Day 138: Don't tell anyone ...

I am going to trust you with very vulnerable information.

Don't tell anyone, okay?

I'm blessed.

Students gave me

an i-phone, and

an i-pad last year.

I already had a ...

Mac Pro for my graphics, so I am kinda "techy". 

But, when a tv remote "acts up"...  I'm toast!

Ever call tech support from your cable company?

It's on a par with getting a root canal!

But, being blessed, I got Doug, in Iowa!

He was great! His mother did a good job.

I have a smallish (by grandson standards) plasma tv 

in my bedroom, and somehow pushed a errant remote button. 

This resulted in snow.  Just snow.  No matter what, snow. 

Doug talked me through and had it solved in minutes.

So I said, "Doug, can you help me with the old tv? 

It isn't getting cable stations". Doug said "Sure".

In the living room I have a 1995 Sanyo big screen (for then).

It takes a forklift to move. 

Even super-hero Doug could not find a manual for this remote. 

It is easier for super-heroes to give directions 

if they can see the remote.

So I said, "I'll take a picture of it and text you."

Doug said that would work. Please picture me holding a phone, 

using speakerphone, an aging remote that is malfunctioning, 

and now an i-phone to take a photo. Co-ordination chaos.

Even I can't dig up a picture of that.

And so, I took a picture of the phone! 

Doug promised he wouldn't tell.

And as he said, at least I didn't send it.

I took a picture of the remote and Doug was able to help me.

The remote wasn't functioning well, and Doug said new batteries might be in order, or even better, a universal remote.

I asked if that might not require programming?

He said I can call back. 

Doug is my new hero.