I love technology - NOT!

Oh, the wealth of software programs. Unique little installation items for your PC to make work more managable and life easier. Most of us have experience with several of them. We have dabbled in Word, Publisher, Excel, and Outlook, we have installed Adobe Acrobat ( sometimes freely - sometimes without a choice), and we have uploaded pictures, music and possibly videos into its corresponding application to create albums and DVDs.
Most of us have not studied the instruction books you can purchase for an additional prize at local bookstores. We know just enough to be dangerous. We can manipulate the applications to aid us in everyday tasks until . . .IT'S A NEW TASK. We are in need of a formula we have never used in Excel, we want to see if the picture can be rotated in a 30 degree angle instead of a 45 degree, and we want to organize our music by theme, not by artist or album.
Suddenly our everyday helper becomes the most frustrating tool on the market. None of the keyboard features allow you to get the information just so, you end up erasing something that you actually needed, and all of it seems to take FOREVER. An anticipated 15 minute tasks turns into a several hour project with the identical outcome: It did not work.
My advice: Talk to the expert. A 10 minute conversation on the computer or by phone can save hours of self-learning strategies, even though it may seem more complicated, initially. Go ahead and invest in those books. Having a reference in the home can be very helpful and the $12.99 may save you from a nervous breakdown. In addition, use the help features as much as you can, that are built in, in most software programs. These functions are build around most asked questions and will most likely address your need.
The bottom line: Continue to work with your software applications, because the more you use it, the more sophisticated you will become within the programs.
Now, where do I need to go to insert a graphic for this blog???

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