There was no 'idiots guide to the technology in our flat' left for me so I've been making it up as I go along. It's been a struggle but I feel like I might be winning. The battle has got me down at times; there's been tears. I've felt defeated and ignorant and wished I'd paid more attention to previous instructions. But the problem solving bit has been educational. It's challenged me and made me think logically about why something might not be working. And eventually I've had to swallow my pride and call tech support. The satisfaction of getting things up and running feels good. I don't feel like a useless, pathetic, inept woman anymore. I understand something of T's world. I'll be doing my CCIE next.
So I can now do the following:
- upload pictures from the digital camera to the computer (usb cable wasn't plugged into the right pc so easily solved once I diagnosed the problem)
- update the tomtom (I think. Haven't actually done it yet but know what to do in principle. Just have to remember to plug the usb cable back into the other computer...)
- use Skype (thanks Pete L and Jan. I'm clueless as to what I was doing wrong but sincerely hope I hadn't forgotten to switch the speakers on)
- update my ipod (the nano doesn't support firewire connections wouldn't you know. So had to do the do with a usb cable instead. Thanks to Jan again for the crash course)
Just need to get my head around backing things up. Oh and sort out my bloody printer. I've ordered a new cartridge so hoping that will do the trick. God, I'm turning into a techie geek...
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