Yesterday, I was writing a blog and I needed to open up software that I haven't used in awhile.  That little thing started a chain reaction of events so frustrating, I had to write another blog to get it all off my chest.  Warning:  I may sound like a dinosaur after you read this, but I enjoy my level of technical expertise.

I open the new software and it has to update, right off the bat.  This slows my computer down and takes about 5 minutes.  Of course, it has to reboot and then do another update check.  Why?  Why is that?  You just updated and now you have to check for new updates.  And yes, I talk to my computer and all of its software.

Ok, now by coincidence my Windows has to update.  This slows my computer down and takes a bit longer than 5 minutes.  Fortunately, I don't have to reboot my system.  That only happens every once in awhile and I hate it when it does.  If I don't reboot right away, it keeps reminding me every ten minutes.  If I walk away from my computer at the wrong time and am not back at my computer to click "Restart Later," it does it itself.  I might be right in the middle of something important, so I don't want to restart right away.  Now, that's annoying. 

This thing popping up every ten minutes prompting me to "Restart Now" or "Restart Later."  And I have to remember not to be away from computer too long.  It might do it itself and I don't even want to go into what I have to do when all my work is shut down and I have to bring everything back up again.  Of course, I always save my work.  That's the first thing I learned back in (Date Hidden).

When Windows was finally done, I thought I might be able to move a little faster and get the work I wanted done.  I'm working on downloading the song from the internet and installing it on my site database, then setting up a link so everyone could hear "Prayer" by Lizzie West.  Plus, I wanted to do some research on the song and find who wrote it, what version I heard...etc.

With my computer running slow with everything going on, it takes about five hours.  Five hours of time out of my life just to share an interesting tidbit of information with you.  Five hours away from other work that I could and should have been doing.  Five hours when it should have only taken one.

But, that's not the kicker.  And this is totally my fault because I set the schedule myself.  But, my anti-virus software has to update its virus definitions and then run a full scan.  Just at the time when I thought my computer would settle down and let me work, BAM.  It's updating @$% virus definitions!

I try to set my anti-virus schedule so that it kicks on at a time that would be convenient for me.  Usually it's a time during the day when I'm on my downtime from work and looking to refresh my brain so I can get back to work later ready to go.  Yesterday, I wanted to use that time to write a blog and BAM.  This is the frustrating crap I have to deal with.

Five hours for something that should normally only take an hour, not even that if I'm on a flow.

Ok!  Thanks for reading.

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