Relying on Electronic Devices

If nothing else, the pandemic demonstrated our reliance on electronic devices. I went from not knowing what Zoom was to using it every weekday as my grandson’s Zoom assistant for kindergarten. As we isolated and stayed home, more communications went electronic rather than in person. In our household, we also had a battle over the last six months to get our streaming service working. We spent many hours trying to diagnose streaming problems between our Internet provider, the TV, Roku, electronic connections in our house and phases of the moon. It would work, then die, then work for a while, then die again. Finally, the combination of our two sons and one grandson resolved the problem for us. It has been working for almost a month now Along the way my laptop started acting up, so I replaced it. My smartphone has a cracked screen, a battery that requires constant recharging and often thinks it’s in Gerlach, Nevada, instead of Lakewood, California. All part of the wonderful world of electronic devices.