tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post8511262044904782435..comments2023-07-25T13:50:02.601+01:00Comments on My Word 1: 'UNQUIRKING' COMPUTER QUIRKSZACLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-36995238320235667602011-01-30T15:39:54.590+00:002011-01-30T15:39:54.590+00:00You please me greatly, Vincent, when you assure me...You please me greatly, Vincent, when you assure me, knowing as I do, about your computer skills. Thank you.<br /><br />I am hoping the worst of the annoyances are over. Though when I hear a little question about whether something or another can be transferred from an older system to the new one,via a flash pen, I am shutting off.<br /><br />The kindle must have been one of the top sellers in the latter part of 2010. I have met an awful lot of people who have either treated themselves to it, or got one as a present. One has arrived in our house. <br /><br />When I have time to sit and read, rather than messing with configuring PC's or racking my brains about resolving a computer problem, or doing the daily chores, I hope to try it out. Meantime, books move on slowly.<br /><br />A very disabled 92 year old I know, has just purchased his second kindle....can't live without it, he devours books. He dropped the first kindle, it was still in warranty, but.....his fault. e-readers are wonderful devices for the housebound, who can, and are willing to learn to use themZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-15699300655818612932011-01-30T13:26:08.096+00:002011-01-30T13:26:08.096+00:00I’ve bought a delightful gizmo, of which I cannot ...I’ve bought a delightful gizmo, of which I cannot speak too highly: The Kindle Reader. Believe it or not, it beats reading the old-fashioned paper book, though those things have inestimable value as totem objects.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-59844528478065674022011-01-30T13:24:28.602+00:002011-01-30T13:24:28.602+00:00You sound pretty skilled, on top of your game here...You sound pretty skilled, on top of your game here. (I0146ve been in the computer industry since 1965, and hate those machines just as much as you, if not more.)Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com