When Hardware And Software Conspire

If you have become accustomed to daily posts from me, then apologies
for the break in service. I'm back, but not restored to full
capabilities.

Due to the failure of my computer monitor I have not been able to use
my PC since January 3. Thats the hardware I was referring to in the
title. The software, which I hasten to point out is not actually
conspiring (but it made a good title), is partly of the human brain
type, and partly of the computer type.

I might do a post about human brain software at some time in the
future, but suffice it to say, I'm not in the mood to tackle it now.
The computer software is that which runs on my smart phone, or perhaps
a better description would be computer software which doesn't run on
my not-very-smart phone.

It's my own fault, of course. What else should I expect if I continue
to use a Nokia N95 which is more than three years old! Goodness
gracious! What a bad little consumer I am!
The thing is that up until now, it's served my needs more than
adequately. It plays my music files, lets me take reasonably good
quality pictures, has GPS, Bluetooth and wifi, and on rare occasions I
can even use it for voice calls and text messages. What it doesn't do
is let me compose, or edit, posts on the Posterous website in the
Opera Mini web browser I installed on it.

I won't bore you with the technical details, but what it means is
that, at present, I can only post via email, which gives me very
little control over how this post will display when it's published. It
also means my thumb is aching. Normal service will be resumed as soon
as possible!

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