tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8495619425341740081..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: How Connected Are You?Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-8734196776191385522012-06-18T07:00:48.060-04:002012-06-18T07:00:48.060-04:00I agree with Jim. I'll vote for anyone who cho...I agree with Jim. I'll vote for anyone who chooses to respect my privacy by NOT calling me.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-49651349347901984072012-06-17T22:27:55.714-04:002012-06-17T22:27:55.714-04:00Yes, yes, yes, James, as far as your rule of don&#...Yes, yes, yes, James, as far as your rule of don't put someone on hold to answer a new call, as well as your dictum that your devices are for your benefit. I do believe that... BUT what happens when you have a boss who makes demands--and you really need the job--or an elderly mother or father?Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40154506478208089002012-06-17T21:03:27.875-04:002012-06-17T21:03:27.875-04:00I think there are two related issues involved. Fi...I think there are two related issues involved. First is Warren's about being a tad slow in adopting new technologies.<br /><br />I was an early adopter of computers and computerized gadgets in my 20s (I had a programmable watch, for example). In my 30s and 40s I was a fast mainstream adopter--no longer bleeding edge.<br /><br />By my 50s I would only get the thing if I could see a tangible IMMEDIATE benefit. I never had to reboot my pen and paper calendar or worry about losing all my contacts if I lost a PDA (personal data assistant).<br /><br />However, now that smartphones can automatically sync with my computer, I'm all up to date again.<br /><br />The second issue is connectivity. I prefer my alone time. I put off getting a cell phone at work until I couldn't any longer because driving was the last bastion of free thinking time I had left where no one could interrupt me.<br /><br />I still believe my devices are there for my benefit and so although I have facebook and know how to tweet, I find the noise to value ratio too high to spend much time on them.<br /><br />If the phone rings and I'm busy, I don't answer it. If I am talking to someone and another phone call comes in I continue to talk to the first person; I don't put them on hold.<br /><br />And I will vote for any politician who will apply the "No call rules" to politics.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57458391316526083592012-06-17T19:49:34.867-04:002012-06-17T19:49:34.867-04:00*use* skype to have a visit from *an* author
Bad ...*use* skype to have a visit from *an* author<br /><br />Bad fingers!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-37548828656799428532012-06-17T19:46:00.703-04:002012-06-17T19:46:00.703-04:00E.B., you may have to rethink skype. Many of the b...E.B., you may have to rethink skype. Many of the book clubs (and university classes) around the country are starting to us skype to have a visit from ah author they're about to read or reading. I've had to turn down two chances already and have made up my mind that my next laptop will have camera and be able to skype--and sooner than later. <br /><br />These are opportunities for those coveted things, the multiple sale.<br /><br />It's just a conspiracy against us, guys!! We'd love to be simple old hermits, but we've got to sell books.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89709108494563275422012-06-17T19:39:53.645-04:002012-06-17T19:39:53.645-04:00But, Gloria, I love having you on Facebook!
I do ...But, Gloria, I love having you on Facebook!<br /><br />I do wish I had woods to walk in, as you do. I believe I could make better peace with all the connectedness if I could have daily time out in nature--and I mean more than out in a small city yard with a liquor store across the street with gang tags on concrete embankment at the corner.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19965149378999556472012-06-17T19:35:02.963-04:002012-06-17T19:35:02.963-04:00Warren (and everyone), thanks for stepping in for ...Warren (and everyone), thanks for stepping in for me. This is such a good group to blog with.<br /><br />A camera that makes phone calls? Not just a cell phone with a good camera? (Some of the new ones have remarkable cameras.) You'll have to let me know more about this marvel!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82141312882085109232012-06-17T19:32:23.262-04:002012-06-17T19:32:23.262-04:00Hi, everyone! I've had a fantastic time her at...Hi, everyone! I've had a fantastic time her at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They've treated me like royalty, truly. But I've been hopping from early in the morning until quite late each night. So my hopes to check here before bed were dashed.<br /><br />And even if I'd had a spiffy Blackberry/whatever phone, I couldn't have checked this blog or tweeted live. I was the guest of honor, and (quite rightly) my attention was supposed to be on the people who showed up for various things. So, another side to the connection issue!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-24117645676078550732012-06-16T11:48:27.820-04:002012-06-16T11:48:27.820-04:00Sorry--I wanted to edit and posted instead!
I hav...Sorry--I wanted to edit and posted instead!<br /><br />I have a cell phone, I'm on various email groups, I blog, I facebook and twitter. On the latter two, I don't have much time to use them because I'm too busy doing all of the others, and this doesn't add in my writing time or my real life. <br /><br />I don't have an iPhone yet because I'm usually not far from my computer, and there are so many wifi zones that it doesn't seem necessary--especially considering the cost of data plans. <br /><br />What I won't succumb to is skyping. I have no need to see anyone or have them see me. <br /><br />What I'd like to do is connect my laptop to my TV to watch movies on Netficks. My daughter has the Netflicks account, but her computer doesn't have a HD cable or an "S Video" slot. I could get a "S Video" cable for my laptop, but I don't have the Netflicks account. I've gone back and forth from the electronics store twice this week. <br /><br />All of us will be crouched around my daughter's laptop to watch movies this summer.<br /><br />Sometimes I'm too connected, and other times--not enough. Can you hear me screaming, Linda, all the way to Nebraska?E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-1366715671095758822012-06-16T11:43:29.162-04:002012-06-16T11:43:29.162-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33474463686198972752012-06-16T11:30:45.084-04:002012-06-16T11:30:45.084-04:00I so understand the dilemma of being too connected...I so understand the dilemma of being too connected. I like my solitude and find a ringing phone an intrusion. If I'm in the house, I answer it, but never with any anticipation. It's for this reason I've balked at getting a cell phone. My daughter did give me an old track phone a few years ago. She wants me to carry with me for the reasons Linda mentioned. I do carry it on my walks in the woods, usually, and usually I remember to take it with me in the car. Fortunately, only my kids have my number for that. <br /><br />The same daughter insisted I sign up for Facebook. In fact, she did it for me. Until recently, it was rare if I went on more than once a month. I find it hard to keep up with the several list serves I belong to, so I don't plan to Twitter. There is only so much time in a day. I did get a laptop for Malice and a future two week vacation coming up so I can keep up. Otherwise, my inbox will crash from too much that's incoming.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-60664336696775920032012-06-16T09:57:16.446-04:002012-06-16T09:57:16.446-04:00Linda is a visiting artist at a university today. ...Linda is a visiting artist at a university today. I am a troglodyte when it comes to adopting gadgets, I got a credit card after my car broke down out of town and the garage did not accept personal checks. I got a cell phone after I got locked inside an airport while searching for a pay phone. I replaced the first phone after it died with a nifty camera that, Oh my Gosh, also makes calls. All the calls I get on if are from my wife or from someone else misdialing.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.com