Frustrations

Lizzie's post yesterday left me thinking about the process of conquering a bit of electronic paraphernalia - in this case, my mobile phone.

I've had my flashy Nokia N95 for about a year now having bought it to replace the ipod, camera, PDA and Nintendo I carried around. OK I'll admit it - I have the boredom threshold of a gnat and unless I have "stuff" to keep me entertained and amused, I can get pretty crabby. No, I don't suppose you have noticed...

The idea was that my bag would become lighter, thereby improving my posture and reducing the risk of back trouble, I'd have only one thing to charge and wouldn't need lots of different wires and cables, saving energy in the process. You see, that Nokia N95 was going to make a huge contribution to the global situation by sorting out everything but world peace. (I can justify the purchase of anything, given the chance)

Trouble is, one of the main features of the thing has remained a mystery. I have not been able to send a photo taken with the camera to my blog. Mobile blogging is not one of my skills - yet!

Nokia claim this is easy to do. Vodafone tell me that of course it can be done. Which is why I spent two hours with a handful of delightful young men in the Nokia store on Regent Street on Saturday morning, none of whom were able to resolve the issue completely. I've come several steps along the way however, and am not yet defeated. I am told that it's a Vodafone problem...

How is this relevant to AdEdInterest? Well, it reminded me of how we learn in small steps. I might acquire the essential skills pretty quickly (I could make a call from my phone from day one) but it takes a good deal longer to learn the more challenging aspects and some may remain unresolved for quite some time. I was reminded once again that we need to sit back for a while and consolidate before tackling a challenge again with different people, maybe a different approach. Sitting back for a while and letting the dust settle doesn't mean I've given up though - I'm still "working towards" blogging from my phone.

I learned a lot from those young Nokia tekkies - not only about my phone but about myself too. I'm more tenacious that I thought I was and am not prepared to give up yet - Vodafone, watch out! All credit to those patient young men who spent so long trying to do the impossible in such good humour, too.