Day 15 - back to the drawing board

In an earlier post i mentioned that i had a couple people offer equipment loans and i had to test to see if they'd be compatible. My tests are complete and...
A quick update:

• first item - laptop: Runs on Windows 7. It came without a charger, and i hoped that a charger i had from a previous laptop would do the trick but no luck. The charge remaining in the battery was not quite enough to find the info i needed (plus several of the keys were stuck). So i will put that to the side for now.
• second item - web cam: sadly, it is too old. It is newer than the one i had, but not new enough. It is not compatible with Windows 10 - there are no compatible "compatibility mode" options.

Also i have uncovered some of the reasons why i had become "anti-technology" and quit teaching and learning half a decade ago.

• i got frustrated with the so-called new and improved versions of programs/equipment and how the older versions were left to rot. The newer versions were not always better (Windows 10 and the iPhone are two perfect examples).
• And then there's compatibility. Program "x" worked perfectly fine until update 10.3.75.blah.blah.blah and then it no longer worked.
• So you buy yet another program or piece of equipment or hardware - and suddenly there is more electronic junk that needs to be re-homed or recycled.
• fix what isn't broken - sadly, this seems to be the way of our world.
• stop caring deeply about the product you have made - bugs not getting fixed, issues being ignored.

I have faced all of these things and then some over the last few weeks of learning and have moments when i want to throw in the towel. BUT i am gonna keep on keeping on! As we are all facing at this challenging time - one foot in front of the other, one step at a time.

:)

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