Or….the five stages of technological frustration…….
As you know, the boys bought me a new Tablet for Christmas
last year. It’s the same make and model as TableyOne but the new and ‘improved’
model. I say improved in quotes because I’m trying to be kind and keep a civil
tongue in my head.
Don’t get me wrong…I love TableyTwo. I really do. I love
that’s its new and shiny and lighter and faster. I love that I can record my
drawings to share with you here (lol, like I’ve done so often since getting the
damn thing!)
What I DON’T like is how ‘they’ change
things. Things that don’t NEED to be changed. Like the gallery…..
On TableyOne it was very straight forward and simple to save
a sketch to the gallery. And logical in the way you could make folders and
group like items together. In TableyTwo……not so much.
I installed an SD card so I could save all my ‘scathingly
brilliant’ sketches for posterity! (Because someday, when I’m dead, I totally
expect to be ‘discovered’……snort……and
I want ‘them’ to be able to find all my brilliance!) And to that end I started
saving my sketches. Then I found out that they weren’t being stored on the SD
card. Hmmmm…..After some very terse words with Husband we found out that
TableyTwo apparently doesn’t WANT to save my masterpieces to the
SD card! Not automatically (like on my phone, you just tell it from now on I
want all my images to go on the SD card and it does it.) Not so on TableyTwo!
This is stage one: Denial.
How can a device NOT DO WHAT IT’S DESIGNED TO DO???????? It’s a computer! I
tell it what I want and it DOES it!
Au contraire!
This brings us to stage two: Anger. This stage is self explanatory so I won’t go into details or
repeat the words that I used to both Husband and TableyTwo.
Stage three: Bargaining.
“Oh for Pete’s sake! You know what I’m trying to do! Why are you making
multiple copies and putting them in the wrong places! Can’t you just put them
where I want them to go?” (the answer is, apparently not.)
Which brings us to stage four: Depression. Not depression for life in general…..just too depressed
to pick up TableyTwo and try and figure it out…..for about two months….give or
take a week.
Finally, stage five: Acceptance.
Also known as total submission and defeat. And after MANY ‘discussions’ with
Husband and much Googling finally giving in to the way they’ve changed it and
jumping through multiple hoops to get the images onto the SD card.
Was it worth the struggle? Damn right it was! All my
sketches are now on the SD card and in the appropriate folders, well defined
and organized!!!! (Alphabetical even!)
Take THAT you
Android sadists!
Changes...I do hate them!
ReplyDeleteI get the {{chills}} when I see the word 'Update' on mine...for a know, without a doubt, it will CHANGE WHAT I'VE GOT USED TO. Like yourself, I have often been heard to say words that cannot be repeated, although the second word is usually OFF, the first you may choose yourself, lol ;)
ReplyDeleteI don't know why they change things that work just perfectly. The changes often make just no sense at all, at least for the users. It's so annoying and such a waste of time. I'm glad you figured out how to store your sketches. You beat the beast! :)
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain. Why don't these people just leave well alone. After the latest updates to Windows. My laptop has organized my photos into all sorts of folders and groups that I haven't asked it too. Last time I went on I was there for ages trying to find things that had been moved. Damn cheek if you ask me. Your business isnt your own in the cyber world Lol!
ReplyDeleteIn the old days, we could control or program the computers. Now, they make it difficult to get inside the machine to tweak things they way you want. As to storage, the big thing is cloud storage and that's where I suspect all of your drawings are. Like you, I want them in some sort of physical location that I can get to or carry with me. Glad you got your woes figured out.
ReplyDeleteUgh....what a PIA! But, you persisted ...and WON! sort of
ReplyDeleteoh, haha, very recognizable :-D Just when you get used to one thing they change it. And it's not only like that with computers or tablets. But ... you did it!!! Congrats girl, and keep going!
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