I'm writing this on the new Dell laptop. Last night, I attempted to take the minutes of the monthly meeting of our local boat club -- the Red Dragon Canoe Club -- on this machine. It was a scary proposition. About every 17 key strokes, a header template appeared on the screen in blue. I had no idea why, except that I was deploying my fingers in a way that brushed some surface wired to create headers.
Now I'm typing on a keyboard separate from the laptop, and I have a mouse plugged in to a USB port so I won't have to use the touch pad on the laptop. I'm not making too many mistakes, and when I do, I can correct them without sending the laptop into an alternative digital universe.
When it comes to avoiding more modern technology, I may have discovered a useful path.
About Me
- doug campbell
- I have been fortunate in my life to have earned an income through writing -- specifically through journalism. That has permitted my world to expand beyond my three wonderful children and eight grandchildren and to meet a whole circus full of interesting human beings. Now, no longer employed as a journalist, I am taking the opportunity to write the stories of some of the folks I've met. With my wife, Monica, I have sailed to fascinating destinations with the expectation of visiting many more in the years ahead.
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