tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post4553983109061192932..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: Spirits & Simple TechJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-51293255106604687772009-11-25T23:17:39.722-08:002009-11-25T23:17:39.722-08:00Thoreau said, "Simplify! Simplify" I th...Thoreau said, "Simplify! Simplify" I think he saw the techies coming!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!!!!Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-17067421943076287462009-11-24T06:04:55.982-08:002009-11-24T06:04:55.982-08:00Simplicity is all we want...but it certainly isn&#...Simplicity is all we want...but it certainly isn't what we get. You should see all the little notes I have to myself to help remind me how to get in and out of things when I'm working....just in case I forget or lose it altogether. It's a running joke in my house when I get a gift or purchase anything that has a tech manual and needs to be set up, my son or daughter just take it andJoy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-8276179478104363012009-11-24T06:04:54.892-08:002009-11-24T06:04:54.892-08:00Simplicity is all we want...but it certainly isn&#...Simplicity is all we want...but it certainly isn't what we get. You should see all the little notes I have to myself to help remind me how to get in and out of things when I'm working....just in case I forget or lose it altogether. It's a running joke in my house when I get a gift or purchase anything that has a tech manual and needs to be set up, my son or daughter just take it andJoy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-36541449587236094432009-11-23T21:14:16.365-08:002009-11-23T21:14:16.365-08:00Alan G.: Yes, I remember that funny hedge trimming...Alan G.: Yes, I remember that funny hedge trimming fly! Oh dear! You've reminded me I have a broken sprinkler head, but haven't yet located a handyman knowledgeable about such things. Have actually been thinking about trying to repair it myself, now, I question the wisdom of that plan. I'm sure you're correct that language differences do play havoc with these manuals. Have somejoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-79235353766787497222009-11-23T11:40:17.429-08:002009-11-23T11:40:17.429-08:00Some days I want to go back to the time when you c...Some days I want to go back to the time when you could actually understand the manuals. They are so long and complicated that I just give up. My attention span is much less now and I am easily frustrated.<br /><br />Somehow when I reset the clock on my TV Dish network I enabled the clock to be constantly visible on the RV screen. I can't get rid of it and can't find out how to do so. <Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-78170364450846092722009-11-23T05:25:05.143-08:002009-11-23T05:25:05.143-08:00Well, what’s not to enjoy about that ‘cat’ story…....Well, what’s not to enjoy about that ‘cat’ story….<br /><br />You have to love moments like that and they are moments that, in a funny sort of way, make this life a little more bearable it would seem. I’ve certainly had my close encounters with such moments. You may recall my story about chasing a buzzing fly which turned out to be the neighbor across the street trimming his hedges. And then Alan Ghttp://www.cyberspacedawdler.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-897509950554284192009-11-22T21:34:28.110-08:002009-11-22T21:34:28.110-08:00Bob: Does seem as though some of the manual writi...Bob: Does seem as though some of the manual writing reflects a job for composing complexity. Be interested in your comments about the book if you read it as the content seemed to me to demonstrate the title. <br /><br />Virginia: That's funny! Can imagine your perplexity about the barking dog.<br /><br />Dorothy: Understand the cable remote issues. I don't have cable, but my joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-85128783087354755382009-11-22T13:09:49.229-08:002009-11-22T13:09:49.229-08:00Mysteries are so fun until you figure out they are...Mysteries are so fun until you figure out they are not so mysterious and yes then you end up feeling disappointed thinking it had to be the unknown that would have been so Cool....<br /><br />And KISS oh how I wait for those days as I still find myself confused even with our cable television remote..isn't that embarrassing?<br /><br />Dorothy from grammology<br />grammology.comDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181570769074774554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-46976651775938728922009-11-22T07:54:10.592-08:002009-11-22T07:54:10.592-08:00Your story reminds me of the time one of the ring ...Your story reminds me of the time one of the ring tones on my iPhone somehow got changed to a barking dog for my neighbor's calls. I wandered around my house for two or three days trying to figure out why I could hear a barking dog so well with all the doors and windows closed. Her ring tone no longer barks, and I manage to answer her calls regularly now.Virginiahttp://first50.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-65340846174931881042009-11-22T06:44:59.120-08:002009-11-22T06:44:59.120-08:00I too wish operating manuals of all types would pr...I too wish operating manuals of all types would provide simple directions. Some people enjoy complexity and when they write manuals-- well we struggle with the result. You have now added a book to read to my ever expanding list. Thanks for a most interesting post.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870801278559338250noreply@blogger.com