Technology things you find annoying!
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I hear you.Bsuds wrote: ↑Dec 12th, 2022, 3:01 pmI actually have access to MS 365 through a non profit I am on the board of so don't really want to pay for something I already have. I will have to look at it and see if I can join the 2 accounts into one so the ads go away.Urban Cowboy wrote: ↑Dec 12th, 2022, 2:04 pm
I've seen this lifetime offer in a few places the last couple of weeks.
https://www.pcmag.com/deals/grab-a-life ... 021-for-30
I am quite happy with Libreoffice and have been using it for many years so most of my files are with that.
I started using Outlook when Windows 10 insisted on an MS account to install it but the ad is starting to bug me.
I know, first World problems.![]()
I use LibreOffice myself, for many years now, and quite happy with it.
For email I use a custom Gmail based IMAP setup which monitors all my email accounts, and I then added just my Gmail to the Windows Mail built into Win 10 Pro.
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My technology gripe is when you are reading comments about a book, a movie or news article; when you almost get to the end there is a “see more” button. Often there is only one more word to go.
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But it's a big word!

Kind of like stay tuned for scenes from next weeks show.
Well I might have fixed my beef with the ads. I got myself assigned an MS365 account from the Non Profit that I'm on the Board of Directors.
Looks like that might have made them go away.

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Re: Technology things you find annoying!
Sites/content protected by a login or a paywall.
"Want to read more? - sign up".
"Want to read more? - sign up".
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Although, that is their right. Is the people who ask you to go to those sites that are more annoying? lol.
I find technology annoying when you have $80 in parts, wrapped up in a beautiful enclosure and therefore sells for $1000. Of course, this is also a helpful thing to me.
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Re: Technology things you find annoying!
Windows
updates.
Why can't I stay with the version I have for a while? What if I don't want to update? I'm not quite a Luddite, but it does take time for me to get used to stuff.
And it's a crapshoot. Will it/won't it work . . .
When win11 came out, I had JUST gotten used to win10, so I have declined to update. One of my coworkers immediately updated. And then a group email came advising that the win11 did not support our industry-specific software; it no longer worked. She had to go back to the way it was, to get things to work. She was not able to do any work for 2 or 3 days.
The latest update messed with my daughter's computer, she's a gamer. WoW, mostly. It took about 4 days to get this issue sorted out.
I'm lucky my husband has some computer knowledge and a buddy who works in the industry that he can go to for help when he's stumped.

Why can't I stay with the version I have for a while? What if I don't want to update? I'm not quite a Luddite, but it does take time for me to get used to stuff.
And it's a crapshoot. Will it/won't it work . . .
When win11 came out, I had JUST gotten used to win10, so I have declined to update. One of my coworkers immediately updated. And then a group email came advising that the win11 did not support our industry-specific software; it no longer worked. She had to go back to the way it was, to get things to work. She was not able to do any work for 2 or 3 days.
The latest update messed with my daughter's computer, she's a gamer. WoW, mostly. It took about 4 days to get this issue sorted out.
I'm lucky my husband has some computer knowledge and a buddy who works in the industry that he can go to for help when he's stumped.
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