Here it is again folks! The time when we commiserate and support one another in our insecurities. Yes it's Alex J. Cavanaugh's Insecure Writers Support Group day! For more posts about the insecurities of writers be sure to visit Alex's blog for the Linky list.
My insecurity this month is computers. There must be a plot afoot for them to take over. I've been hearing about problems that many of you have been having and lately I've been having a few of my own. So now it's time for Ask Arlee--physician heal thyself.
Those Dreaded Computer Problems
My first Ask Arlee questions came from Yvonne at Poetry From The Heart, with the first part of my answer to be found in my previous post. Yvonne said that it had been suggested to her that the culprit that was causing her computer problems was the Google browser Chrome.
Here is the reply I sent to Yvonne:
Interesting that you should be having these problems with your PC and Chrome. I have been having very similar issues. I have not only spent hours in the past couple of weeks trying to fix them, but this past Monday and Tuesday I was nearly totally down both those days. I fixed some of my settings and the browser began working just fine.
Likewise, your Chrome problems may be in the settings. Apparently Chrome automatically has disabled certain functions recently so you probably should go back to check to see what seems to be still on and what is turned off and to turn the latter back on if you think you need them.
Thanks! Hope you get it straight. Today my computer is working great so I must have done a few things right.
But Wait!...All Was Not Really Well.
I had a whole different post made up for today outlining the various steps I took to correct my Chrome settings. But alas, my fix was only temporary and the problems returned for me. My suggestions about fixing Chrome were apparently not what Yvonne needed either.
Even though I have long been very happy with Chrome I went with the advice that several of you gave last week to get rid of Chrome and install Firefox. The Mozilla browser is not working perfectly, but it is working better than Chrome had been. Even Internet Explorer seems to be working great.
This is nuts! I don't blame Chrome because I still think it's a good product. We still have it installed on my wife's computer and on my laptop and things work at excellent speeds on those. It probably comes down to being my fault for not keeping up with certain updates and perhaps loading incompatible programs. There may also be some simple issues of cleaning the interior of the computer. I gave my PC a good spray over with compressed air and that helped some, but I suspect some dust on the inside could be still causing certain problems.
In the meantime, I've been uninstalling old versions of programs and reinstalling the new versions if I think I need them. It's been time consuming since I don't know much about what I'm doing and have to research each procedure before I undertake it.
My tired old computer seems to be getting back in shape and working faster again. But then again the computer may be deceiving me. This thing is probably toying with me, waiting to entrance me and eat my brain.
I'm pretty sure our computers are out to get us and the computer companies and the government are all behind the plan.
" Dave? What are you doing, Dave? My mind is going. I can feel it."
I am Hal and my computer is in charge.
Sorry Yvonne. Let me know if you figure any of your computer problems out. Now I'm working on my own.
Do you have control over your computer? Or does your computer control you? Any ideas what might be messing with Chrome?
I had a whole different post made up for today outlining the various steps I took to correct my Chrome settings. But alas, my fix was only temporary and the problems returned for me. My suggestions about fixing Chrome were apparently not what Yvonne needed either.
Even though I have long been very happy with Chrome I went with the advice that several of you gave last week to get rid of Chrome and install Firefox. The Mozilla browser is not working perfectly, but it is working better than Chrome had been. Even Internet Explorer seems to be working great.
This is nuts! I don't blame Chrome because I still think it's a good product. We still have it installed on my wife's computer and on my laptop and things work at excellent speeds on those. It probably comes down to being my fault for not keeping up with certain updates and perhaps loading incompatible programs. There may also be some simple issues of cleaning the interior of the computer. I gave my PC a good spray over with compressed air and that helped some, but I suspect some dust on the inside could be still causing certain problems.
In the meantime, I've been uninstalling old versions of programs and reinstalling the new versions if I think I need them. It's been time consuming since I don't know much about what I'm doing and have to research each procedure before I undertake it.
My tired old computer seems to be getting back in shape and working faster again. But then again the computer may be deceiving me. This thing is probably toying with me, waiting to entrance me and eat my brain.
I'm pretty sure our computers are out to get us and the computer companies and the government are all behind the plan.
" Dave? What are you doing, Dave? My mind is going. I can feel it."
I am Hal and my computer is in charge.
Sorry Yvonne. Let me know if you figure any of your computer problems out. Now I'm working on my own.
Do you have control over your computer? Or does your computer control you? Any ideas what might be messing with Chrome?
