In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
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UPDATED: Friday, September 11, 2026 15:29
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I don't know if it will help or not, Brenda, but in each individual app you can hold down the CTRL button (bottom left of keyboard) and press the "+" or "-" key (toward the top right of the keyboard), and it will make the text and other objects bigger or smaller.
That might help with your size issues.
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I use the 3 dots at the top of the page that brings up a menu of stuff I've book marked like publishing stuff. That is where the zoom is and that is what I use along with my computer glasses.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Well, just checking in and seeing how things are going. SIX, I'm glad you were able to help BRENDA sort out her monitor issues, and BRENDA I'm so happy for you that the monitor is working, even if imperfectly. You can't do anything about the rain, but at least you could replace your monitor!
I also spend a lot of time online, mostly researching for various health issues and projects. Lately, landscaping ideas and plant selection. I've actually been able to spend time in the garden bc the scorching heatwave finally died down. It's still warmer than average but at least workable, so I've made good progress on the backyard cleanup.
Today and tomorrow, tho, indoor work. It's over my safe temp and I gotta get tax papers together, finish the books for 2025, and look into getting a seat reupholstered. Stuff I hate. Ugh.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
Yup, new monitor good and I was very appreciative of SIX's help. Limited knowledge and things going blowy not a good combo.
With my stuff now. So do I look up medical things.
Glad the weather has cooled down for you SIG. Still trying to warm up around me.
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Okay, I am out to do groceries before heading down to the hospital. Today is the day for the echocardiogram ordered by the cardiologist. Fingers crossed they find nothing serious. Still slightly nervous.
Have to be there by 2:30pm and it should the letter said take around an hour. So not sure when I will be back.
I am going to turn off the monitor while I am out. Everyone said it is better for it.
So bye bye and buy bonds.
Yes, that is Hawkeye from M*A*S*H. 
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Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I don't know if it will help or not, Brenda, but in each individual app you can hold down the CTRL button (bottom left of keyboard) and press the "+" or "-" key (toward the top right of the keyboard), and it will make the text and other objects bigger or smaller.
That might help with your size issues.
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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.
I use the 3 dots at the top of the page that brings up a menu of stuff I've book marked like publishing stuff. That is where the zoom is and that is what I use along with my computer glasses.
I'm assuming you mean when you're on the internet and using your browser, right?
Just letting you know that you can use that CTRL and +/- keyboard combo trick on almost every single program out there. A lot of them that you've got running on your computer probably don't have those three horizontal "setup" bars, and the ability to zoom in/out might be buried in menus or not even available otherwise. Any version of Microsoft Office that you got running on that computer likely pre-dates the three horizontal bar standard by quite a few years. So I think you should write down that key combo and remember to try it the next time you open up your book in Word.
One of the things to keep in mind if you want to learn a bit more about navigating and using your computer and becoming more self-reliant and confident with it is that there are often several or more different ways to do nearly anything. And no one way is a wrong way as long as it works and is comfortable for you to use.
Keyboard shortcuts like the CTRL +/- are just kind of the "Final Evolution" of computer literacy and competence. I've been using computers as a large part of my life since the late 90's and I'm only now starting to make really good use of them in the last 2 to 3 years with my project, especially the artwork/creative bits.
There were some things that I was still using that crutch of a babysitter we call a mouse to do that added about 5 extra steps from how you could get the same thing done using a single keyboard shortcut instead. And when there's things that I find myself doing dozens, hundreds or even thousands of times on loop, being able to cut out around 70-90% of the work can mean up to tens-of-thousands of steps I didn't have to take because they weren't necessary anymore.
They still haven't standardized those shortcuts as good as I'm sure they eventually will yet, but I've found that a lot of them work just as good on other programs. Being able to save a picture or a document on the fly by CTRL S, or holding down CTRL+SHIFT and S to "Save As" instead so I can name the file something different is awesome. No more need to drag the mouse up to file then click save. Just hit an extra few keys at the same time my hands were already on the keyboard and I didn't need to move my hand to move the mouse and click on it first. It's pretty amazing how quick I can get mundane things done now and I don't even think about it anymore. Because of how many times I have to use some of these shortcuts with my work, they just become ingrained in my brain and I do them without thinking while in other programs.
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I did something I rarely ever do today...
I hung a few paintings up.
My old man came by with them maybe 6 months ago. They'd been hanging in his house for maybe 30 years by now. But every once in a while my step-mom gets it in her head she wants to update a room and whatever was in there gets replaced. I can't remember where they were hung in that house, but my old man said that he always liked them.
They're just two thin and tall paintings of some trees and water and just general tranquility is the vibe. I've had them leaned up against my curio cabinet that I restored years back and I got the idea in my head that they would look really nice on both sides of that cabinet. The cabinet was centered directly underneath the white air return duct by the ceiling, and the on the left side of the cabinet was also the dimmer switch for the chandelier going up to the 2nd floor and the window/door trim that I used to flesh out the entryway to the two staircases there. It turned out that the left painting would fit perfectly between all of that stuff and the left edge of the curio cabinet, and then all I'd have to do is line up everything when hanging the right painting.
