Sunday, August 3, 2014

THE WHIMS OF THE IPAD!

This is just a little moan about my ipad, my ipad which I love to bits! When I make comments, either replying to someone's kind comments, or, when I leave a comment on other blogs, my ipad freezes in mid sentence. Often I can eventually get it going by hitting, not literally although I do feel like it, the preview button, then edit comes up, I tap that and away I go...but not always! I may go through the procedure several times before it works. Other times it just seems too difficult and I give up or return another time, sometimes with better results, sometimes not. I wonder whether others have this problem too...
My family gave me the ipad for Christmas some time ago, I really do love it even though I'm told sometimes by some of my older grandchildren that I am more addicted than they are! Blogging, scrabble, keeping in touch with family, sharing of photos, particularly with my family who live elsewhere and so on. I have a game of scrabble with myself first thing every morning, thinking my brain will slot into gear! Then I feel I can fall into reading my current book with my second cup of tea in bed without feeling I should be getting up! When my girls are with me, either in their homes or here with me we play a game together. I did start Scrabble with friends, maybe I'll get back to that.
I hope you are having a lovely weekend...we began the day with a frost but now it is beautiful so think I'll go outside and prune a few more roses...enjoy the rest of your weekend, love to all, Mrs A





11 comments:

  1. It is amazing how wonderful and powerful these little bits of technology are in our lives. I love that you enjoy it so much - you're very with it..... Love me. xxooxx. p.s. Can't wait for scrabble soon!

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    1. Thank goodness I've had you all to help me get started! Love you too, Mum

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  2. Hi Mrs A, sorry to year your I-pad is getting on your nerves (or 'ripping your knitting' as we say in our house!). I have found a similar issue with my iPad, and when my cursor stops, I find if I tap the key on the bottom right (the one that represents the typewriter pad), then tap the point where I want to start the next word, that seems to sort it out. This is a very laborious explanation for a process that takes half a second, but it might help? X

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    1. Thanks Penny, I'm trying this as I write! I just wrote the first two words and then it happened so was able to try your suggestion out straight away...and it worked! I'm very grateful! Xx

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  3. I've had issues with the iPad when commenting - it stops, I have to remove the keyboard for a second and then go back and it works. Not sure what the hangup is, though. Beautiful summer painting but you've had frost? I forget sometimes you are so far north!

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    1. This all helps...and I'm sort of glad others have had similar problems. Not that I want you to have a problem but it does mean I haven't been doing something wrong! Hope you can understand those sentiments! This photo was taken early last summer before we left the farm, near one of my favourite spots, a lovely quiet almost meditation all spot. And we are in southeastern Australia! Xx

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  4. Hi Mrs A! I'm happy I found your blog and got to see this beautiful picture of yours. Have a great week!

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    1. Thankyou for coming...I've just been to your lovely blog. I was trying to translate with my school girl french when I saw you had thoughtfully put an English version! Xx

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  5. Totally agree with the frustration of commenting using iPad. I start my mornings catching up with what's happened around the world and use my iPad but some days I have given up after the comments jammed up, yes I can do what others have suggested but sometimes even this does not work. On those days I then revisit from my laptop in the studio. Technology is great when it works but when it doesn't it takes more time than writing and posting a letter lol

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    1. Isn't it frustrating! I check things out in the morning too although have to wait until breakfast when I'm near the Internet modem...doesn't work in the bedroom with my cup of tea! I can use the laptop but mostly leave it to E as he uses it a lot in the mornings too. Thankyou for visiting, hope that new little one and her mother are doing well, xx

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  6. Thank you for sharing beautiful photos.

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