For years I’ve struggled with copying my columns to send to friends and family. Today I opened the OA News on my computer and low and behold! the company has supplied a way to literally clip an article from online and save it to my computer! For all I know, the system was set up months (years?) ago; however I rarely look at the digital version of our newspaper.
Anderson: Technology is one of the antagonists in the story of my life | Columnists
Clipping was so novel and fun that I went back and pulled up other editions to capture more articles!
Has resistance to reading the paper digitally resulted in a hindrance to my mental development? But there is so much satisfaction in holding the newsprint in my hand! Is there some form of sensory connection from hand to mind? Certainly, tactile stimulation, plus exercising coordination in turning pages effectively, (sometimes a challenge!) must increase blood flow to the brain.
After years and years of handling newspapers, I should have enough brain power to at least energize a light bulb!
Technology—it is one of the antagonists in the story of my life. Daily, the computer challenges me. Not that I’m not capable of most computer tasks. It’s when something goes awry that I don’t know how to fix that stumps me.
Admittedly, I haven’t ventured far into the realms of computer technology and power. Guess I’ll try to do more Googling to learn more effective ways to accomplish computer chores.
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