Loyal followers of this blog will know that I started this blog with an Orbit Reader 20 problem. Well, here I am with another one. When iOS 16 arrived on my iPhone,I didn’t know right off that Bluetooth wouldn’t work with my display any more, but when I did eventually try to pair it I… Continue reading Orbit Reader 20 Problem
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Natural Voices from Microsoft
This is for those who haven’t made the upgrade to Windows 11, and also for those who don’t have the latest update to Windows 11, that is, Version 22H2 (OS Build 22621.963) or later. Microsoft has introduced three natural-sounding voices for English U.S. users. I can’t speak for other regions. The voices you’ll hear in… Continue reading Natural Voices from Microsoft
Gab
I am politically conservative. I’ve seen the way liberal policies have demoralized nation after nation. I had hoped to keep my political views close to my vest, but something happened this morning that makes me very angry! Some time back I joined a site call Gab. That stands for Go And Build. It was founded… Continue reading Gab
Finally, Progress on the German Courses
My librarian has informed me today that the German courses, level 1 and level 2 of Behind the Wheel, will be available on the BARD site for download within 2 or 3 weeks. I’m excited, though wondering how far I’ll actually get. I don’t seem to be gifted in the organic learning that Pimsleur talked… Continue reading Finally, Progress on the German Courses
Reaper Madness
Well, I finally took the plunge and downloaded Reaper. Listening to posts in the music thread and thinking, hmm, wonder if I can do anything like what I’m hearing or perhaps something much different. For now, the answer is no. I’m slogging through the over 400 pages of the Up and Running manual and so… Continue reading Reaper Madness
Perfect Pitch
These are just some reflections from me, a has-been musician. Is perfect pitch a blessing or is it a curse? Perhaps a bit of both. I’m also a has-been piano tuner. One day I went to a customer’s house and began preparations for tuning her piano. I looked in my box for the ever-present tuning… Continue reading Perfect Pitch
An Incomplete German Course
Well, hello, faithful follower or followers. A few days ago I was chatting with a lovely friend, and she offered me a German course. Well, I never turn down a German course, even if I can’t get much out of it, so I said I’d love to have it. She downloaded it, zipped it up… Continue reading An Incomplete German Course
Permanent Residency
Yesterday, August 1, I received a letter that says I can go pick up my permanent residency document. What I was told, both when I researched this on the Internet and by the person at the Aliens’ office is that the document would be coming in the mail. I can, and did, authorize someone to… Continue reading Permanent Residency
Put the Joystick up Your Butt
Although the Extended BASIC cartridge, when it calls the built-in phrases, doesn’t say butt with two t’s, I wrote my blog entry title to suggest that it says like the rear end of someone. If you want to hear this recording, just press tab and maybe get a laugh like I did when my friend… Continue reading Put the Joystick up Your Butt
An Amusing Story Related to the Texas Instruments Computer
I remember all too well, once I got all the built-in words and phrases read out to me, and having stored them in program form, having sent that list, at least the words, to a friend of mine. The sentence he came up with was, and I quote, "Put the joystick up your but". I… Continue reading An Amusing Story Related to the Texas Instruments Computer