Keeping up with tech

I’ve been pretty lucky to be “tech savvy” up to this point. Sure, I’ve had to ask my kids initially how to use all the cool stuff on some of my phone apps, like Snapchat, but for the most part, a little common sense on how stuff works has done me well.

Until now.

If you’ve ever seen me at a public meeting, you’ve probably noticed I carry around a laptop to take notes on rather than doing it by hand. It’s so convenient for me and besides, I type a lot faster than I write and I can look at whomever is talking while I type, so I’m seeing their expression as they make their statements.

Unfortunately, my little netbook turned 10-years old not long ago and needless to say, it’s slow and kind of unreliable since its constantly trying to update itself. Kind of like me in the morning.

So, I bit the bullet and bought a new laptop, bright red with all the bells and whistles.

And Windows 10.

Good grief, who comes up with this stuff? It’s going to take me days to figure out where everything is! I now know I’ll be spending the weekend reading everything I can on how it actually works.

Luckily, computers will always ask, “are you sure” before making any changes.

If you happen to drive by my house this weekend and see smoke coming out of the windows, know its just me trying to figure out Windows.