Check-in post September 12 2022

[wiseheart]

Hello to all members, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

Note: I'm just jumping in for badly_knitted while she is having computer problems. Therefore the daily check-in posts might lack certain details. Please, bear with me, and happy crafting!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I am gradually learning my way around the new computer, but using it is giving me a headache. Hopefully I'll adjust. I've adjusted screen brightness as low as it will go, but I could do with a lower setting. Most annoying is that they expect me to pay to use MS Office. Tech companies squeeze people for every penny they can get. It's disgusting.

No sign of Cyril the Squirrel today, but no squished squirrels on the road so hopefully he's still alive.

[spiralicious]

Does it have a night setting? That might be darker. Depending on your machine, you might be able to install open office. It's an open source code version of word and it's free. That's what I did when I got my new computer and they pulled the same thing. (This was quite awhile ago and you would need someone more tech savvy than I to guide you.)

Clearly he is resting up for his next big escapade.

[badly_knitted]

It does, and I used that last night, but I turned it off this morning because it made everything look weird. I think I'll use it when I have the light on, but turn it off during daylight.

Thanks for the info. I'm about as much of a tech dunce as it's possible to be while still managing to use a computer, but it gives me something to look into.

Maybe so. Still no sign of him. I'm worried he might have gotten into a delivery van and be miles away by now!

[spiralicious]

Ah. That makes sense.

Honestly, same. I hope it helps.

That does seem like something he might do.

[badly_knitted]

Seem to be doing alright with the light levels now.

He is a squirrel with too much curiosity. Two days with no sightings, so I can't help but worry.

[spiralicious]

That's good.

That is worrisome though. He's probably off doing squirrel things, not even considering that there are people concerned about his well being.

[badly_knitted]

I hope that's the case.

[yarnofariadne]

Seconding spiralicious on both dark mode and Open Office - I used Open Office for years after I graduated and no longer had access to MS Word. You might also look into f.lux - I used it to combat screen headaches and it worked well for a while, but the way it changes the screen's colours got to be too annoying to me. Still maybe worth seeing if it's something that'll work for you!

[badly_knitted]

I used the night mode last night, but it makes things look weird in daylight so I'll just have it on when I've got the light on.

I'll look into the possibility of Open Office, thanks.