Dear Firefox

Dear Firefox,

Please refrain from updating yourself on my computer. I just begin to catch on how to manage you when you send me another message that you are updating yourself on my computer.

You don’t ask me if I want your update. You don’t tell me ahead of time what it’s about. I like to have a choice.

I will grant that you tell me afterwards what it was about. This morning, when you pushed your way in and interrupted what I was working on, you told me it was security. I suppose I’d better have security. But, then, typically, you kind of pat yourself on the back, like this morning, when you wrote: “Keeping you safe is our top priority.”

Forgive me, Firefox, somehow I doubt your sincerity.

Now, here I go complaining again when you don’t charge me one red cent. I am grateful that Heavenletters doesn’t have subscribers like me.

But, look, Firefox, the change I notice this morning — I have tabs at the top of my screen as always, and now you place them (or something like them) on the bottom of the screen as well! Is this really necessary? Isn’t having the tabs up top enough? I have other things to do besides having to close unessential titles at the bottom of my screen.

Will you kindly put things back the way they were before?

I am also writing this letter to you on behalf of Jack.

Thank you for your consideration.

With love and blessings,

Gloria

Posted by Gloria on March 30th, 2008 under these topics
computers, Godwriting Journal

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Reply from Jochen Lehner on March 30, 2008

Well, they told me Firefox is a lot smarter than my dear old and recently upgraded Safari. I always try to believe what (some of) those computer wizzards say, for these are real mountains, are they not, and one who wants to move them needs rrreal faith. But, doubting Thomas that at heart I am, I was unable to detect that smartness — and what use is smartness if it’s not plainly visible on the surface? Besides, Firefox is al lot slower than my dear old Safari and my dear old Safari has a name I like much better. And easy to understand tabs, of course. I think I’m getting old and a little dear myself.

Reply from Charles Fines on March 30, 2008

Hi Gloria~

With Firefox running, go up to the top toolbar and click on “Tools”. When this opens, click on “Options. . .”. When this opens, up at the top click on “Advanced”. When this opens, look for “Automatically download and install the update”. Right above that should be “Ask me what I want to do”. Click on the little circle by that and then click on “Okay” at the bottom.

This is easier to do than to read about. After you do it, Firefox will still bug you about updating and installing, but it won’t take over your computer at a crucial moment and you can control when you do it.

Reply from Gloria on March 30, 2008

Dear Charles, your directions were supreme. I followed them, and I succeeded. You are a genius!

By the way, the difficulty I reported above about the top and bottom tabs seems to have disappeared and Firefox is back to normal! It must all depend on attitude!

Firefox and Microsoft, I will love you from now on.

Reply from Carol Maurer on March 30, 2008

As a person whose computer refuses to perform at all when I become stressed or agitated, (also known as “locks up”)(computer, not me) I know it is important to have a good attitude toward it and send it love and appreciation if I want to get anything done. It seems when I get in a time crunch all these types of problems show up. I do love Firefox, compared to “Internet Destroyer.” (Not my nickname — and I do see that it has tabbed browsing now also — perhaps some forgiveness is in order here.)

Reply from Jo on March 30, 2008

Has anyone here ever thought that your computer just might be a little put off by your unique personal energy? It seems to me that sometimes computers (and many other things technical for that matter)- simply don’t want me anywhere near them. I’m only half joking here…and curious to see if anyone else ever feels this.

Reply from Jochen Lehner on March 31, 2008

Jo, yes, definitely. Wenn I had to learn computer (because my publishers wanted files and not paper any more), I was deeply afraid of them. Their bossing you around and still not doing what they promised to do gave me lockjaw and the more frightened I became the worse they behaved — always threatening to totally and finally fink out on me if I don’t get my act together NOW. I always expected some secret flap to suddenly fly open and a fist on a spring….. Or at least I expected it to say, “You stupid idiot, you tried that a dozen times, when are you going to get it’s not working” - never, but never, telling me what to do instead. It was one of the worst times in my life, I felt close to suicide. Years later I bought a different system and Puter and I are the best of friends since then. Someone who leads you to Heavenletters has to be a friend, no?

In homoeopathy there is a whole class of remedies for people who find they are sensitive to electronic equipment - or it to them.

Reply from Gloria on March 31, 2008

Beloved Jochen, I can relate!

Really, 99.9% of my computer difficulties are because I don’t compute! I know that.

Truly, I could kiss my computer. Heavenletters couldn’t be what they are without the internet. Can you imagine if Heavenletters had to be sent through the mail?

Just for the record, so you know I do have some good feelings for my computer, I named him Schatzi! This is the truth, Jochen!

Reply from Jo on April 4, 2008

Jochen, I love that there is a whole class of homeopathic rememdies for people who are sensitive to electronics or vice-versa! My husband won’t let me touch his Ipod becuase something mysterious always goes wrong when I try to operate it. Thank you for sharing. YES, anyone or thing who brings Heavenletters my way is a wonderful friend. I think, maybe I’d better start sending more loving energy to my computer, and I like the idea of naming it, too. Some serious effort will be necessary as I can’t even visualize myself kissing my computer, Gloria! I’ll also remember how the possibility of starting all over again with a new system gives me HOPE!

Reply from Gloria on April 4, 2008

Jo, is it possible that you and I together could create something wonderful for computers! Perhaps we would have seamless flow if we were in the same room! We’d cancel each other or something?

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