Wild Card/Sunday — 1/18/09

I set up a new computer work station at home this evening, for those days when I want to blog from home rather than the office. It involved hooking up the Mac Book to a new monitor, keyboard and printer. I remember the old days when I spent hours trying to figure out where all the cords and plugs went. Apple, of course, seems to make these operations simple. But I must have picked up something along the way because I was able to noodle through the one or two snags I hit. Same thing with the new blogware. Once I understand the concept, I can figure out how to make the software do what I want it to do. I recall that New Year’s resolution of 2007 — or mebbe it was the year before — not to be intimidated by technology. That’s why I opted for the Mac Book over a familiar PC (which I was using to interview Mayor Sandi Bloem for my first of the old Huckleberries Gone Wi-Fi interviews in 2007) when I was assigned a laptop. I haven’t become a Mac snob. But I can see why many people swear by them. I’m sure I’ll find excuses to post from home in the coming days. Meanwhile, I’d better play this Wild Card and go to bed …