I hate computers!

[gwalchmai]

So yesterday my friend Donna arrived for a visit. While she and Mrs. G were discussing drapes or wine or whatever wimmen discuss I went for a spin in TLC. Then I got a call from Mrs. G saying Donna couldn't connect her phone to our WiFi. So, I meandered back to the house, and found that I could no longer connect to our WiFi. Well, long story short, our Nest WiFi had burped its Primary Network somehow and nothing could connect. It all looked fine in the setup, but no talkies. So, I used Google's app to nuke the network, turned on the WiFi to the Nest's upstream router, and then used that network to reinstall the nest and its access points. Now everything's all back to this time yesterday. But DANG!

[Batesmotel]

I hate them too. 

[DAKA]

5 hours ago, gwalchmai said:

So yesterday my friend Donna arrived for a visit. While she and Mrs. G were discussing drapes or wine or whatever wimmen discuss I went for a spin in TLC. Then I got a call from Mrs. G saying Donna couldn't connect her phone to our WiFi. So, I meandered back to the house, and found that I could no longer connect to our WiFi. Well, long story short, our Nest WiFi had burped its Primary Network somehow and nothing could connect. It all looked fine in the setup, but no talkies. So, I used Google's app to nuke the network, turned on the WiFi to the Nest's upstream router, and then used that network to reinstall the nest and its access points. Now everything's all back to this time yesterday. But DANG!

YOU ain't the only one     

[Huaco Kid]

[Huaco Kid]

[tous]

So, y'all are letting some corporation that will do whatever the hippie Marxists tell them to do control your house? 

None, absolutely none of the devices in my domain are on WiFi, only cabled.

You want to break into my domain, you need to break into my house first, find my router and you likely won't be breathing when you leave.

Yes, it was hard finding a notebook with an RJ-45 connector and no built-in camera, but I found one.

Yes, I am old. 

 

NB WiFi is NOT an abbreviation for Wireless Fidelity.  That makes no sense. 

Fidelity in electronics is the ability to reproduce a signal accurately, thus a High Fidelity record accurately reproduce the sounds as they were recorded.

I was around when wireless networking was in its infancy and it was anything but 'fidelity.'

My best information and memory is that the term WiFi was made up by some marketing group at IBM.

So, there. 

I need a nap.

 

[gwalchmai]

Yeah, it works the same way here. You just have to kiss your cousin.

[tous]

If two TLCs mate, do you end up with a litter  of Tonka toys?

 

[jmohme]

Comuputers are fine, but sometimes irritating. Unfortunately they are necessary for my work, so I deal with it. Wifi, is another issue all together. I work remotely and use three hotspots. One to run the computers my customers use at my tables to view the days photos. Another for me to use to upload photos to my website, and a third that gets used when (not if) one of the other decides to be an ass hole about things.

Smart(ass) phones on the other hand, piss me off!

[LostinTexas]

Tech is great, as long as it is working right. When it dumps on you , it can be a nightmare.

Glad you got things resolved. You didn't have anything to do yesterday afternoon, and into the wee hours of the morning, now did you?

[tous]

I still perplexe, maturing to amusing, how folk embraced 'The Cloud.'

Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, put all of your company's proprietary data and customer information along with all of your personal information on a server somewhere that you have no idea who is looking at your stuff.

Be sure to include your financial information, you know, bank accounts, investments, assets, because no one, certainly not identity thieves in eastern European countries, Russia, India and Indonesia, will look at it and steal your stuff.

Trust 'The Cloud.'

It has to be safe, right?

I mean, the government can't just look at all my stuff without a warrant, can they?

Hey, it's Google.

That's like saying it's God.

No worries.

<--- has no cloud accounts

<--- stuff is on local drives that I control

<--- old

[LostinTexas]

32 minutes ago, tous said:

I still perplexes, maturing to amusing, how folk embraced 'The Cloud.'

Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, put all of your company's proprietary data and customer information along with all of your personal information on a server somewhere that you have no idea who is looking at your stuff.

Be sure to include your financial information, you know, bank accounts, investments, assets, because no one, certainly not identity thieves in eastern European countries, Russia, India and Indonesia, will look at it and steal your stuff.

Trust 'The Cloud.'

It has to be safe, right?

I mean, the government can't just look at all my stuff without a warrant, can they?

Hey, it's Google.

That's like saying it's God.

No worries.

<--- has no cloud accounts

<--- stuff is on local drives that I control

<--- old

Clouds have been the subject of a lot of hacking the past few years. I'm with you, even though you are geeking . I never figured why folks would put sensitive info on them. You don't have any control over them, have no idea the security, or the layers, don't even know for sure what country they are in or the rules they must follow for security, not that it matters much. They make it difficult for you to get in, so people think it secure.

I see how they can be convenient for school and such to retrieve papers or lessons, but even then,,,,,,,,,,

Another peeve is people putting their kids pictures and locations on the internet. Drives me nuts, and I chastise my kids for putting the granddaughters pics up. Hasn't slowed DIL down one bit. Her mom pounds her over it as well. Drives me nuts. 

[janice6]

4 hours ago, tous said:

I still perplexes, maturing to amusing, how folk embraced 'The Cloud.'

Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, put all of your company's proprietary data and customer information along with all of your personal information on a server somewhere that you have no idea who is looking at your stuff.

Be sure to include your financial information, you know, bank accounts, investments, assets, because no one, certainly not identity thieves in eastern European countries, Russia, India and Indonesia, will look at it and steal your stuff.

Trust 'The Cloud.'

It has to be safe, right?

I mean, the government can't just look at all my stuff without a warrant, can they?

Hey, it's Google.

That's like saying it's God.

No worries.

<--- has no cloud accounts

<--- stuff is on local drives that I control

<--- old

I find peace in paranoia.  If your wrong, it's a good thing.  If your right, It's a good thing.

[ChuteTheMall]