A member of a discussion forum that I frequent was struggling with doing some text acrobatics and was having a little difficulty trying to figure it out. Since I frequently do the exact thing that he wanted to know about, he asked me how I do it. Within the span of an evening and several communications back and forth, I was typing out informal instructions and apparently frustrating him because I wasn’t able to clearly convey what I was doing.
I told him that it would be so much simpler if I could just take two minutes and show him what I meant instead of trying to explain it in ever lengthening text that was even starting to look like gibberish to me.
Then the brilliant idea hit me. I could show him how!
I grabbed the digital camera and set it to “video” and opened up that message board on my pc.
It was perfect. Did I say it would take two minutes? Two minutes and 45 seconds of recording an impromptu posting lesson… and I sent it to him. Within the next few minutes after that he was implementing what I was trying so hard (and failing miserably) to express.
Chalk another one up for technology!
I told him that it would be so much simpler if I could just take two minutes and show him what I meant instead of trying to explain it in ever lengthening text that was even starting to look like gibberish to me.
Then the brilliant idea hit me. I could show him how!
I grabbed the digital camera and set it to “video” and opened up that message board on my pc.
It was perfect. Did I say it would take two minutes? Two minutes and 45 seconds of recording an impromptu posting lesson… and I sent it to him. Within the next few minutes after that he was implementing what I was trying so hard (and failing miserably) to express.
Chalk another one up for technology!
3 comments:
Yes Technology marches on , as Time does.Recently a site I frequent switched from a picture viewing format to a video format.I hate to say it but I *hate* it ! For me it took the aura away from the pictures.I really like to study the picture so I can really see & feel what the person was thinking at that stitch in time- now it marches by. Having to hit a pause button to capture the moment leaves me empty ...
If you're talking about Post Secrets, I found that out Sunday morning, too!
You mean that switch was permanent? Crud! I was hoping it was just a one time thing!
*grumble grumble*
Yes-PostSecret.
Well,I'm not sure if it is permanent.Really hope not for the reasons stated above.If it is,it is-I'll live.It did make a rough adjustment to the routine.
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