I remember a guy brought a brand new computer to our printing office and wondered why he couldn't get on the internet. He bought one, plugged it in, and could not get on the "net." Had to explain to him how it worked. I was perceptive enough to tell people, "If you don't have a website yet, you soon will." But not intelligent enough to realize the potential.
We would "download" something at night, and it would be ready in the morning. There were two stores in Columbus, Ohio that sold computers. We had to drive over there to get our first one, and the printer, an HP500
We could get what services were available, free. No more, everything costs. I was trying to find some information yesterday, eventually, I had to "join" to find out what I wanted.
While I was doing that, "pop-ups" on every page, some automatically took me to another page, "pop-ups" galore. YouTube has some great music, preceded by ads. Before I can listen, I have to watch. Extortion in some ways, but we face "extortion" in some form almost every day. It galls me when I run out of pills, call the doctors office (which is owned by our local hospital) and am told I have to come in for an office "visit" to get the prescription. That is "medical extortion." Generally requires a trip to the hospital for either "blood work" or an x-ray or something that they will make money on.
Other than that, a nice morning in Ohio, gonna be hot, but we wished for that last Winter. Nice thing living here for me, always something to "bitch" about, but also, something to look forward to, the next season. Perfect climate for my ADD.
