)Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-69839901833650331482011-07-26T19:59:26.588-04:002011-07-26T19:59:26.588-04:00The GR will LOVE some Island Time! Wish I could jo...The GR will LOVE some Island Time! Wish I could join you two!<br /><br />Nancy! My Luddite Sister! <br /><br />I know technology is supposed to make out lives easier, but I often wonder if everything is SUPPOSED to be made easier. Some things lose their value when they are easily obtained. <br /><br />I love my computer, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles on it. And yes, my computer and printer have had their "I'm not speaking to you moments!" Thank God I have my nephew and friends to go to when that happens. <br /><br />I just got a cell phone five years ago, recently had to replace the original but it still isn't an Iphone. <br /><br />I guess I just refuse to deal with technology that is smarter than I am!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58642249173674405582011-07-26T19:01:50.925-04:002011-07-26T19:01:50.925-04:00I love technology, but I'm usually a little be...I love technology, but I'm usually a little behind the curve. I wait until all the bugs are worked out and then I make a change. When I was in the market for a new computer, I decided to buy an iMac and I'm really glad I did. I'm going to get an iPhone, but haven't yet, mostly because I have to pay for data usage and my cell phone bill will increase significantly. I still don't have an e-reader, but I do have the Kindle app, so I can read books on my computer, which has a nice big screen.Barbara E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10042665559975481397noreply@blogger.com