Can’t believe I’ve tried something new. You know I’m not fond of change and technology is not my strong suit. If it worked, you may have seen a Facebook post of me reading from my first published book, VERMONT ESCAPE.
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Reading out loud is not a challenge for me. After all, I have a theatre background and have done lots of readings in schools, church, and at book signings.
But this is different. First there is the background. I’m not really pleased with my background, but it is what it is. We have lots of windows in our house and only one kind of blankish wall. But that wall only worked when I sat at the table and used my phone camera, and I didn’t like how that looked, even with using a stand a friend loaned me. Thank you, Julie.
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Banner covers up the kitchen.
Also, I clunked my head on the bar when I was moving the dog dishes back in place after moving them out of the camera’s view. Almost everything I planned to do Wednesday, I put on hold to sit with ice on my head. I have a big ol’ lump on my head. Ouch!
A writer friend responded to last week’s blog where I mentioned I wanted to try this and suggested I use the camera on the computer and have the words just there on the screen. Made sense to me. However, our computer, a newish Dell, didn’t have a camera. So, we went out and bought an inexpensive one.
Well, the cord was too short to connect from the camera on top of the computer to the tower which sat underneath my desk. My sweet husband said he’d move it. And he did.
In the process of moving the tower, the antenna for the internet got broken. Yikes, no internet. On the lake here, we don’t have access to your normal internet providers like U-Verse or Spectrum. I use a hot spot. (Not the one on my phone). At first, I thought the antenna went to the hot spot. After many trips to various places (Best Buy, A T & T at different stores), and hearing from various helpful employees of said stores, I realized the antenna went to the tower.
I purchased a new one. The young guy at the second Best Buy laughed and said, he’d never seen an antenna like the one we broke. The computer isn’t more than 4 years old, but the kid was young. Maybe they quit making them the way ours was right after we got it. LOL
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Had to hold Charley. In his regular spot, he showed up on the screen. ![🙂]()
Supposedly, it would be very easy to use. Just click it in the tower and the icon would show up on the bottom right of the screen and I’d follow the instructions. Well, of course, that didn’t happen. The icon never showed up. I figured I’d have to use the disc that came with the—well, it looks like what I call a flash drive—I think it’s a USB something. I opened the disc holder on the computer.
Low and behold there was a small disc already inside from the first hot spot I had. (I’m on my second.) So, I pushed it back in, and I think followed some directions. Still not doing.
Well, the A T & T woman told me to get a network cable, which I had done, so I managed to plug in both ends, and then I got connected to the internet. Not wireless because there is this long old cord. But I have internet. ![😊]()
Remember how this all began? I wanted to video myself reading from my books. What was I thinking?!!
