Demons in the Machine...

The demon inside the machine…
It’s official, I hate my laptop. I would go so far as to say that I hate all computers. The laptop is one of those touch screen ones, and apparently I have the wrong kind of finger. And it’s not just the one, I have tried them all. The slightest touch has things flying about all over the place, and then there are those other times when I can stab at the screen like a maniac and absolutely nothing happens.The demon that inhabited the main computer that has now gone to the PC heaven in the sky seems to have moved into the laptop, doing all kinds of things that are totally out of my control. If anything finally kills my dream of being a reasonably successful author, it will be a computer of some sort. My ageing brain is no longer capable of the kind of mindless patience (or insane tolerance) that is needed to use them.I am convinced they are here to drive us all insane, starting with me. And as for using it in the garden, which was the plan, no such luck!I thought this would be such a brilliant idea, combining two of the things I love most in this world, writing and gardening, but when I tried it the screen faded so badly, I couldn’t see a thing!
  Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse…
Took possession of new PC in the middle of the week, and the minute I turned it on I knew I had a problem. It made so much noise; I thought I was in a wind tunnel! Added to that, it refused to connect with my broadband, so it went back to the shop in a hurry. To cut a very long, annoying story short, the blasted machine had to be fitted with a ‘silent’ fan or something to reduce the noise to a whisper. I wasn’t hopeful but went along with it. I had to. I had coughed up all my hard earned pennies so I had to try and make the best of it.It was beginning to look as though Anita was right, (she usually is) that I should have gone to PC World, but because we don’t have transport at the moment, I went with our local PC shop, who offered to build me one with all my requirements included for a reasonable price.Now, they say you only get what you pay for, but is it too much to ask for a machine that does what it says on the tin? I mean, I’m not expecting miracles here, just Word and the internet with a few photos on the side. How hard is that?

Once more with feeling…
The new demon machine is back and virtually silent. Wi Fi connection is not great and I discover that it won’t let me choose my favourite browser. I wasted an entire afternoon reinstalling different things and trying alternate browsers. Wi Fi is still a problem, looks as if I will have to move the hub as obviously the machine is not Superman and cannot cope with a wall.Consequently, what with all the disappointment, frustration and anger, I haven’t managed to do much of anything else this week, so have an awful lot to catch up on!

The last straw…
Just when I thought I had everything nailed down, fate had another treat in store for me. Google, with whom I had our main blog, decided I was not who I said I was, and locked me out. Nothing I did or said made any difference and they refused to budge.But I have since discovered that the problem is telephone related and surmountable. So I am a happy bunny again.

Sorry about the missing post last week, I hope a little normality has turned up at last, but I’m crossing my fingers just in case fate hasn’t finished with me!


See you all next week, madness not prevailing…