Conquering Technology
I know....I'm incredibly behind the times when it comes to any new technology. Examples of this:
1)I didn't get a DVD player until 2 Christmas' ago. (I probably still wouldn't have one if it hadn't been a gift.)
2) I don't own an ipod, MP3 player, or a portable music device of any kind. (This includes a portable CD player. Sad, I know.)
3) I have had the same alarm clock since I was about 10, because I'm afraid I won't be able to learn how to set a new one. I keep looking at the really cool one on QVC that automatically sets the time when you plug it in. That seems like something I might be able to handle.
4) As you probably read about three posts ago, my four-year-old kicks my ass at video games.
5) (This one is what this entry is really supposed to be about.) I cannot burn a CD.
When we bought our home PC, I asked my husband to make sure there was a CD burner on it so that I could burn CD's. I had these wonderfully lofty dreams of creating personalized music CD's for friends and family. I dreamt of having CD's for all of my regular moods, so that in my car, at the touch of a button, I could have all the perfect songs at my fingertips on one disc. We bought that computer (with CD burner included) over 2 years ago.
Today, I conquered technology. It took quite a bit of cursing and a few phone calls to my technologically gifted friends, but I've done it. I've copied around 50 songs from CD's onto my computer complete with album and artist info. I've conquered playlists and genres, and selecting tracks. And finally, I've finally figured out how to take those beautiful playlists, and burn them to CDs. Think it took me long enough?
I no longer have to fear technology. It can be conquered in one single evening when no one is online or at home to answer the phone, and everything on TV is a rerun. :D
1)I didn't get a DVD player until 2 Christmas' ago. (I probably still wouldn't have one if it hadn't been a gift.)
2) I don't own an ipod, MP3 player, or a portable music device of any kind. (This includes a portable CD player. Sad, I know.)
3) I have had the same alarm clock since I was about 10, because I'm afraid I won't be able to learn how to set a new one. I keep looking at the really cool one on QVC that automatically sets the time when you plug it in. That seems like something I might be able to handle.
4) As you probably read about three posts ago, my four-year-old kicks my ass at video games.
5) (This one is what this entry is really supposed to be about.) I cannot burn a CD.
When we bought our home PC, I asked my husband to make sure there was a CD burner on it so that I could burn CD's. I had these wonderfully lofty dreams of creating personalized music CD's for friends and family. I dreamt of having CD's for all of my regular moods, so that in my car, at the touch of a button, I could have all the perfect songs at my fingertips on one disc. We bought that computer (with CD burner included) over 2 years ago.
Today, I conquered technology. It took quite a bit of cursing and a few phone calls to my technologically gifted friends, but I've done it. I've copied around 50 songs from CD's onto my computer complete with album and artist info. I've conquered playlists and genres, and selecting tracks. And finally, I've finally figured out how to take those beautiful playlists, and burn them to CDs. Think it took me long enough?
I no longer have to fear technology. It can be conquered in one single evening when no one is online or at home to answer the phone, and everything on TV is a rerun. :D
posted by Karen @ 22:57
2 Comments:
At 6/03/2006 11:30 AM,
Anonymous said…
Bravo! Personalized playlists for moods are cool. :)
At 6/04/2006 3:57 PM,
Elizabeth McClung said…
look on the bright side - I still don't know how to operate a cell phone - as I have never had one - computers I am fine with, but anything phone related - hopeless.
Now you can put on all your CD's, created Cd's for yourself and then get raided by RAIDD!
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