Thursday, September 23, 2010
What is with computer programs or electronic machines?
It seems that now every electronic machine I touch has some kind of poltergeist living within. I think it may have started when I bought my new computer, now a year old. I just thought it was the Vista programming or the HP computer itself.
But, now I’m wondering. I must confess that I knew nothing about Vista or about HP computers but it sounded like it was what I wanted and because it felt good. I know that does sound strange but it’s true. It has a nice feel to it and I hate to have to give it up because I do really like the feel of it.
So, I suffered this past year with my computer having it ZOOM gyrating between 10-800% while I’m trying to type an essay or any lengthy piece of work; or, when I’m trying to highlight many pages. I got very good at correcting the problem quickly, returning it to 75%, and not getting upset whenever it acted up.
Another thing it does is jump from one line to the next so that when I am typing and not looking at the screen I may be typing in the lower or upper paragraph without knowing. The upside of this problem is that I have taught myself to type without looking at the keys. But depending on my physical positions this is not always possible.
The next thing it will do is place copied material in the middle of a paragraph, not where I have designated it to go, making strange and incoherent sentences.
Still another problem is when I “un-do” a typing error. The computer will reset all of the corrections I have laboriously entered. This has been difficult for me but I have adjusted to the extra work I have had to do in order to get my papers done. Most essays take four to five times longer for me to type than any other person I know. I’ve decided to call it “Chuck’itza,” translated as “little Chuck.”
Then this summer I bought a new cell phone called the “Smart Phone.” I should have known better. Anytime something says “Smart” one should know it’s going to be trouble or at least break before it’s time. I have written another blog about this phone so I won’t repeat it here. Let’s just say I now call my new phone, “Chucky.” I called him Chuck because he really is demonic where Chuck’itza is really just confused…
Two incidences shouldn’t concern one but when everything starts to act demonic, one does have to worry; or at least wonder what is happening to create this problem.
