good times, good times

[kaffy_r]

Frakkin' Interweb learning curve...

May I just say, as an old lady, that learning the ins and outs of LJ communication is making me crazy? I mean, I'm using the frakkin' manual, aka reading the FAQ, but things that seem to me as if they should be self-evident, or at least should be self-evident questions to ask and get answers for, aren't. *Grump*

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[laurel]

If you use a Windows computer, go to this page and download the software at the top of the page (two different links there, which one you need depends on what kind of Windows you're running, most likely you need the second of the two. Then run the program you downloaded. I can give more detailed instructions re downloading if need be. :-)

If you're on a Mac, go to this page and use the "Download Now" link to download iJournal. Then install and run it (I can walk you through that if need be).

Both these pieces of software are "clients" that interact all nice like with Livejournal. So you actually make your post within the client software, which has all sorts of useful tools for doing LJ-related stuff built in. Most have autosave too so you needn't worry about losing a post if your web browser crashes. All sorts of bells and whistles, though you don't necessarily need to use many of them.

I find it makes it much easier to post to LJ and they're usually more intuitive than the LJ website is.

[kaffy_r]

Hey, thanks for the explanation. Anything that makes this a little more intuitive to swim around in, I could probably use. I'll check with Bob to see how much I have to turn off on our computer to download anything. He's got us firewalled and adblocked and filtered and securitied up the wazoo. It means we don't get worms (I thought a collar would work just as well, but whatever...) and such, but it means that unlocking out electronic doors to actually let things in takes time.