Just finished that and I'm really happy with how it turned out. It got me to finally get a bunch of crap like books that I had stacked on that thing over the years, and I want to clean out what I've got inside of it now too. I've got my veteran uncle's flag from his funeral on the top shelf, but it's kind of been buried behind things like Christmas cards and stuff that doesn't need to be up there. It didn't come with a stand, so I think I want to make one or find one that was designed for that job, and I think I'll put that as the only piece on the top of the cabinet.
In any event, I'll stop using that as a catch-all for things I bring in the house now.
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I don't know if it will help or not, Brenda, but in each individual app you can hold down the CTRL button (bottom left of keyboard) and press the "+" or "-" key (toward the top right of the keyboard), and it will make the text and other objects bigger or smaller.
That might help with your size issues.
--------------------------------------------------
Be Nice. Don't be a dick.
I use the 3 dots at the top of the page that brings up a menu of stuff I've book marked like publishing stuff. That is where the zoom is and that is what I use along with my computer glasses.
I'm assuming you mean when you're on the internet and using your browser, right?
Just letting you know that you can use that CTRL and +/- keyboard combo trick on almost every single program out there. A lot of them that you've got running on your computer probably don't have those three horizontal "setup" bars, and the ability to zoom in/out might be buried in menus or not even available otherwise. Any version of Microsoft Office that you got running on that computer likely pre-dates the three horizontal bar standard by quite a few years. So I think you should write down that key combo and remember to try it the next time you open up your book in Word.
One of the things to keep in mind if you want to learn a bit more about navigating and using your computer and becoming more self-reliant and confident with it is that there are often several or more different ways to do nearly anything. And no one way is a wrong way as long as it works and is comfortable for you to use.
Keyboard shortcuts like the CTRL +/- are just kind of the "Final Evolution" of computer literacy and competence. I've been using computers as a large part of my life since the late 90's and I'm only now starting to make really good use of them in the last 2 to 3 years with my project, especially the artwork/creative bits.
There were some things that I was still using that crutch of a babysitter we call a mouse to do that added about 5 extra steps from how you could get the same thing done using a single keyboard shortcut instead. And when there's things that I find myself doing dozens, hundreds or even thousands of times on loop, being able to cut out around 70-90% of the work can mean up to tens-of-thousands of steps I didn't have to take because they weren't necessary anymore.
They still haven't standardized those shortcuts as good as I'm sure they eventually will yet, but I've found that a lot of them work just as good on other programs. Being able to save a picture or a document on the fly by CTRL S, or holding down CTRL+SHIFT and S to "Save As" instead so I can name the file something different is awesome. No more need to drag the mouse up to file then click save. Just hit an extra few keys at the same time my hands were already on the keyboard and I didn't need to move my hand to move the mouse and click on it first. It's pretty amazing how quick I can get mundane things done now and I don't even think about it anymore. Because of how many times I have to use some of these shortcuts with my work, they just become ingrained in my brain and I do them without thinking while in other programs.
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Sorry again. I do mean when I am on the internet but I did write down about the control key. I will keep learning as I go. I am sure.
Not sure when I got my first one but printers were doing the dot thing.
Best way for me to describe it.
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I did something I rarely ever do today...
I hung a few paintings up.
My old man came by with them maybe 6 months ago. They'd been hanging in his house for maybe 30 years by now. But every once in a while my step-mom gets it in her head she wants to update a room and whatever was in there gets replaced. I can't remember where they were hung in that house, but my old man said that he always liked them.
They're just two thin and tall paintings of some trees and water and just general tranquility is the vibe. I've had them leaned up against my curio cabinet that I restored years back and I got the idea in my head that they would look really nice on both sides of that cabinet. The cabinet was centered directly underneath the white air return duct by the ceiling, and the on the left side of the cabinet was also the dimmer switch for the chandelier going up to the 2nd floor and the window/door trim that I used to flesh out the entryway to the two staircases there. It turned out that the left painting would fit perfectly between all of that stuff and the left edge of the curio cabinet, and then all I'd have to do is line up everything when hanging the right painting.
Just finished that and I'm really happy with how it turned out. It got me to finally get a bunch of crap like books that I had stacked on that thing over the years, and I want to clean out what I've got inside of it now too. I've got my veteran uncle's flag from his funeral on the top shelf, but it's kind of been buried behind things like Christmas cards and stuff that doesn't need to be up there. It didn't come with a stand, so I think I want to make one or find one that was designed for that job, and I think I'll put that as the only piece on the top of the cabinet.
In any event, I'll stop using that as a catch-all for things I bring in the house now.
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I know what you mean about paintings. I was given one earlier this year and I still haven't put it because I keep changing my mind on where it should go.
One of these days I have to make up my mind and do it.
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Back from echo and since I was super early I was in and out before my appointment. Technician when I asked said it will take a week for either my family doc or the cardio doc to get back to me.
Got groceries and toothpaste before.
Cardiology is just off the information desk. There are two sides the blue is vampires and something else. Green is cardiology.
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I have my Sundays back. Yay!!!
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