Monthly Archives: April 2024

Login and Passwords

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Amazing, how many times I am (and forced to) change my passwords, even if totally and just a day old, and no matter how many websites and businesses- except my Banks, they always work more or less consistently. But the worst is Word Press on iPad. Wasting too much time on password changing and fooling around instead of being productive. Plus writing on Apple iPad and this automatic filling in words – some ending up like idiotic “what are you talking about ?”.

All those web programmers inventing new ways of making life on the web more difficult, get a grip. There is no need to update or change passwords everyday. It’s paranoia, because nobody is really interested in what is on the web and what needs protected. Only banking data need protection, who cares about someone’s web posts on WordPress.

Having myself developed systems all my life, mainly on main frames, and trying user-friendly designs, this entire web programming has become a nightmare to normal people. And keep your fingers out of AI, it would certainly become a much bigger nightmare for normal people with normal intelligent brains. 

Just changed my WordPress password again, let’s see if I can get in tomorrow. Ha, Ha !

 

Word Press on Apple iPad

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I mostly write my posts on my Windows PC, no problems. However, when traveling I need to construct a post using my iPad Air 2.  It’s nice, convenient, mobile, but not as easy. Firstly, I could not get any access to Word Press, because – haven’t been using it for some time –  to access my Word Press sites was impossible, as the last update has been 14.7.1. That was 2021. After trying multiple approaches, I found out that Word Press needed at least update version 15.

The real reason has been that in 2021 I had temporarily lost my Wifi on my iPad and therefore needed to reset the entire IOS system to factory settings, dating back to 2015. (Of course first unloading all my stored photos and uploading to my PC.) Which even resulted in a much nicer system.

To make it short. The other day I downloaded all missing versions, if there were more than one, to my iPad. Took a long time, but “the bugger did it.”. Was I lucky to have bought the latest and 64GB version of it in 2015.

And now, finally get into my Word Press posts again. Only difference is, that they changed my login ID, and my former password also does not work anymore. Plus, on iPad after starting a new post, and switching to Classic Editor, the post may not publish. Also, sharing your post on Facebook and LinkedIn may be more difficult with using the Classic Editor, because of the permanent link needed to share posts.

Stereotyping Societal Values

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With all the social media networks hype, opinions by certain segments of society should be examined. Example of what happened lately while at the YMYWCA where I am a long-time member and work out in the swimming pool daily. The other day while talking with a friend quietly and privately about a specific issue, including a remark on Face Book. A young woman in the locker room had been honing in on our private conversation, and suddenly – out of nowhere – proclaimed “Face Book should only be for young people”. Where is that coming from ? Oh, I see, “being on FACEBOOK means must have a YOUNG FACE”. Is that the reason why all those who have been on Facebook a long time and are getting older, still keep their younger looking photos on it ?  So, there you have it: “Face Book is only for YOUNG people”!

Does that also mean, that the YWCA is only for old people ? Sometimes I wonder how people like that can exist in a world of a multitude of online media networking and the many social activities that are both enjoyed by old people, young people, any people anywhere in the world.

Stereotyping is the most questionable side of societal values.

Whether it be government regulations that require inputs or opinions by the public at large, or private institutions or commercial agencies and companies, any such questionnaire-type information gathering inevitably always assumes that each person only exists in a family group, meaning that there are at least two that constitute a social unit.

In fact, this stereotype assumption turns out to become very costly for single people. Best example can be found in the travel industry. Examples: Planning a cruise, prices per cabin are always quoted assuming that there are two per cabin. [Of course, several cruise hip companies have already started those so called “solo cabins”. Which in reality are not any cheaper than paying almost double for it.]. Bookings for rooms, suites or other, prices always assume at least two persons. Unlike a flight, at least price is always for one person, one seat. Luckily !

Well, doesn’t matter to me, I book a nice cabin all for myself, have lots of space and pay more. Better than being cramped into one with someone else and maybe some children, too.

What I am saying really is, get society to adjust to the fact, that there are more single people than you think there are. Adjust your thinking !