There must be a section in the great hereafter reserved for the folk who ensure that my technology remains incompatible. I feel like I’m in a maze and chasing my own shadow.
It all started on Tuesday when the friggin brainiacs at Microsoft decided that my computer needed a update. An hour later it finished it’s task and the only thing that appears to have changed was I was locked out of all of my email accounts. Well shit, because I use Microsoft Outlook as my email program and it keeps hitting the email servers at Yahoo and Thomaswispered, the mail servers locked me out.
The only way to recover was to have a code sent to my cell phone via IM. Only problem being I live so far out that I have no cell service at my house. Off I go to a nearby hill top to capture a signal.
Well, I finally got all of that figured out when, yesterday, my cheap ass 55 inch Vizio gave up the ghost. Given that I was under-impressed with model I struck out for Walmart for a replacement: a reasonably inexpensive Samsung 50 inch 4K ‘Chrystal’ .
I love the TV, but now must use 3 different remotes to watch a program. One for the sound bar, one for the TV and, finally, one for Dish Network. When I get to hell, I’m going to wander over to the special place where they house these idiot and toss rocks.
Ditch Microsoft and install Linux Mint. I found it to be easy to switch ad the difference is amazing and it is free.