I think it is the purpose of computers to confound us. I really do. Sometimes, even though I work with them every day and rely on them to complete almost all of my day to day communication – I have no idea why we even invented the things. Make our lives easier? Ha! HA! I say!
Here’s the basic facts: I have 22 computers in my workshop. They do not connect to the internet except when I log in at night to do the maintenance updates and run the feedback numbers and such back to the brand headquarters. The thing is, at that point, they have to connect to the net. I mean absolutely have to. First off, they need their app updates and security patches (which they are supposed to get once a week) and secondly, that feedback data is really important. They stressed to us just how important it was when we were at the summit a few seasons back.
But this has never really been an issue. Slow going perhaps because shipboard internet is pretty sporadic at the best of times, but not really an issue. Until this week. This week, it just…stopped working. Bang. Zip. Nada. No connection. I’ve run troubleshooting, I’ve done network hotspots, I’ve tried everything. They just…won’t.
Shout out here: this is NOTHING to do with the onboard IT department, or with the IT department that supports the workshops from head office. Nope. No one really knows what is causing this but it’s definitely not at our level….
My current cruise director said this morning that this might be a good time to dust off one of my song and dance routines…
I’m starting to think that he may be right on that!
I can do a lot on my computer, and need to since I am Master’s secretary. I used to be IT back in the 80s, 90s and 2000s. But, you’re right, sometimes these machines just stop working and there is no logic or reason to it, nor an obvious fix. At these times, when everything I have tried has failed, I am blessed to have Master whose tech abilities are still current, not outdated like a lot of mine.
If I had a choice between your tech teachings or your song and dance I’d take the song and dance every time.