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| photo by Dimtris Kalogeropoylos/ flickr |
I am beginning to believe that we ought to bring back the
Luddite movement. Here’s what we could do—smash—and I do mean smash—smart
phones and the cheaper not-so-smart-phones that (poor things) can’t access
apps. I would also almost include I-pads but because I am addicted I will have
to let this invention slide by without destruction. But I will add I-pods to
the list. I have my second one. The first one I dropped into the commode and
baptizing it did not only--not make it more religious—but the little cursed
instrument flat quit working. So—I ordered a used one on Amazon which came with
someone else’s name engraved on the back. I cranked up my laptop—my desktop was
acting strange—found I Tunes and tried desperately to upload NPR, jazzy music,
etc.
For the life of me I
could not understand how to upload. So—a trip to the Apple Store about twenty
miles away. The guy was extremely helpful. He wanted to know what version of
I-Pod I had. I only thought the Holy Bible came in versions. I was stumped.
Like a good Apple employee he was nice but I could see in his eyes that he was
dealing with a Luddite—even though I don’t think he knew what that meant. He
gave me some pointers and so I went home—cranked up I Tunes and guess what? My
shenanigans did not work. So—I am sweating at the Rec Center without the
diversion of NPR or my jazzy 1960’s music. (Not contemporary Christian!)
I can’t disengage myself from my computers—my lap top that
works fairly good or my Desktop which works some time. Except when I try to
print something out my computer sends me to Fax and I have to choose another
option. Wait, wait that’s not all. Then I have to turn the printer off and let
it rest for just a minute—turn it back on and ta-dah—it works most of the time.
I can’t get rid of my computer because how else would I be able to bore you all
with my rantings.
Anyway—yesterday I kept getting furtive messages from all
over saying that somebody had hacked into my Facebook account and I had better
check things out. After calling my son
who is no Luddite but a computer semi-whiz—he finally figured out that some
creep had hacked into my Facebook account—made yet another Facebook page for
me...and was sending stuff all over the creation. So he patiently helped me
erase the hacker’s furtive work. Then I had to change my Password yet again.
Which means when I do crank up Facebook next time I will have no unearthly idea
what my new Password is.
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| photo by Kaylynstar / flickr |
So I now have only one Facebook account—so friends and
neighbors you can contact me and not be scared of what might happen to your
computer or Facebook or Password or I-Phone or whatever.
Come to think of it, I cannot be a full-fledged Luddite. I
loooooove my computers—sorta—but I am not exactly like that man in the
film, “Her” where this character
actually falls in love with an imaginary character on his computer. (Where do
these ideas come from?) So—I will keep trying to figure out what Password goes
where...hoping I can duck the hackers...and hope that somewhere out there in
la-la land—somebody might find a little something that helps and not hurts when
you go to my Facebook or Blog Page.
And to all those out there who let me know I had been hacked...you
are way, way up there in my book. Expect multitudinous pictures from the
Lovette clan—I know you cannot wait.
Sincerely,
RogerLovette /rogerlovette.bogspot.com
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