Daring Mind


On a summer day.

T

echnology is never my friend. We’ve long had an Audible account. I thought I might like to listen to a book while I work.

After all, podcasts and a book being read is about the same thing. Along comes Apple. Between their normally high rate of paranoia and the slowness of their server I’m almost done working on the computer.

Gee, thanks a lot Apple.

I suppose for me, technology is disappointing. It’s always oversold. It doesn’t deliver what the provider said that it would.

WordPress is a case in point. I write something complaining about it and I receive replies either in the comments or in email about how much the block system sucks. I’ve managed to make it work for me, but this blog is simply designed.

Every time they make a change I start looking at alternatives.

Back to Apple. Okay, now Audible is downloaded and ready to go, except…

Apple wants me to subscribe. I already subscribe. There is absolutely no place to enter my credentials without paying for a new subscription. Here’s another app that is going bye-bye.

Oh, the picture. I’ll discuss it on the other side since their is almost no technical issues.

A

s I wrote on the other side, there is no technology to discuss.

I will say that for the first time ever, my photograph didn’t need any kind of help in post production.

Now, here’s the interesting thing. Amazon found it along with a small section from the take in which I made the image.

For the life of me, I cannot remember where or when I made the picture.

It must be age.

I always remember my pictures, and probably yours. I have a very good visual memory.

Oh. I still wanted to listen to a book. So, I clicked on the app on my phone. I’m listening to a Stephen King book.

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Comments

5 responses to “Daring Mind”

  1. Fairy Queen Avatar
    Fairy Queen

    This new version of WordPress is hated by everyone. But if you post in the support forum no one answers you.

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Ray Laskowitz Avatar

      There re some who like it. At best, it’s confusing. At worst, it’s time consuming for anyone who wants to do anything differently. They reply to me because I pay for this silliness.

      Liked by 1 person

      1. Fairy Queen Avatar
        Fairy Queen

        So they don’t answer to the usersthat are not paying for the blog. This is not right. 😟

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  2. Ray Laskowitz Avatar

    I disagree. WordPress has confirmed membership of almost 90,000,000 users. No business could service that amount of potential problem solving needs. There has to be some way to prioritize service. As my old dad used to say, “you get what you pay for.”

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