The new router came in the mail, and I put it aside until the house was clean! For once, I was rewarded for doing the right thing. I think that’s defined as doing what has to be done without too much complaining. In all fairness, I must say that John offered to help. It’s just that I couldn’t wait for it. Wonderful guests are coming Thursday evening, and my deadline for cleaning was Tuesday. The next two days will be spent in the kitchen so that I’ll be free to visit. John is one who needs adrenaline. If you aren’t one of those, you know a few. Urgency would not arise until the company hit the highway. I could see myself tripping over the vacuum on the way to the front door.
What I did was dangerous. My brain hardly functions after 6 pm, but I put off the router installation until John went to choir rehearsal. The fewer people wanting to be connected, the better. As is the norm now, the instructions were pictures on a card, a small card. I was to plug in the new device for power, hook it up to the modem, and download an app on the phone. Really? Was this written by someone with purple/orange hair? Without WiFi, my phone would not download anything, but it would put its load down. While still connected to the internet, I got the app before beginning to unplug things. Despite my reading everything six times, the process went smoothly.
Connecting one computer to the internet was the tip of the iceberg. Without a trumpet fanfare, I was able to hook up two phones, two tablets, a desktop computer, and a laptop. The only thing left hanging was the printer. It has taken a printer vacation – it’s offline. I quit when John came home. Here’s hoping brilliance will strike when we unplug everything to rearrange the wires behind the desk. Thank heavens this turned out to be a good set-up process and did not set me up for disaster!
Meanwhile, during the day, autumn is progressing nicely.
Well done!
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I was very relieved everything worked.
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Somehow something always goes wrong when there is a new piece of connection. Needs new drivers, or maybe a compatibility issue. You are indeed lucky! Autumn is slow here. We just noticed the first reddening of the maples. Very late. We’ll be raking leaves until Christmas!
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Oh, my goodness! You might rake leaves and decorate the tree on the same day! That is just not proper! Wanna postpone Christmas?
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I’d love to skip it this year!
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Good grief take a bow Anne 😀
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I’m waiting for something to fail. My computer is zipping along, but John’s is as balky as ever. He would be the first to say that it could be his fault. If he keeps saying it, I may agree with him.
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Well done! But what did you mean by “Was this written by someone with purple/orange hair? ” As a purple/pink-haired person, I’m curious.
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Well….. I’m at a loss for words. There is no way to put it delicately, is there? I didn’t want to cast aspersions on any recognizable group of people. Anyone with purpange hair could not be expected to write complete instructions that I would understand. I see now I should have used “ditz” or “airhead”. Those people wouldn’t recognize themselves in my comment.
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Ha! Sorry I made you feel uncomfortable. I was truly curious because I wasn’t sure if you were saying they wrote such detailed instructions with such technical words that you didn’t get what they were saying (which would have surprised me, but you never know), or if you were saying ditz. I guess it comes from working with brilliant people who have all sorts of hair colorings. Love the “purpange” 🙂
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People today do not write detailed instructions. I wish they did. Most setup info consists of sketchy drawings or photos. Being a wordy person, I don’t always get the drift of a picture.
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Well done Anne, you’ve managed to set up almost the whole system I’m sure the printer will be easy seen in the light of day.
xxx Gigantic Hugs xxx
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Oh, golly! It’s dark already, David. John is going to do the hard part, getting the wires behind the desk. I suspect we will find the printer has a cable that should be plugged into the router.
xxx Printable Hugs xxx
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I think you deserve a medal, Anne. Well done, you clever thing!
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Thanks, Cobs. I won’t earn full approval until that printer works. Fingers crossed!
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Well look at you! That’s a lot to get done! I love your pictures. How beautiful it is there!
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I did an exceptional amount considering my brain doesn’t work after dark. It’s extremely easy to find something beautiful here every day. Wish we could bottle it.
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Wouldn’t that be nice?
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That’s more than I could do. I heavily rely on my IT husband or my children for tech help! Bravo! 😀
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Thank you. I’m the default tech person here, which isn’t saying much!
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I am quite impressed as I could Have never done that! good for you and love your conclusion!
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I would never be able to mow a yard or paint things in the house like you do.
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You rock. I’m impressed, both with your computer skillz and your ability to get your house clean. Carry on, oh cool one.
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Hyacinth (Brit com character) wouldn’t be impressed with the cleanliness of my house, but I’m easily pleased. As to computers, there isn’t anyone else. Kinda narrows the field.
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You are impressive! I have the worst time hooking things up! Lol my mom always waits for my dad to go out before doing that stuff too:)
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Some things are best done in private.
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I’m impressed with your know-how…and fearlessness! And I don’t impress easily! 🙂 Good for you, Anne!
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Sometimes you have to close your eyes, hold your nose, and jump in. It’s sink or swim at our house!
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You’re a brave woman!
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I am not a techie so I admire what you did Anne.
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I think you have an entirely new job calling you Anne! Before you know it you will have purpange hair! (that made me laugh) I also look at those cards at least 6 times. Then I recheck it every step of the way when I have to do something like that. It is always good when it works!
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You are a soul-mate, Faye. I dread getting new devices and wait until one dies to force myself to replace it. The last few tines I’ve found it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Still, I’m glad the new router is working well and should keep our devices connected for a while.
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Big sigh of relief!!! At least for me it would be.
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Girl power! That’s right. Anne’s got that. I laughed aloud over the purple/orange hair and am impressed you knew to download the drivers on line before disconnecting.
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You are one amazing woman! I’ve set up a few things and sometimes it goes smooth…and sometimes…well let’s leave that as an unmentionable. 🙂
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I’ve had less than desirable contests with computers. I probably shouldn’t commit this to writing, but I feel that lots of installations are a bit easier than they used to be. Now, if I could just figure out why John’s machine keeps freezing up! It’s newer than mine and is behaving like a teen with raging hormones (hor moans).
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I’m impressed. When I attempt to do things like this it’s inevitably a disaster.
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We haven’t had the disaster yet, but John’s computer continues to give him the cold shoulder. Mine is humming like a top.
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I’m thankful my husband does all of those connections (I could do it, but it would be an out-of-the-box effort for me). You did wonderful–I don’t know why the James Bond theme popped in my head as I was reading it, though. I think it was because you were doing it in secrecy and in the cloak of night! LOL! Well done! Dawn
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What a gorgeous photograph. It looks like a movie. And, bravo, by the way for figuring out the technical stuff. I usually have to ask my husband or kiddo! Ha.
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My backup is online help. It’s better than nothing!
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Smart!
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