Survey: Top 7 tech gripes

You can imagine, the looks on my co-workers faces, when they hear me go off like that.

I know that score, all to darn well. I can't count the number of times, I've put my foot in my mouth, toes, ankle, and all.

I hate it when those dang spam calls leave me a message. Somehow, our answering service doesn't filter those out, and they leave a dang message about "Health Care for Your Family" or "Vote for Joe Blow for Congress".

I can hit the delete button, but I have to sit there and listen to the whole dang thing before it will play the next message.

GRRRR!

Lolz...... I used to be bad about trashing cell phones. Feel a little guilty about it now that I realize how bad they are for the environment, but there was a time that I would throw a pager or a phone in the river just to keep from feeling like I ought to answer the damn thing. :)

Everytime it happened, I always started over with all new people, too.

I'm not a phone personality, either, lolz.... I'm able to do it for work at the office, and I talk to my fella friend occasionally on my phone, and moma once a week. Aside from that, I won't hardly answer my private line.

Well.....lolz......

I can enjoy good conversations at times, but for the most part I don't talk unless I just have to. Take for instance, today. My daughter lives with me, and I haven't left the house. She and I have exchanged perhaps 12 words all day, and we can go days like that, without ever seeing anyone else. In fact, she's two rooms away, and we talk more on facebook than in person most days.

I do, however, type an estimated 2000 words per day, if not more, in interaction online. That's where the bulk of my communication happens.

I think whatever and shake me head and wish I could get off, because for real I don't feel all that great, with all the hate there is here, in political forums.

There is that, yes. I do pretty good at ignoring it, but sometimes they ruffle my feathers. I love newsvine, though. I had a lot of trouble with interactions myself after a few tragedies struck, and my shell is still thick from it. This gives me a chance to see, learn, grow, do, and be without even having to fret about looking over my shoulder while I'm out -there-.

I'm sorry your mom pesters you. :) Me and my girl do alright, most of the time, but we have our days, just like all others, I suppose.

kinda also like, I can make a statement, without opening the paper tomorrow and get slandered for a comment I made.

It's not wise to be so sure of that, sweetie. Easy enough to take a closer look and try to figure out the mighty Demoness, if someone takes a notion to.

I can just imagine life with the paparazzi. A few weeks ago my daughter and I interviewed for a feature story, and we spent hours with the reporter before the photographer ever came !!! Then, I thought the photographer would just show up, take a few snapshots, and go, but nnoooo...... He stayed for an hour and a half, with his little camera just click click clickitying away, all over us both. They were all very nice, at least, and it wasn't so much of a hardship to field the interview, but it did give me cause to wonder at the people who do have cameras all over them everyday. I dunno if I could be very graceful about it all.

Ohhh...no worries. We needed the story. Agreeing to it gave us the opportunity to shed some light on some very critical subjects. I did have to think about it, but I knew it would be for the best in the long run. It was just that it gave me the chance to imagine why folks get so ill with the paparazzis. I suppose having bodyguards does help buffer that, sometimes, though. We don't have bodyguards. *wrinkles nose*

Our story hasn't been published yet, but if they put it online, I'll send you a link. After six or so hours with a single reporter and still getting calls from her, it ought to be a dandy. :)

Jim, I used to get calls like that regularly. If it's so important, why do you call me and then put me on hold?! I usually just hang up, but I like your approach better!

I especially like the calls to let me know that my auto warranty is about to expire. I don't even own a car. But I wait patiently until I get a person. They ask for make and model. And I will tell them something like, " I have a 1957 Armstrong-Sidley with about 1,367,846 miles on it, what kind of warranty would you have for that?" They usually hang up on me. :)

lol! I've got to remember that one!

:( I like my Windows. My kid likes her Mac.

.... You must not be having such fun with yours?

.... You must not be having such fun with yours?

I'm still on XP, so I don't entirely hate windows. It's 7 that makes me cringe just to think of (2 gigs ram just to run, are you f-ing kidding me?). And mac? Really? $200 for an iPod? BUY AN MP3 PLAYER. They're fifteen dollars.

Well, granted.... She's without a music box right now, either/or.

Say, do you know anything about "tablets"? There's supposed to be a gadget that hooks up to your computer that uses a touch screen you can draw/paint on, then finished product goes to computer. We've looked at 6 stores already. The one place that has heard of them sold out, and didn't order more. :(

Say, do you know anything about "tablets"? There's supposed to be a gadget that hooks up to your computer that uses a touch screen you can draw/paint on, then finished product goes to computer. We've looked at 6 stores already. The one place that has heard of them sold out, and didn't order more. :(

Yeah, I know those. Your best bet is to order one online. Here's a link to an amazon.com selection: http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1259617913/ref=a9_sc_1?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=graphics%20tablet

Way awesome !! Just what we needed... thanks ! :)