Posted by Japes on Jan 21, 2010 in
Computer for after 24 hours of tears, tantrums, anguish, and threats of throwing the computer and the new router out of the window, the fourth phone call resolved the issue.
I am exhausted… and I have a hit list of those who have driven me mad in this process, especially the one who played around with settings on my computer to get it working with another router which I had forgotten about… No wonder I thought I was going mad.
Posted by Japes on Dec 30, 2009 in
Computer,
Music Some time ago, the CD part of my music playing device died (yes, that’s three pieces of technology died on me in quick succession, boiler, printer and CD player) and it didn’t seem that high on my list of priorities for replacing. If my printer hadn’t also decided to die, I might have replaced the CD player with some Christmas money, but, alas, a new printer definitely took priority.
I did find myself missing my CDs, though, especially during the run up to Christmas, and my usual radios stations of choice were playing wall to wall Christmas Carols. There is only so much of that I can tolerate before committing radio rage, especially in the fortnight I was playing an awful lot of them myself. I was wondering just what I could do about it when I was reminded I did possess a computer and CDs could be played on that… Cue a deeply blushing Japes, who had completely forgotten about this option, and the option of ripping CDs to the computer. (A newly acquired skill!!) Which also cut out my other reason for forgetting about my laptop’s CD playing capacity, the wobbling of a CD in a laptop balanced on a lap….
So, a happy evening was passed a few nights ago creating myself some playlists.
But – I seem unable to let myself have them in anything other than alphabetical order. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
Posted by Japes on Jun 28, 2009 in
Admin,
Computer In between church, and pondering how the next week is going to work logistically, and scaring myself, I have been ensconced in a corner with multiple sets of spreadsheets.
I use “delights” very sarcastically – I currently keep two different lots of accounts and neither job is pleasant, for very different reasons. I don’t actually dislike doing accounts, though if I were doing nothing but accounts, I would get to dislike them rapidly. I do get quite a kick out of sorting them out, and making them make sense.
Anyway, I’ve come up with all the answers to the questions for tomorrow morning. I hope. I’ve also come close to all the answers I need for Tuesday morning for the other lot, and for bringing that set to end of year status within the next fortnight, so I’m calling it quits for tonight. Yes, I know what time it is, but it was kind of noisy around here until about two hours ago, and I was making the most of the peace when it happened to concentrate!!
Anyway, tempting as it is to linger in a world of words after a day with a world of numbers, (apart from church, and even there I seemed to be doing sums) I have an abominably early start in the morning, and I need my sleep.
Good night.
Posted by Japes on Jun 9, 2009 in
Computer I’ve had this computer for nearly a year now. We’re good friends, on the whole, and understand each other, but for one small matter… the brightness of the screen! I couldn’t work out how to make it the kind of subdued, subtle lighting I prefer on my computer screen, apart from unplugging the power cable, and working with it on battery power only.
I could tell I had to involve the F8 button, somehow.
I’ve worked out how to do it now! My eyes will thank me for this one.
Moving onto the boring choice….
Just received an e-mail from a fellow musician in response to my request to know what she wanted playing at her wedding in a few weeks time. Good solid hymns, which should be sung well, but 0/10 for imagination for the entrance and exit music – The traditional Bridal March and Wedding March. The good news is I won’t have to practice much as I can play them, the bad news is I am tempted not to practise because I can play them!! Luckily, she’s given me free choice for the Signing of the Register bit. Also luckily, it’s an organ I don’t play often, it’s one that I love to play when I get the opportunity, and I know there will be other musicians in the congregation, so there is more incentive to practise than not.
Oh, Happy St Columba’s Day.