Techreluctant.com

I haven’t been around here much in the past few weeks. Very busy with other things but also the restrictions of doing certain topics on certain days wasn’t conducive to what I wanted to do here so I avoided it. It turns out that something I thought would make it easier for me to do techreluctant.com actually did the opposite. If it was Mail Monday and I felt like telling you about a new website I’d found and thought you’d like, I would have to make a note of that website somewhere and then try to figure out some email thing to tell you. Mail Mondays were the hardest because while email is probably the thing used most by tech-reluctants, it is also often the most complicated to explain because of different email software, email providers (Google, Yahoo, your own ISP), and different Operating Systems. So in order to explain how to do something in email meant explaining it for Outlook on Windows XP, Outlook Express on Windows Vista, Eudora in Windows 95 and everything in between. Even then, it still might not cover what all tech-reluctants need (when I worked at a Help Desk, we had people who used very old text-based programs for their email so they would have to type commands in a box in order to send, read and receive mail and they did not want to have to use Windows).

Anyway, for quite a while I did daily posts from Monday to Friday and I may do that again but most likely it will be two or three times a week. And Mail Monday is now just Email; Tips & Tricks Tuesday is just Tips & Tricks; What is it Wednesday is What is it; Tickle Me Thursday is now The Tickle Trunk; Free-for-all Fridays is just Free Tech and I am very relieved not to have to stick to that schedule. You’ll probably see a few more reviews and some more news but I’m not promising that. techreluctant.com is new and developing so let’s see where it goes. Questions and suggestions about what you’d like to see here are very welcome.

I have added the following disclaimer to techreluctant.com. It sucks that I feel I have to do it but I want to recommend things like free programs and stuff and if that ever caused someone a problem, I just have to make sure I’m covered. See the disclaimer below or check it out on the menu bar above.

Techreluctant.com is a site for reference purposes only. Any opinions expressed by the author of posts are those of the author alone. Please use discretion when using any of the information provided on this website. The user assumes all risk for personal or property damage incurred while accessing or using the Web site and any information contained herein. Techreluctant.com and its owner will not compensate you in any way (including direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages) if you ever happen to suffer any kind of damage or inconvenience because of, or while making use of information, in this blog.

In other words, I’m just trying to give you some helpful information here. If you install some software I’ve recommended and something happens to your computer, it’s not my fault and please don’t blame me. Consider me like your techie friend who might say “yeah, I found this free software and it really works for me”. Nothing more, nothing less. Any software you install on your computer could conceivably cause a problem with your system so always use discretion when following any advice or recommendations on this or any website. Buyer beware and this is especially true when what you’re buying is free.

Seriously, you’re not too sure about all this technology stuff. Everyone is telling you to get on facebook, your kids type text messages to each other faster than you can turn on your phone, your boss tells you that the company is providing a blackberry to you so you can keep up on the emails you’ve fallen behind in, and sixteen of your friends just replied back from an email you forwarded onto them to let you know it was something you shouldn’t pass on. You don’t hate technology and you don’t love it but it’s part of your life. You’re tech-reluctant (or TR for short) and you need some help. Well, here it is. You’ll find shortcuts, tips, the very basic basics, trends you need to know about, definitions, free stuff, hoax email info, news, and anything else that can help the TRs of the world. Make techreluctant.com your regular stop to find help, info, tips, and more to make your technological life easier.