Category Archives: Technology

Computers and electronics

No Ice

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Sheila Moss

My refrigerator is ancient relic from pre historic times, but it works just fine. The icemaker, however, has been on the blink for quite some time now. Oh, it makes ice just fine: the water kicks on with a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor, Technology | Tagged Appliances, Freezer, Frozen water, Ice bin, Ice cubes, Ice maker, Ice storage, Old appliances, Refrigerator, Repairman, repairs | 6 Comments

Office 101

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sheila Moss

An office is a place where people go to spend the day in a tiny cubicle and wish they were not spending the day in a cubicle. Cubicles were invented to keep workers from spending time talking to each other … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology, Work Humor | Tagged Artificial Light, Copy Machines, cubicles, Data, email, FAX, office humor, Office size, Office Workers, offices, Telephones, Voice Mail | 4 Comments

New Phone Fever

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Sheila Moss

The other day I was at Walmart and walked by the electronics display. I made the mistake of stopping to look at the new iPhone X. It was all screen, no plastic frame. “I could use a new phone,” I … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | Tagged Apple, AT&T, Cell phone, electronics, Facial Recognition, iCloud, iPhone, iPhone X, Passcode, Password, Phone, Red phone, Restrictions | 4 Comments

Hello Operator

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Sheila Moss

People’s love affair with the telephone has been going on for longer than I can remember. In the not so distant past, telephones were all standard black models. When you picked up the receiver, the operator answered and you told … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | Tagged Answering machine, Caller ID, Communication, Cordless phones, Dials, Party Line, Phone, Push buttons, Smart phones, Telephone, Vintage phones, Wall phones | 7 Comments

To Computer Support

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Last weekend started out well. Nothing to do, just a whole weekend to relax and unwind. It would be a good time to do some updates on my computer. My sound system has not been working right, so I figured … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | Tagged Computer Crash, Computer support, Computer Virus, computers, Firewalls, Help, internet, Microsoft support, Safe Mode, Spyware, Support, Technician, web | 4 Comments

Born Yesterday

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Sheila Moss

I was born yesterday, fell off a turnip truck, and am not playing with a full deck. I don’t have a spam filter or know how to block an email address. I read all my email, especially the ones offering … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | Tagged Computer Fraud, Computer Virus, Email Fraud, Nigerian scam, Online fraud, Online safety, Phishers, Scam, spam, Spoofers | Leave a comment

My TV Has Bad Hair

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Sheila Moss

In the long list of life’s little annoyances, one of the most aggravating is having the television go out. I have just gone through the tunnel of darkness at my house with a non-working television. I don’t watch television that … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | Tagged Bad hair day, Electronic Gadgets, Gadgets, High Definition, Large-screen TV, Non-working TV, Repairmen, Technicians, television, TV | 2 Comments

Happy Online New Year

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Sheila Moss

This is the time of the year when people make New Year’s Resolutions, resolving to change all things wrong in life and turn over a new leaf — to stop smoking, to lose weight, to clean closets, watch less television … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | Tagged Blogging, Computer, Computer games, Facebook, internet, Internet addiction, iPhone, Network news, New Year's Resolutions, Online friends, Online news, online shopping, Surfing Net | 3 Comments

The Twelve Days of Christmas Computing

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Sheila Moss

On the first day of Christmas, my Help Desk gave to me… A BRAND NEW USER I.D. On the second day of Christmas, my Help Desk gave to me TWO SIGN-IN FORMS, And a BRAND NEW User I.D. On the … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor, Technology | Tagged Computer Humor, Computer Updates, Critical Downloads, Email Bouncing, Loading Programs, Passwords, Programs Crashing, Server Warnings, Sign-In Forms, Technology Humor, User I.D., Virus Scan | 2 Comments

The Price of Success

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Sheila Moss

I had this great little website that I got built for free! FREE – my favorite word! One of those free website places, bless their little hearts, provided me with FREE space for a personal homepage. Now was … Continue reading →