Those visitors or subscribers to this blog who also subscribe to my SharingwithWriters newsletter can stop reading here. I am repeating this letter from the last edition because I need all my peeps to know why I may have missed your last important e-mail.
I am experiencing the yin and yang of the computer
world—once again! After
a bout of buying
and
returning a PC to replace a Sony that was buggy from the
day
I got it a few years
ago, I decided to treat myself with the
computer I’ve
always wanted. Sony, bad experience. Hewlett
Packard, bad
experience. Nope, this time an iMac and I went for the supermodel. It is so gorgeous I have
been dreaming about
it. Which is a good thing because
the other side
of the
coin is that I’ve
had
it about six weeks now—all 27 inch
silvery
screen, sculpted keypad and mouse (Apple calls it a track pad or some such thing!)
and
all—and it still isn’t sitting on my desk. It’s
all
because of that transfer thing—all those files, folders, programs and a Web site
that must be
viable
on the Mac.
I’m beginning to think
I’m
cloning my
old clumsy PC onto
this shiny new
thing. The good side of that is, ta da! The iMac people have
figured a way for this to happen. Some
could do it themselves. Me, I have
an
Apple technician who
can.
I don’t think I
mentioned how
many hours I’m spending at the Apple
store’s genius bar and one-on-one
classes. At least, it’s
beautiful, too. Comfort me! Am I just too old—or too. . .er. . .blonde—for this?
And hold me
back! Don’t let me buy
one of those gorgeous
watches until I am
proficient on the iMac! Pulll—eeze!
(Do
I want the chartreuse band or the
winter white one?)
So. Yes, E-mail me again if I have neglected you. I'm a Mac user work in process but I'll get there! And if you'd like to subscribe to the SharingwithWriters letter, send me an e-mail at HoJoNews@aol.com and put SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Do know that the letter is full of resources and tips; it isn't all about me whining about my computer woes. (-:
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including the award-winning second edition of, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher; The multi award-winning second edition of The Frugal Editor; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor .
Thanks for your encouragement!
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