I installed and registered my wifi printer and it works ......
That's what I'd like to shout but as usual my combatant relationship with technology continues.
I could feel the adrenaline pumping, the endorphins increasing and my excitement growing as I got to the point where the test print was in my hot little hand.
I breathed a sigh of relief and thought I had just had another minor victory over my arch nemesis - when nooooo - not quite- my limited techno skills deserted me and the Canon instructions written only in Spanish complete with a broadsheet full of minuscule diagrams had long been abandoned.
Normally I'd just give up - my eye sight really doesn't like computers and my brain starts to ache - plus I HATE TECHNOLOGY - life however has seemed to dictate that I have to live with it.
I really appreciate people who are illiterate through no fault of their own - that is just how I feel when I have to hack my way through the cyber jungle.
My achievement was to get to this point - over time I have 'mastered ' social media - Ben would argue!! I can take selfies and use snap chat - Leigh and Sian would argue. Peta knows I have a way to go with Webinars........
Browsers for me are people strolling through a library and cookies are a treat for afternoon tea.......
I can use photo box and email and wouldn't be able to DIY if I hadn't conquered Google - good grief - I even know how to use google maps - so I have made headway ππππ
Now before Gen Y starts rolling eyes and thinking OMG - 'it's not that hard ......'
Remember the changes we dinosaurs have experienced over many keyboard free years.
I watched a big boxed black and white version of Bonanza as a 6 year old when television first hit our shores - Boss leaning against a haystack - don't remember ?! - old Westernππ
Didn't have a phone until I was 15 and it was attached to the wall and conversations limited to daytime hours and nothing after 7 - unless it was an emeregency
With my high school mates gathered together in the school hall we watched the moon landing, jaws gaping and incredulous at the miracle of mankind's ingenuity.
Air conditioning was non existent and the only cooling system was a fan propped on top of the TV.
Holidays were day trips on a bus to Rockingham.
Family emergencies were transmitted via telegrams.
We wrote letters and sent postcards.
We greeted friends and family at birthdays and Christmas with missives that didn't include well placed symbolic emoticons.
We read books for entertainment and went to the movies.
We paid bills with cheque books.
At this point I can feel a collective groan but you get my point - life just didn't come with buttons and screens and mobile devices that contribute so much to speeding up an already hectic 21st century life style.
So if I take pleasure from my small victories be patient.
The learning curve has been almost Mount Everest for me.
A lesson in life - we all have our obstacles and aversions but with time, patience and perseverance we might just learn something .