tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594392430665569554.post5230771651582086665..comments2023-09-18T06:25:08.114-04:00Comments on Joannafesto: Blogging for DummiesJoannafestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231562610141189042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594392430665569554.post-21069890362733083372010-03-20T10:20:24.602-04:002010-03-20T10:20:24.602-04:00I may have to get my hubby some sort of a Reader, ...I may have to get my hubby some sort of a Reader, as it would be nice for him to have when he is out in the field. That way he could download books from anywhere in the world. What did we do before computers.<br /><br />He also got a used i-pod a couple years ago and just loved it, so I got him a new one for him this year. He has the Bose noise cancellation headphones, which he loves so much, but I am thinking we may need to get a Bose dock as I think "things" are going digital. It cuts down on the clutter, but you spend more time with some jerk on customer service.<br /><br />I have started to try to remember to carry my cellphone, but I hate the phone interrupting me when I am home, why should I take calls when I am out? However I have conformed to social norms and actually have one. Not that I ever remember it.Joannafestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231562610141189042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594392430665569554.post-51505881190719903392010-03-19T10:22:35.911-04:002010-03-19T10:22:35.911-04:00Well, my husband loves technology and is always tr...Well, my husband loves technology and is always trying to get the latest thing. He bought me an ipod 2 Christmases ago and I just started using it about 3 months ago. Now, he was using it regularly....LOL Makes me wonder who he really bought it for. I had told him before that I didn't want one.<br /><br />He's been bugging me about getting i-phones. Not that I have a problem with the i-phone, I just don't want to switch providers. Most everyone I know is on the same plan as we are so the calls are free between us. <br /><br />We were always over weight when moving because of books. We were always fortunate that the movers claimed it was packing materials so we didn't have to pay.<br /><br />I hate customer support. I don't want to listen to a menu, I don't want to push buttons or talk to an automated voice. Just answer the freaking phone with a real, live person!reindeergalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424747741852746964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594392430665569554.post-56991393203437811582010-03-18T19:04:19.435-04:002010-03-18T19:04:19.435-04:00C&C: I hear you. All it took for me to put to...C&C: I hear you. All it took for me to put together this website was the skill of a drunk monkey and some dumb luck. The actual writing is the part that takes the most work.<br /><br />reindeergal: I am a book-a-holic and we were starting to hit our weight limit on our last move. I like that the thing holds a ton of books, it cuts back on the clutter and it is instant gratifaction when it works, but when it doesn't it is as frustrating as just about all things computer. I wasn't sure that I would like reading from it as opposed to a real book, but that part was no problem. The problem is, of course, tech support.Joannafestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231562610141189042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594392430665569554.post-1610603439108247322010-03-18T14:38:39.528-04:002010-03-18T14:38:39.528-04:00And they call it Customer "Service"...ri...And they call it Customer "Service"...right. My husband wanted to get me one of those readers but I think I'll stick to good ol' books. Your "Blogging for Dummies" would have been delivered by the time you got that mess settled...LOLreindeergalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424747741852746964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594392430665569554.post-17241341116673511162010-03-18T14:31:10.771-04:002010-03-18T14:31:10.771-04:00Joanna, there are two kinds of web people out ther...Joanna, there are two kinds of web people out there: creative types (designers, art directors, copywriters, illustrators) who are technologically savvy because it is necessary to have more than a print platform on their resume to make a living; and tech geeks who would be the ones with the pocket protectors when you were in high school, but in 2010 are the ones who actually think that creativity starts and ends with being able to accurately type out HTML code. They are wrong. Ironically, just this morning I had a long conversation with my old boss (a very talented creative director) and we were lamenting the fact that modern tools such as photoshop and CSS give people with the creative ability of pocket lint the ability to do nothing but harm to the creative universe. It's true. You, like me, used to be a costumer. The theater I worked in right after college hired some dumbass artist to design costumes for "Lear". My equally dumbass artistic director thought it was a good idea because he liked this guy's "art". Problem was, his designs were absolutely impossible to build so they fit onto a human form. These tech guys are the design equivalent of this dumbass "costumer designer". They litter the world with visual detritus, and think they have the right to thumb their nose at real creatives. Most of them couldn't even identify an Xacto knife, and would be completely lost without the crutch of a computer screen. Well, Fuck Them. Fuck them ALL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com