YouTube

In 1982 I was introduced to the Apple II computer – an 8-bit computer with 48k of memory.  

It is hard to believe forty years later we now live in a world run by computers and computer technology. 

Even an older buzzard like me, who to some extent resist technology running my life, has had to move into the 21^st. century techno-world. 

I have a Tom-Tom that I use when I travel.  I have a flip cell phone that I carry in case of emergency when I travel, I have a computer and have recently (a birthday present) been given a Samsung Galaxy notebook that I use to download books from the library.  

I am down on social media; but I am a hypocrite since I run this blog.  

I find my computer great for research, I use e-mail and I have Netflix; but the most useful function of my online existence is YouTube.  

I buy a log splitter – I research YouTube; I buy a slow cooker – YouTube; Slow cooker recipes – YouTube, I lay flooring – YouTube; generator conversion - YouTube, Repair my chainsaw - YouTube...

Any project I have I first run it through YouTube.  

If I could only have one internet site it would have to be YouTube. 

the Ol'Buzzard

IT’S A LEARNING CURVE - AN ADJUSTMENT TO A TIME WARP

Kids today are born with a special DNA strand for technology usage.

People of my generation – somewhere between World War II and Vietnam (note: here in the U.S. we can always distinguish time periods as between wars) – have had to make the transition to technology from an era when black and white television was the new innovation.

 

This week I was trying unsuccessfully to down load a clip from YouTube to my blog.  That same day I noticed that SQUATLO was displaying the clip (John Oliver’s roast of Trump) on his site.  I left him a comment asking how he had managed and he answered that he embedded by copying the HTML.

Now most men my ages understand the web to be a marvelous invention that allows you to access porn without an eight millimeter projector – and if you are old enough you will know what I am talking about.

However, something called HTML is a total mystery.

 

But the WEB is a marvelous place and recently I have discovered that anything I need to know can be found on YouTube.    So off I go to YouTube and ask how I can embed video in a blog using HTML – and the first one up gave the answer.

In case there is anyone out there besides me that doesn’t know how: you find your clip on YouTube; you right click and select - copy HTML; you go back to your blog post and select paste.   That's it!

Technology is wonderful: now all I have to do is go to YouTube and find out how to text with my new cell phone. 

It is all a learning curve - an adjustment to a Time Warp.

the Ol'Buzzard