Tag Archives: computer

Help Wanted

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

The computer crashed and, once again, I’m caught in a confused morass of ignorance (on my part) of what to do when the hard drive is re-established … sigh …. HELP WANTED it opens a grey mouth masticates files                                            swallows … Continue reading →

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Self-portrait As A Printer

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

I have been at odds with my printer recently. The only way to get it to function was to uninstall it, and then re-install it. Not the way to get printing done in a hurry! I wondered how it felt … Continue reading →

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Computer Gremlin

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Joanna M. Weston

The computer is a mystery to me. Ours is likely to remove a file and put it in outer limbo somewhere, change fonts without being asked, move margins and tabs, again unasked, and/or refuse certain commands. No solution in sight … Continue reading →

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The Payment

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Joanna M. Weston

Invoices go missing, receipts too. I’ve just had an unbelievably funny (in the end) experience with a missing receipt. Has this ever happened to you? … A A THE PAYMENT                     … Continue reading →

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She’s Fourteen

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Joanna M. Weston

School is out and kids are looking forward to an endless summer. The lap-tops and text-books are shelved, kids are sleeping in or on cell phones … This was written a while ago, but part of it still holds true … Continue reading →

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Fencepost Errors

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Joanna M. Weston

A computer programme I use changed some of the ways it functions recently, without telling the users. Grumble, grizzle, grouch … frustration. The result being a poem. If you’re unsure of the meanings here, check the online slang dictionary, it’s … Continue reading →

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If Only I Understood

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Joanna M. Weston

I’ve had one of those sessions when the computer over-writes when it shouldn’t, turns single- to double-space, blanks out on websites, chews up emails, won’t upload photos, i.e. driven me crazy. And that only leads to poetry … A IF … Continue reading →

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