I'm Back Again folks.

[cycli]

what a to do. Couldn't reset my password but finally got through. I had to change my computer. My old one was failing, hard drive issue. I've missed you all so a belated Happy Christmas and a very Happy and hopefully Healthy or Healthier New Year to you all.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Ah - at last!!! Funny, just thought yesterday, where's he got to!!!! Helping the sheep open their pressies maybe ...

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

haha. Doing my utmost to avoid contact. Daughter has given us a jigsaw 2000pieces called gradient. No picture just 4 colours in the corners shading up and down to centre. Mean.

All my passwords to sites lost. First recovery had everything reading jibberish. Looked like I had lost everything saved. Fortunately have recovered 90%.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to cycli]

Oh dear - that's a bit of a b"&&£%!!

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

Absoloooootly

[123-go in reply to PMRpro]

I thought he’d gone all baaa humbug!

[piglette]

I hate it when computers start to fail. My iPhone cannot run a load of things any more as it is ‘too old’ according to Apple. My nephew has given me his, as his company has just given him a new one and I have discovered that my SIM card needs to be upgraded. It seems that O2 have lost the ability to communicate with customers, so I am going to have fun trying to find out how to get a new one. Agggghhhhh!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to piglette]

I long for the old relatively simple days ...

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

don't we all.

[cycli in reply to piglette]

It's the blooping learning curve isn't it. The sheer effort required to make sense of the gobbledegook the programmers think is easy plain common sense language.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to cycli]

I've yet to find anything that is meant to be intuitive that has the slightest hint of being that simple.

[piglette in reply to PMRpro]

Intuitive means that the computer decides what it wants to do but does not tell you!

[cycli in reply to PMRpro]

How I wish. People who are truly computer literate have brains wired different to most folks. It's they who determine the logic of their programmes. Ne'er the twain shall meet.

[piglette in reply to cycli]

I did my first programming course in 1971. I run the websites for several friends and for my local village. In the 1970s I helped set up the Post Office system in Sweden, the banking system for the Italian banks and Fords network. I still haven’t a clue either!!

[cycli in reply to piglette]

Just love it. I'm forever fascinated by the way our brains are wired. For example I can see three dimensional objects in colour and rotate them and explode them in my brain. That's probably why I enjoy making things. Also I can play any music in my head. No need for CD's. The tinnitus I suffer now makes that a little hard to separate out though.

[CJDLSR in reply to piglette]

Love it!!!

[borednow in reply to cycli]

My ex daughter in law is married to one of those. He's really weird!!!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to piglette]

I’m with O2 and had a few questions pre travel to NZ - absolutely cr@p - so ended up contacting the lady who is my contact at Think-Comms [she does contracts] and she sorted…. And agreed that it’s a nightmare trying to get anything from O2 helpline!

[piglette in reply to DorsetLady]

Based on O2's website I don't actually think they want you to talk to them unless you want to buy an expensive phone.

[123-go]

Happy N-ewe Year!

[cycli in reply to 123-go]

Ha bl**dy Ha. HNY to you too

[Charlie1boy]

And I thought it was another of your little poems on the way!!!

Happy New Year.

[cycli in reply to Charlie1boy]

Patience is a virtue🙂

[Charlie1boy]

I can but agree! That’s one thing those of us who’ve suffered with PMR know all about!

[piglette]

Your brain is faster and more powerful than any supercomputer. It also generates enough electricity to power a light bulb.

[cycli in reply to piglette]

the lightbulb moment truly.😂

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Welcome back- wondered where you’d been!

[Angelsmummy]

Wheely nice to hear from you Cycli,if you have problems with IT what hope is there for computer illiterates like me who have only mastered an e mail and google?I try to correct typos( trying to sound savvy here!) and end up with sentences that look like a foreign language.,Anyway,hope you had a good Xmas and a Happy New Year to you.PS,have you hit the sales yet looking for any baaaargains?xx😜🐏🐑🚴🏼‍♂️

[cycli in reply to Angelsmummy]

haha, lamb-asted with nice comments. HNY

[Angelsmummy in reply to cycli]

A bit of humour goes a long way eh?Anyway,better stop bleating on!xx🤣🤣🐑🐏🚴🏼‍♂️😜

[greencyclist62]

Hello, I enjoyed reading all the replies that have been sent to you. You must have been a regular on here, and obviously very missed. Re the computer issues and how things have moved on, I just wanted to say that there is no upgrade or replacement for intuition & common sense. Both seem to be lacking in the computer generation, but I like being able to think for myself, although a manual for getting through these times would sometimes be useful. Happy New Yearto you.

[cycli in reply to greencyclist62]

I haven't been gone too long but the reset password function wasn't working properly. I was concerned that I would lose all my backlog of contacts. This is a wonderful, friendly and intelligent community which I value highly.

[pmr_nikola]

Nothing last for ever... it's a good idea to backup things. I use utility like Macrium Reflect that basically creates an image of the drive to another device. Recovery is much easier and faster.

[cycli in reply to pmr_nikola]

cheers pmr_nikola. will investigate