I’m a pretty techie person … everyone says so … but I’m about to pull my hair out. There’s only so much frustration a person can take!
Last week, our Board of Realtors switched to a new MLS program. The previous one was called Tempo. The new one is Tempo 5. The new version has lots of bells & whistles but as with any new system, there are bugs to be worked out by the supplier. The system is hiccuping - like when it puts a caption intended for a bathroom, under a photo of the kitchen. I’ve had to redo my listings’ photos 4 times to correct and re-correct the captions so they match the photos.
Then this week, WordPress decided to make the Dashboard fancier - notice I didn’t say better - just fancier. I can live with their changes but something happened in the editor box where we write the posts. Even though I type in paragraphs, when I SAVE the post, WP undoes the paragraph formatting. I try to correct it with html coding but again, when it goes through the SAVE process, the program strips all the code and puts in CSS code.
Then this morning when I turned my cell phone on, all I saw was a blue screen. My contract with Verizon was to run out next month and of course the phone’s warranty just ran out. SURPRISE, SURPRISE! Is anyone NOT convinced that the phones are programmed to die a certain death on time.
Well, the next few hours were spent at the Verizon store. The first store I visited (in Lewis Center) wasn’t a “corporate” store and thus, wasn’t allowed to have their test phones hooked up to the Internet so shoppers could actually see how they work. So I had to drive to the CORPORATE store near Polaris.
Based on a recommendation from a blogging Realtor® friend in Cleveland, Carole Cohen, I planned to get a Voyager or an NV. I wanted the big QUERTY keypad (bifocals, ya’know) and I wanted access to email and the Internet. I also considered a Palm Treo since it accesses the REAL Internet, not the mobile version, plus, it can be used with the MLS system and open lockboxes. In the end, I decided on the Voyager for the big screen on both the outside and inside. Like the IPhone, it’s just so cool!
So once I’m done with my computer work tonight, I’ll be working on my phone’s settings.
Earlier this week, another agent asked me why I still use a hardcopy dayplanner. It’s days like today that cause me to keep my good ‘ole dayplanner and my land line phone, even though I seldom use it - unless my cell phone dies!
Isn’t technology supposed to make our lives easier????????
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3 responses so far ↓
Kristal Kraft // April 13, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Sometimes all the issues that come with technology make me wish for the good old days before computers. Life was slower and simpler then.
Good luck getting your “issues” straightened out!
elainereese // April 13, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Hi, Kristal! I’ve got the major stuff programmed, but still working on parts of the phone set-up. Thanks for stopping by.
Rob @ Real Estate Chocolate - Ridgefield, CT Real Estate // April 20, 2008 at 7:23 am
Can’t live with it, can’t live without it.
I had a similar day yesterday with my blackberry. First I went to the store hoping for a fix or replacement phone. They said I had to call the “warranty center”. Then 2.5 hours on the phone w/ ATT; phone still dead. They’re shipping me a replacement but I won’t get that until Wednesday or Thursday… that’s the best they could do!
But…. I couldn’t live w/o it. Ugh!!